Women's FA Cup · ENG · Round 1/16
Chelsea (W)
5 - 0
Full time
Crystal Palace (W)
Kingsmeadow · Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Lineups
Chelsea3-5-2HH
24Hampton
24HamptonNG
16Girma
MB
4âš½Bright
VB
5Buurman
5BuurmanJR
19Kaneryd
EC
8↓71'Cuthbert
8↓71'CuthbertLJ
10James
10JamesWK
18↓62'Kaptein
18↓62'KapteinGR
11âš½Reiten
11âš½ReitenAT
12âš½Thompson
12âš½ThompsonSK
20⚽×2↓61'Kerr
20⚽×2↓61'KerrSY
30Yañez
30YañezJN
3Napier
3NapierAE
6Everett
6EverettHN
15Nolan
15NolanMS
8↓78'Sharpe
8↓78'SharpeMC
5Cato
CA
4↓62'Arthur
AW
11↓90'Weerden
11↓90'WeerdenHL
16Ladd
AB
17Blanchard
AL
27Larkin
Crystal Palace3-4-1-2Chelsea substitutes
2 Ellie Carpenter ↑61'
32 Alexia Potter ↑62'
42 Chloe Sarwie ↑71'
1 Livia Peng
38 Rebecca Spencer
22 Lucy Bronze
6 Sjoeke Nüsken
47 Lois Shooter
17 Sandy Baltimore
Coach: Sonia Bompastor
Crystal Palace substitutes
10 Kirsty Howat ↑62'
20 Indiah-Paige Riley ↑78'
7 Isabella Sibley ↑90'
41 Emilia Browne
1 Eve Annets
18 Justine Vanhaevermaet
9 Elise Hughes
19 Kelly Brady
Coach: Josanne Potter
Match events
12'Millie Bright 1 - 0âš½
22'Samantha Kerr 2 - 0âš½
29'Guro Reiten (penalty) 3 - 0âš½
39'Wieke Kaptein
Second half
51'Samantha Kerr 4 - 0âš½
61'↑ Ellie Carpenter ↓ Samantha Kerr⇄
62'↑ Alexia Potter ↓ Wieke Kaptein⇄
62'↑ Kirsty Howat ↓ Chloë Arthur⇄
71'↑ Chloe Sarwie ↓ Erin Cuthbert⇄
72'Alyssa Thompson 5 - 0âš½
78'↑ Indiah-Paige Riley ↓ Molly Sharpe⇄
90'↑ Isabella Sibley ↓ Ashleigh Weerden⇄
Where to watch
We have not verified an official broadcaster listing for the Women's FA Cup yet, so rather than guess we leave this blank. Verified listings for the top competitions are collected in our TV Guide.
Match details
| Competition | Women's FA Cup |
|---|---|
| Kick-off (UTC) | Saturday, 17 January 2026, 12:30 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
| Status | Finished |
Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.
Head to head
4Chelsea (W) wins0Draws0Crystal Palace (W) wins4 past meetings on record. Biggest Chelsea (W) win: Chelsea 4–0 Crystal Palace (2025). Biggest Crystal Palace (W) win: Crystal Palace 0–7 Chelsea (2024).
23 Apr 2025Chelsea 4 - 0 Crystal PalaceWSL
9 Mar 2025Chelsea 1 - 0 Crystal PalaceWomen's FA Cup
27 Sep 2024Crystal Palace 0 - 7 ChelseaWSL
11 Feb 2024Chelsea 1 - 0 Crystal PalaceWomen's FA Cup
