Chelsea vs Crystal Palace, 2023-24 English Women's FA Cup, 5th Round
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kirsten Reilly.
- 4': Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Jess Carter (Chelsea Women).
- 5': Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
- 6': Foul by Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
- 6': Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isabella Sibley with a headed pass.
- 17': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kirsten Reilly.
- 22': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
- 24': Foul by Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women).
- 24': Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, Chelsea Women. Erin Cuthbert is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten is caught offside.
- 31': Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women).
- 31': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Isabella Sibley is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niamh Charles with a cross.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women).
- 37': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kirsten Reilly.
- 39': Attempt missed. Nathalie Björn (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
- 42': Offside, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women).
- 45': Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 0.
- 52': Foul by Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women).
- 52': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kirsten Reilly.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jess Carter (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Abbie Larkin replaces Isabella Sibley.
- 57': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Annabel Blanchard replaces Shanade Hopcroft.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women).
- 62': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Agnes Beever-Jones replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Fran Kirby.
- 63': Attempt saved. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agnes Beever-Jones.
- 63': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
- 64': Offside, Chelsea Women. Melanie Leupolz is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guro Reiten with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Kirsten Reilly.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
- 67': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Nathalie Björn.
- 71': Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 73': Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 74': Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
- 74': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Araya Dennis replaces Molly-Mae Sharpe.
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Shauna Guyatt replaces Chloë Arthur.
- 76': Offside, Chelsea Women. Agnes Beever-Jones is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jelena Cankovic replaces Guro Reiten.
- 78': Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women).
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Anna Filbey replaces Felicity Gibbons.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 0. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Lawrence with a cross.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Hand ball by Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women).
- 90'+3': Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
- 90'+4': Anna Filbey (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agnes Beever-Jones.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 0.
Game Information
Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 2,992
Line-Ups
Chelsea
No. | Name |
---|---|
24 | Hannah Hampton (GK) |
12 | Ashley Lawrence |
7 | Jessica Carter |
39 | Nathalie Björn |
21 | Niamh Charles |
11 | Guro Reiten |
14 | Fran Kirby |
19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd |
22 | Erin Cuthbert |
8 | Melanie Leupolz |
35 | Mayra Ramírez |
Crystal Palace
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Demi Lambourne (GK) |
6 | Aimee Everett ![]() |
11 | Kirsten Reilly |
15 | Hayley Nolan |
3 | Felicity Gibbons |
23 | Ria Percival |
8 | Molly-Mae Sharpe |
7 | Isabella Sibley |
4 | Chloe Arthur |
24 | Shanade Hopcroft |
9 | Elise Hughes |
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