Crystal Palace vs Chelsea English Women's Super League
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ChelseaPacy pre-match win probability
12.7% Crystal Palace14.1% Draw73.2% Chelsea
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What happened in Crystal Palace vs Chelsea?
Crystal Palace lost to Chelsea 1–3 in the English Women's Super League at VBS Community Stadium, Sutton Coldfield, England on October 25, 2026. The goals came from Molly Bartrip (20'), Melvine Malard (51', 75'), Sandy Baltimore (90'). Crystal Palace went ahead through Molly Bartrip in the 20th minute. Chelsea came from behind to win. Chelsea won by two goals.
Crystal Palace had 30.3% of the ball and 5 shots (2 on target), against 26 (10 on target) for Chelsea. In the English Women's Super League table, Crystal Palace sit 13th and Chelsea 1st. Recent form: Crystal Palace won one, drew two and lost two of their last five; Chelsea won four and drew one of their last five.
Pacy's record holds 13 earlier meetings: Crystal Palace won 0, Chelsea won 10 and 3 were draws. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Chelsea favourites at 73.2%, and they won.
Timeline
- Kickoff
- 20'Goal — Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace)
- 42'Start Delay — Crystal Palace
- 42'Start Delay — Chelsea
- 44'Yellow Card — Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace)
- 44'Yellow Card — Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea)
- 44'Yellow Card — Katie McCabe (Chelsea)
- 45'End Delay — Crystal Palace
- 45'End Delay — Chelsea
- 45'+3'Halftime
- 45'Substitution — Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea)
- 45'Substitution — Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea)
- 45'Start 2nd Half
- 51'Goal — Melvine Malard (Chelsea)
- 63'Yellow Card — Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)
- 64'Start Delay — Crystal Palace
- 64'Start Delay — Chelsea
- 66'End Delay — Crystal Palace
- 66'End Delay — Chelsea
- 69'Substitution — Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
- 70'Yellow Card — Hayley Ladd (Crystal Palace)
- 75'Goal - Header — Melvine Malard (Chelsea)
- 77'Substitution — Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace)
- 78'Start Delay — Crystal Palace
- 78'Start Delay — Chelsea
- 79'End Delay — Crystal Palace
- 79'End Delay — Chelsea
- 90'Penalty - Scored — Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea)
- 90'+1'Substitution — Giulia Dragoni (Chelsea)
- 90'+1'Substitution — Manaka Matsukubo (Chelsea)
- 90'+5'Substitution — Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace)
- 90'+5'Substitution — Sierra Enge (Crystal Palace)
- 90'+9'End Regular Time
Match statistics
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Lineups
Crystal Palace
- GPauline Peyraud-Magnin
- CDAimee Everett
- CD-LTeyah Goldie
- CD-RMolly Bartrip
- CM-LHayley Ladd
- CM-RFuka Tsunoda
- AMAnnabel Blanchard
- LMLexi Lloyd-Smith
- RMAllyson Swaby
- CF-LBethany England
- CF-RAbbie Larkin
Bench (9)
- SUBShanade Hopcroft
- SUBMolly-Mae Sharpe
- SUBJamie-Lee Napier
- SUBShannon O'Brien
- SUBHayley Nolan
- SUBShae Yañez
- SUBSierra Enge
- SUBAshleigh Weerden
- SUBKirsty Howat
Chelsea
- GHannah Hampton
- CDKatie McCabe
- CD-LKadeisha Buchanan
- CD-RLucy Bronze
- CM-LLexi Potter
- CM-RSjoeke Nüsken
- LMAlyssa Thompson
- RMEllie Carpenter
- FMelvine Malard
- CF-LMaika Hamano
- CF-RWieke Kaptein
Bench (9)
- SUBLivia Peng
- SUBVeerle Buurman
- SUBSandy Baltimore
- SUBErin Cuthbert
- SUBGiulia Dragoni
- SUBAggie Beever-Jones
- SUBNelly Las
- SUBLola Brown
- SUBManaka Matsukubo
Recent form
Crystal Palace
LLDWD
Chelsea
WWDWW
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +17 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 19 |
| 3 | London City Lionesses | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 11 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 6 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -16 | 0 |
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace 0 wins, Chelsea 10 wins, 3 draws
| Date | Result | Hosted by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-25 | Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea | Crystal Palace |
| 2026-01-17 | Crystal Palace 0–5 Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 2025-08-17 | Crystal Palace 0–0 Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 2025-04-23 | Crystal Palace 0–4 Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 2025-03-09 | Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 2025-01-04 | Crystal Palace 1–1 Chelsea | Crystal Palace |
| 2024-09-27 | Crystal Palace 0–7 Chelsea | Crystal Palace |
| 2024-09-01 | Crystal Palace 1–1 Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 2024-02-12 | Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea | Crystal Palace |
| 2024-02-11 | Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea | Chelsea |
Venue and officials
- Venue
- VBS Community Stadium, Sutton Coldfield, England
Pacy probability
- Away73.2%
- Draw14.1%
- Home12.7%
Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: questions and answers
Who won Crystal Palace vs Chelsea?
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3–1 in the English Women's Super League. The game was played on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at VBS Community Stadium, Sutton Coldfield.