Watford Women v Crystal Palace Ladies
FA Women's Championship | Grosvenor Vale
Sunday, 5 November 2023 @ 2.00pm
Struggling Watford Women face Crystal Palace Ladies at Grosvenor Vale on Sunday looking to build on a win in their last league outing.
After securing all three points with a 2-5 victory over Birmingham City Women on October 22, Watford Women sit 11th in the FA Women's Championship.
They travel to play a Crystal Palace side fourth in the standings, who lost in their last match, 3-2 against Charlton Athletic Ladies.
With 25 goals in seven games so far this season, Crystal Palace are the league's highest scorers with 3.6 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in eight goals at a rate of 1.1 per game.
Watford, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.2 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 2.2 goals per game.
In Elise Hughes and Annabel Blanchard, Crystal Palace Ladies have the league's most on-form strikers so far this season. They have notched seven goals each.
Watford Women's top scorer, with five goals in eight games, is Carly Johns.
The hosts are in bad form in the FA Women's Championship, with one win and five losses from their last six games.
With four wins and a draw over that period, the away team's form is much better – they have taken 13 points from 18, compared to Watford's three.