Here we are for a third consecutive year, facing Crystal Palace in a Women’s FA Cup match. Is it about to become a tradition?
As long as it means Chelsea Women taking them out of the running, as we did the last two times we met in the competition, we’d be fine with that.
**Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):**
Hampton | Buurman, Bright (c), Girma | Kaneryd, Cuthbert, Kaptein, Reiten | Thompson, Kerr, James
_Substitutes from: Peng, Spencer, Carpenter, Bronze, Nüsken, Carpenter, Sarwie, Potter, Shooter_
**Crystal Palace starting eleven:**
Yañez | Napier, Arthur, Cato, Everett (c), Sharpe, Weerden, Nolan, Ladd, Blanchard, Larkin
_Substitutes from: Annets, De La Rue Browne, Sibley, Hughes, Howat, Vanhaevermeat, Brady, Riley_
**Date / Time:** Saturday, January 16, 2026, 12:30 GMT; 7:30am EST
**Venue:** Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, UK
**Referee:** Stacey Fullicks
**On TV:** _none_ (UK); _none_ (USA)
**Streaming:** _none_ (UK); _none_ (USA)
**P.S.:** [Chelsea’s official website](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelsea-women-vs-crystal-palace-how-to-watch-kick-off-time-and-fa-cup) says the match is not being televised nor streamed and there’s no information on broadcasts in the usual websites that do so worldwide. However there will be live match coverage in the club’s official app, website and social media channels.
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