It was a classic game of two halves in South London, with Palace dominating the first-half and scoring spectacularly through Ashleigh Weerden. The visitors came out the stronger side after the restart and produced two goals to give the Women's Super League side a slender 2-1 win.

Hughes had another positive outing in her second start of the season, coming inches away from doubling Palace's lead on 16 minutes with a ferocious long-range effort.

Speaking to Palace TV after the game, the Wales international praised the team's effort and expressed confidence ahead of Sunday's crucial Women's Super League 2 fixture against Durham.

She said: "I think the overall performance is good, especially if you look at the first half - that's something we can be proud of.

"We came into this game wantin

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