# 2024–25 Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) season

The 2024–25 Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) season will be the club's 32nd in existence, and their inaugural season as a top flight club having gained promotion to the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, for the first time as 2023–24 Women's Championship winners. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
On 28 February, Crystal Palace sacked promotion-winning head coach Laura Kaminski with the team sat bottom of the table. Leif Smerud was announced as successor the following day. His most recent role had been as interim head coach of the Norway men's under-21 national team until 2023.

## Squad

    As of 30 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Katrine Veje |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Felicity Gibbons |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Chloe Arthur |
| 5 | MF | SWE | My Cato |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Aimee Everett (captain) |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Molly-Mae Sharpe |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Elise Hughes |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Annabel Blanchard |
| 11 | FW | NED | Ashleigh Weerden |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Josie Green |
| 15 | MF | IRL | Hayley Nolan |
| 16 | MF | FIN | Ria Öling |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lexi Potter (on loan from Chelsea) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | GK | FIN | Milla-Maj Majasaari |
| 20 | FW | NZL | Indiah-Paige Riley |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Clarissa Larisey |
| 22 | MF | DEN | Mille Gejl |
| 23 | DF | WAL | Lily Woodham (on loan from Seattle Reign FC) |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Shanade Hopcroft |
| 25 | DF | NED | Aniek Nouwen (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 27 | FW | IRL | Abbie Larkin |
| 28 | FW | USA | Katie Stengel |
| 29 | DF | JAM | Allyson Swaby |
| 30 | GK | USA | Shae Yañez |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Annis-Clara Wright |
| 77 | MF | IRL | Isibeal Atkinson |

## Preseason

Crystal Palace travelled to Salt Lake City for a week-long training camp at the Utah Royals training facility before playing them in a friendly. A further five preseason friendlies were confirmed by the club following their return to the UK, with Palace's trip to Bristol City the only one open to the public.

## Women's Super League
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 March 2025. Source: WSL

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | | | | | | | |
| Position | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 15 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 12 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 10 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 6 | Relegation to the Championship |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Crystal Palace entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

## Women's League Cup

Crystal Palace entered the League Cup at the group stage.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 2 March 2025
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Katrine Veje | 16 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Felicity Gibbons | 11 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Chloe Arthur | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | SWE | My Cato | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Aimee Everett | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Molly-Mae Sharpe | 14 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Elise Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Annabel Blanchard | 19 | 3 | 11+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NED | Ashleigh Weerden | 20 | 5 | 7+8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Josie Green | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | IRL | Hayley Nolan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | FIN | Ria Öling | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lexi Potter | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | FIN | Milla-Maj Majasaari | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NZL | Indiah-Paige Riley | 15 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Clarissa Larisey | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | DEN | Mille Gejl | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | WAL | Lily Woodham | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Shanade Hopcroft | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NED | Aniek Nouwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | IRL | Abbie Larkin | 18 | 1 | 1+12 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | USA | Katie Stengel | 18 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | JAM | Allyson Swaby | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Shae Yañez | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Annis-Clara Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | IRL | Isibeal Atkinson | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | ENG | Poppy Pritchard | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jorja Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Brooke Aspin | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 1 August 2024 | DF | Katrine Veje | Everton |
| 2 August 2024 | GK | Shae Yañez | Bristol City |
| 7 August 2024 | FW | Indiah-Paige Riley | PSV |
| 9 August 2024 | FW | Ashleigh Weerden | Ajax |
| 15 August 2024 | MF | Mille Gejl | North Carolina Courage |
| 31 August 2024 | MF | Josie Green | Leicester City |
| 31 August 2024 | GK | Milla-Maj Majasaari | Anderlecht |
| 1 September 2024 | MF | My Cato | Norrköping |
| 13 September 2024 | FW | Katie Stengel | Gotham FC |
| 18 January 2025 | FW | Clarissa Larisey | BK Häcken |
| 22 January 2025 | MF | Ria Öling | FC Rosengård |
| 30 January 2025 | DF | Allyson Swaby | Milan |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Until |
| 15 August 2024 | DF | Jorja Fox | Chelsea | 4 January 2025 |
| 31 August 2024 | MF | Lexi Potter | Chelsea | End of season |
| 7 September 2024 | DF | Brooke Aspin | Chelsea | 4 January 2025 |
| 13 September 2024 | FW | Poppy Pritchard | Manchester City | 13 January 2025 |
| 13 September 2024 | DF | Lily Woodham | Seattle Reign | End of season |
| 30 January 2025 | DF | Aniek Nouwen | Chelsea | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 17 May 2024 | DF | Polly Doran | Linköping |
| 17 May 2024 | MF | Anna Filbey | Watford |
| 17 May 2024 | MF | Shauna Guyatt | Ipswich Town |
| 17 May 2024 | DF | Annabel Johnson | Retired |
| 17 May 2024 | GK | Natalia Negri | Ipswich Town |
| 17 May 2024 | MF | Ellie Noble | Blackburn Rovers |
| 17 June 2024 | GK | Fran Kitching | |
| 17 June 2024 | MF | Kirsten Reilly | Hibernian |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 2 September 2024 | MF | | Isabella Sibley | Newcastle United | End of season | |