Crystal Palace boss Laura Kaminski already has her eyes set on next season after clinching their maiden promotion to the Women’s Super League in front of a record women’s first-team crowd at Selhurst Park.
Marc Guehi, a foreign defender for England and the Eagles, was one of 6,796 people who watched Palace play a goalless draw against Sunderland before lifting a trophy they had almost mathematically clinched last weekend.
There will no doubt be more celebrations to come, but Kaminski admitted it probably won’t be long before he returns to Palace’s headquarters in Beckenham, preparing for summer affairs and a plan for the championship winners to remain competitive in their first season at the top. .
Kaminski, who joined Palace in July from south London rivals and world championship runners-up, where he was an assistant, said: “I think this club is at the beginning of a journey.
“This is the step we had to take to be in a position to scale up and move forward. We need to give ourselves the most productive opportunities in the WSL, we have fantastic things from the club and I feel like we’ve worked hard this year to get all the infrastructure around the team up and running.
“We are more in a position than ever to take this step. “
Beth Mead endured a quiet afternoon but participated in Russo’s first volley game. But neither could avoid Everton’s dizzying time of prevention.
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After the Promotion
Shannon Cooke’s late equaliser earned West Ham a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa before confirming their survival in the Women’s Super League.
The Hammers had chances in the first half, with Jess Ziu and Riko Ueki causing specific problems, but Villa got back into the game after the break and took the lead when substitute Alisha Lehmann hit her former club.
But Cooke scored with just seconds left to salvage a point for the Hammers, and Bristol City’s loss to Manchester City on Sunday night means they have confidence in the WSL campaign.