Crystal Palace picked up an unlikely point at WSL title challengers Arsenal on Sunday with a masterclass in resolute defending… and a bit of good fortune.
Not many gave Crystal Palace the chance of getting a result at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal in the Women’s Super League this weekend. Even the Opta supercomputer deemed an Arsenal win the most likely result across Matchday 2 before a ball was kicked (80.7%).
But Jo Potter’s side produced one of the biggest surprises in recent WSL history to secure a sensational point in north London, and their first against Arsenal in the competition, with a battling 0-0 draw.
The stats were about as one-sided as you’d expect in a game between a team that finished second in the WSL last season and opposition that were promoted on the final day of the WSL2 campaign – the only day they finished inside the automatic promotion spots in 2025-26.
Arsenal attempted 30 shots to Palace’s two, with nine of those on target. Only six teams in WSL history have attempted more in a game without scoring, with Arsenal last doing it back in December 2023 against Tottenham (31 shots, 0 goals).
The Gunners’ shot differential of +28 was the second most in a WSL game that they haven’t gone on to win. Only a 0-0 draw with Yeovil Town back in April 2018 has seen Arsenal have a bigger shot differential against an opponent (+33) without winning in their WSL history.
There was some good fortune thrown in for Palace, too. On another day, Arsenal would have got the goals they needed to pick up a comfortable three points, as with an xG total of 2.57, the shots that they attempted ‘should’ have been enough to score between two or three goals.
It’s clear that this wasn’t their day, though. Across their opening two WSL matches of 2026-27, Arsenal have underperformed their expected goals by 2.9 xG – the biggest negative differential of any side in the league. They’ll be keen to rectify that before it becomes a longer-term problem in attack.
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin was one of Palace’s standout players, making eight saves in total, but the entire Palace defensive unit should be praised for how organised they were despite constant Arsenal pressure, especially in the second half.
Led by their impressive captain
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