Albion Women came from a goal down to beat Crystal Palace Women 2-1 at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley on Sunday 1 November 2026, according to the club’s match report. Caitlin Hayes headed the equaliser in the 59th minute and Sophie Peskett scored the winner five minutes later, in front of a crowd of 1,690.
Result. Albion Women 2, Crystal Palace Women 1, in the Women’s Super League.
Goals. Annabel Blanchard for Palace in the first half, then Caitlin Hayes (59 minutes) and Sophie Peskett (64 minutes) for Albion.
Attendance. 1,690 at Broadfield Stadium.
League position. The win moved Albion up to sixth in the table, the club says. They had been ninth on 8 points before kick-off, as set out in our match preview, so they now have 11 points from eight league games.
Palace score from distance before the break
Blanchard put Palace ahead in the first half with a strike from around 25 yards. The club’s report says it came against the run of play and that Albion were unlucky to be trailing at half-time.
Head coach Arturo Ruiz took the same view afterwards. He told the club the first half was very good even though his side conceded, and that the result did not show what happened in it. His full reaction is on the club’s website.
Hayes and Peskett turn it round in five minutes
Hayes levelled in the 59th minute, heading in a cross from Manuela Vanegas. It was her fourth goal of the season.
Peskett put Albion in front in the 64th minute, steering in Emilie Joramo’s shot from close range. It was her first Women’s Super League start.
Albion had chances for a third late on, including for Olivia Garcia and Fran Kirby, and saw the game out.
Ruiz: it was a team win
“It’s a team win. All the players deserve today.”
Arturo Ruiz, Albion head coach
Ruiz said he could not pick one player who was much better than the rest, and that the three wins in a row will be key for the rest of the season. He said the team is in a very good moment and that the players play for the fans.
Who played for Albion
Starting line-up. Nnadozie, Vanegas, Hayes, Mpome, Olislagers, Symonds, Joramo, Kirby, Tvedten, Garcia and Peskett.
Changes. Auee replaced Mpome in the 78th minute. Rayner came on for Tvedten and Murphy for Peskett in the first minute of stoppage time, and Warren replaced Kirby four minutes into stoppage time.
Unused substitutes. Loeck, Heeps, George and Gay.
Not available. Albion were without Kiko Seike, Jelena Cankovic, Madison Haley, Charlie Rule, Lia Walti and Moeka Minami.
Third home league win in a row
It was Albion’s third win in eight days, after the 3-0 league win over West Ham United at the Amex on 24 October and the 6-0 Subway Players’ Cup win at Wolves on 28 October. It was also their third home league win in a row, following 5-1 against Charlton Athletic at the Amex on 4 October. The club says it is the first run of three home league wins in five years.
Every date, kick-off time and venue is in our Albion Women fixtures guide, and more of our coverage of the team is under Brighton and Hove Albion Women.
Albion Women’s next home games
Albion host Watford in the Subway Players’ Cup at Broadfield Stadium on Wednesday 11 November at 7.45pm. Liverpool are the next league visitors, at the American Express Stadium on Saturday 14 November at 5.15pm. Dates and kick-off times can change, so check the club’s women’s fixtures page before you travel.
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