We round-up all the key information ahead of Durham Women’s clash with Crystal Palace in the Barclays Women’s Championship…
- Fixture: Durham v Crystal Palace
- Date: Sunday 31st March 2024
- Kick-off time: 12pm
- Competition: Barclays Women’s Championship
- Venue: Maiden Castle, Durham, DH1 3SE
- Crystal Palace remain firmly in the hunt for promotion as the season reaches its climax – sitting in second place with a game in hand on league leaders Sunderland.
- The Eagles, led by Laura Kaminski, have lost just four times this season.
- They also boast the most number of goals scored in the division – having netted 47 times in the Barclays Women’s Championship this term.
- Striker Elise Hughes is also the joint top scorer in the league with 14 goals to her name this season.
- Palace are skippered by Aimee Everett, who has previously won promotion from this league with Leicester City.
- The two sides last met in September, where Palace ran-out 9-1 winners at Sutton.
- Durham were last in action in the River Wear Derby. Goals from Mollie Lambert (2) and Beth Hepple weren’t enough for the Blues as Sunderland were 5-3 victors.
- Palace hosted Watford last weekend and won 3-0 – thanks to strikes from Molly-Mae Sharpe, Ria Percival and Annabel Blanchard.
- Durham will be in their usual home kit this weekend – with Crystal Palace in changed colours.
- Durham outfield: Blue Shirts / Blue Shorts / Blue Socks
- Durham goalkeeper: Black Shirts / Black Shorts / Black Socks
- Crystal Palace outfield: White Shirts / Sky Blue Shorts / White Socks
- Crystal Palace goalkeeper: Lime Green Shirts / Lime Green Shorts / Lime Green Socks
- This weekend’s match referee is Jon Ashworth-Sears
- He has refereed Durham just once before – having been the man in the middle for our 1-1 draw at Lewes back in January.
- He will be assisted by Georgia Ball and Emma Taylor
- Abby Dearden will be the Fourth Official
- Tickets for this game remain available and can be secured in two ways:
- Online – CLICK HERE to get your tickets via our online ticketing site, speeding-up your entry on the day!
- On The Day – Simply pay by cash or card upon arrival at the ground
- Please note that this game IS included for 2023/24 Season Ticket Holders.
- A full Supporter Guide ahead of the game can be read HERE!
- This includes details on parking, access, the ground itself, merchandise, programmes and more!
- This game has not been selected for broadcast and will not be available to stream.
- Durham Hospitals Radio will have live commentary from John Middleton.
- Coverage will begin at 11:55am on dhradio.org.uk
- Social media coverage is available via all the club’s channels – X, Instagram and Facebook.
- Highlights will be available from Noon on the day following the game.
Here’s how the Barclays Women’s Championship table looks ahead of the game: