The 2026–27 Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) season is the club's 34th in existence, and their first season back in the top flight, having gained promotion to the Women's Super League.
Season summary
Crystal Palace were promoted as 2025–26 Women's Super League 2 as runner-ups on the final day of the season. On 24 July 2026, it was announced that Palace would play Oxford United in a pre-season friendly. On 27 July 2026, it was announced that Palace would play Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly.
On 6 September 2026, following Palace's first Women's Super League (WSL) match of the season, it was announced that WSL Football had launched an investigation into a breach of rules that occurred during the game. During the match—a 1–0 home victory over Everton—Palace used four substitution windows; league regulations allow a maximum of three windows to be used. The investigation will involve both clubs (Crystal Palace and Everton) as well as Pro Ref, the referee body. The fourth change, in which Kirsty Howat entered the pitch in the 97th minute, occurred while Palace were leading 1–0 with six minutes of stoppage time remaining. Katie Whyatt of The Athletic reported that the referee (Megan Wilson) and her team of officials would be stood down for the second round of WSL and WSL 2 fixtures.
Squad
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers 26 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin Denver Summit FC (loan) 2026 30 Shae Yanez Bristol City 2024 56 Comfort Erhabor Portsmouth 2026 Defenders 6 Aimee Everett (captain) Leicester City 202112Caitlin Cosme FC Nantes2026 16 Hayley Ladd Everton 2026 22 Teyah Goldie London City Lionesses (loan) 2026 29 Allyson Swaby AC Milan 2025 32 Molly Bartrip Tottenham Hotspur 2026 Midfielders 3 Jamie-Lee Napier Bristol City 2025 4 Sierra Enge RC Strasbourg 2026 5 My Cato IFK Norrköping 2024 14 Josie Green Leicester City 2024 15 Hayley Nolan London City Lionesses 2023 18 Justine Vanhaevermaet Everton 2025 24 Shanade Hopcroft Birmingham City 2026 25 Fūka Tsunoda Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 202661Amy Moynihan -Academy2026 Forwards 7 Lexi Lloyd-Smith Bristol City 2026 8 Molly-Mae Sharpe Durham 2021 9 Bethany England Tottenham Hotspur 2026 10 Kirsty Howat Rangers 2025 11 Ashleigh Weerden AFC Ajax 2024 17 Annabel Blanchard Blackburn Rovers. 2022 19 Abbie Larkin Glasgow City 2024 27 Shannon O'Brien Leicester City 2026
Contract renewals Name Ref. 8 FW Molly-Mae Sharpe 14 May 202630 June 2028 27 FW Abbie Larkin 22 May 2026 14 MF Josie Green 9 July 2026 30 June 2027 30 GK Shae Yanez11 July 202630 June 2028 15 MF Hayley Nolan 11 FW Ashleigh Weerden 12 July 2026
Transfers In Date No. Player From Ref.3 July 2026MF4 Sierra Enge Strasbourg15 July 2026FW9 Bethany England Tottenham Hotspur16 July 2026FW7 Lexi Lloyd-Smith Bristol City30 July 2026FW27 Shannon O'Brien Leicester City3 August 2026DF32 Molly Bartrip Tottenham Hotspur3 September 2026MF24 Shanade Hopcroft Birmingham City15 September 2026DF12 Caitlin Cosme FC Nantes
Out DatePositionPlayerToRef.19 May 2026MF Chloe Arthur Celtic20 May 2026MF Indiah-Paige Riley Wellington Phoenix22 May 2026MF Ruesha LittlejohnFree agentDF Zara Bailey Watford10 June 2026FW Elise Hughes Sunderland14 July 2026FW Kelly Brady Glasgow City F.C.
Loans in Date No. Player From Until Ref.10 July 2026DF22 Teyah Goldie London City Lionesses30 June 202724 August 2026MF25 Fuka Tsunoda Brighton & Hove Albion30 June 2027
Pre-season
Women's Super League
League table
Matches
The league schedule was released on 30 July 2026.
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the first tier, Crystal Palace entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
WSL Players Cup
Following the competition's restructuring, Crystal Palace were drawn in the Southern Region for the league stage of the competition.
Squad statistics
Appearances Player Total Women's Super League FA Cup WSL Players Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goals Rank No. Player Women's Super League FA Cup WSL Players Cup Total 1 7 Lexi Lloyd-Smith 2 0 0 229 Beth England100124 Shanade Hopcroft100127 Shannon O'Brien0011 Total 4 0 1 5
Assists Rank No. Player Women's Super League FA Cup WSL Players Cup Total 1 8 Molly-Mae Sharpe 0 0 1 1 Total 0 0 1 1
Clean sheets Rank No. Player Women's Super League FA Cup WSL Players Cup Total 1 26 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin 2 0 0 2230 Shae Yanez0011 Total 2 0 1 3
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Player Women's Super League FA Cup WSL Players Cup Total 3DF Jamie-Lee Napier10000000010011MF Ashleigh Weerden00000010010015DF Hayley Nolan000000100100 22 DF Teyah Goldie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 MF Shanade Hopcroft 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 025MF Fūka Tsunoda00100000000127FW Shannon O'Brien100000000100 29 MF Allyson Swaby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 DF Molly Bartrip 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 1
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