English
West Ham Women defeated Crystal Palace Women 5-2 in a thrilling match played at the Chigwell Construction Stadium in Dagenham, Essex, on Sunday, December 8th, 2024. The game, corresponding to matchday 9 of the FA WSL, was characterized by high intensity and goals spread throughout the match.
Crystal Palace opened the scoring with goals from M. Gejl (5th minute) and I. Riley (11th minute), demonstrating a strong start. However, West Ham responded with goals from V. Asseyi (17th minute) and S. Piubel (36th minute) to level the score before halftime. In the second half, West Ham took control, scoring three more goals: M. Pavi (44th minute), A. Denton (82nd minute), and K. Gorry (90th minute). Despite the loss, Crystal Palace had more possession (58%) and committed more fouls (12). West Ham, on the other hand, had greater efficiency in shots on target (8 out of 16), while Crystal Palace only managed 3 out of 8. Three Crystal Palace players received yellow cards, while West Ham received none. The referee was L. Benn.
Substitutions crystal palace w: at minute 62 A. Weerden came in and I. Riley went out., at minute 75 M. Sharpe came in and H. Nolan went out., at minute 81 P. Pritchard came in and M. Gejl went out.
Substitutions west ham w: at minute 69 E. Harries came in and M. Pavi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Ham W
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