Four wins, zero draws and three defeats represent a mixed start to the 2022/23 FA Women's Championship season for Crystal Palace Women.
The most recent Durham victory over the weekend did keep the Eagles up to pace with high-flyers Bristol City, London City Lionesses and Southampton FC. But the race for promotion at the early stage of the season is shaping up to be a four-five-team race for that elusive one promotion spot.
Palace themselves, at the start of the new season, had made it known to their new signings that WSL promotion was the aim. That's exactly why Jamaican international Paige Bailey-Gayle made the switch from the top-flight Leicester City over the summer, not only for increased game time minutes but also for the project pitched her way.
