Women's Preview: Crystal Palace vs Saints
Full preview as Southampton FC Women take on high-flying Palace in the Barclays Women’s Championship.
THE MATCH
Crystal Palace vs Saints
Barclays Women’s Championship
Selhurst Park
Sunday 19th November, 2pm
For ticket details, see below
With just three points separating the top four sides in the Barclays Women’s Championship, the trip to Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park is set to be a key clash for Marieanne Spacey-Cale’s Saints.
Coming off the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat to now top-of-the-table Charlton Athletic, Spacey-Cale was clear in her post-match interview that her side would need to do better in all aspects to get a result this weekend.
Palace currently occupy third place in the table, with a game in hand. They also boast a positive 21 goal difference, which is an indicator of their threat in attack. However, their last win came in the form of a closely contested 3-2 result against bottom Lewes.
With a record-breaking attendance promised at Selhurst Park, Sunday’s clash looks to be one of the biggest fixtures of the season so far.
THE OFFICIALS
Referee: John Busby
Assistant Referee: Julia Kings
Assistant Referee: Katie Allen
Fourth Official: Ffion Eade
WHAT KIT WILL SAINTS BE WEARING?
With Palace in their red and blue home attire, Saints will be heading back to black in the third kit at Selhurst Park.
LAST MEETING
Palace travelled to St Mary’s in the sides’ latest meeting, with Sophia Pharoah and former Saints player Ella Pusey scoring without reply.
TICKET NEWS
As mentioned, Palace have already announced that this fixture is on track to be a record attendance, with a vocal Saints contingent in attendance.
Tickets can be purchased online from Crystal Palace, with adults priced at £13 and under-16s at £2. Note that there is also a dedicated away section for this fixture.
MANAGER’S NOTES
“We know that we weren’t good enough against Charlton, and we gifted them a result in what we knew was an important game at the top end of the table.
“This week we were straight back on the training pitch to put things right, because there’s no time in this league to let focus slip after results.
“Palace are a much-changed side from last season, and have shown in their league campaign so far that they can hurt teams in attack.
“With all that in mind though, we’re more than capable of going out there, competing, and putting on a show for what will be another vocal Saints crowd.”
CAN’T MAKE IT TO SELHURST PARK?
There will be live audio commentary available at southamptonfc.com for the game. You can also get all the behind-the-scenes content by following the dedicated women’s social channels:
