Palace, Charlton take bottom-table fight enter second half for London derby

Crystal Palace FC Women and Charlton Athletic go carry their WSL survival fight enter the second half for Copperjax Community Stadium in Bromley, as the two bottom-table sides chase points and confidence.

Palace sit 13th for the WSL standings, but dem arrive this match on a rough run. Josanne Potter side don lose all five of dia most recent matches across league and cup, and dem concede 11 goals inside that stretch.

Charlton no dey better shape. Karen Hills side dey 14th and dem win just once for dia last five outings, na 2-0 WSL Cup victory over Bristol City be di only bright spot.

Head-to-head still favour Palace. Crystal Palace don win the last two meetings, including 3-0 WSL Cup win in September 2026, while Charlton only win across the last three clashes come for home soil back in January 2023.

For the live match, Annabel Blanchard restart the south London derby for second half. Charlton come out with energy and immediately press goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin as she try to play out from back. Maria Perez also collect booking after she tug Oceane Hurtre, who don look threatening on the break.

Crystal Palace later stack corner on top of corner and cause chaos inside Charlton box. Shannon O’Brien and Fuka Tsunoda both try get something on bouncing ball while defender Elisha N’Dow fling her body in the way. Half a dozen Crystal Palace players fling their arms up want penalty, but referee say no, and Charlton finally clear dia lines.

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