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Sunderland W vs Crystal Palace W match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Women's Championship · England · Regular Season - 21 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland W stats & fixtures · Crystal Palace W stats & fixtures

Sunderland W lost to Crystal Palace W 1–2 in the Women's Championship on 26 April 2026.

Goals and cards

  1. 5' Yellow card B. Westrup Sunderland W
  2. 20' Goal A. Blanchard Crystal Palace W
  3. 31' Goal A. Weerden (assist A. Larkin) Crystal Palace W
  4. 45+4' Yellow card J. Finn Sunderland W
  5. 48' Goal K. Watson (assist K. Kitching) Sunderland W
  6. 85' Yellow card M. Griffiths Sunderland W

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sunderland W

Confirmed Melanie Reay

Bench G. Moloney , J. Blench , E. Jones , E. Scarr , L. McInnes , H. Greenwood , R. Blades , C. Paxton , E. Parker

Crystal Palace W

Confirmed

Bench E. Annets , R. Littlejohn , H. Nolan , C. Arthur , E. Hughes , K. Brady , L. Brown , A. Moynihan , J. Lee

Form guide

Sunderland W at home

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored
1.7 per game
Conceded
1.2 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 10
Corners
not available
Shots on target
not available

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Crystal Palace W away

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored
1.6 per game
Conceded
1.2 per game
Clean sheets
3 / 10
Corners
4.0 per game
Shots on target
3.3 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.

Sunderland W vs Crystal Palace W head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Crystal Palace W v Sunderland W 1–1
Crystal Palace W v Sunderland W 0–0
Sunderland W v Crystal Palace W 1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sunderland W vs Crystal Palace W head-to-head record