Crystal Palace Women were victorious against local rivals Charlton Athletic last weekend in the Barclays Women's Super League. 

The Eagles came out on top of the derby day clash with a 3-2 result, credit to a Bethany England additional time winner. 

Palace did lead the match with Lexi Lloyd-Smith scoring the opener before shortly falling victim to two goals by Charlton in quick succession.

The Eagles were unlucky not to capitalise on more opportunities, with a particularly strong attempt from Annabel Blanchard just heading over the crossbar. 

A header from captain Aimee Everett from a corner secured Palace at least a point, with England scoring her second ever goal to earn Palace a much needed three points. 

The atmosphere was eccentric after the 32-year-old came off the bench to win their first win in 6 matches.

This was a pivotal must win game for Palace after falling to 13th in the table, with Charlton gutted not to earn their first points of the season. Charlton's season is struggling to get started with the step up in competitiveness proving challenging for them. 

The game was Palace's opportunity to stand out against their local rivals and fellow promoted team, and they certainly managed to do that by the end. 

The three points earned saw Palace move up to 10th in the table with 9 points, three points away from Birmingham City, the third promoted team this season. 

Palace's start to the season was incredibly promising, with the Eagles maintaining a strong defence initially and securing points from a heap of tough results. 

Over the last month games results have gone against them, with four back-to-back losses. The first loss was against West Ham in a frustrating result where Palace seemed the stronger side. 

The most disappointing was Palace's Players Cup defeat against WSL2 side Southampton, with the Eagles only having 21% possession and limited opportunities against a team they are familiar with, and are in the league below. 

Palace did fare well in some moments against Chelsea and London City Lionesses, managing to score in both games. However, particularly in the Chelsea game Palace's weaknesses shone through clearly, with Palace allowing Chelsea to dominate possession significantly with 56 touches in Palace's box. 

Currently sitting 10th in the BWSL Palace's season is far from over, with the potential to push up further in the table but also the risk of being brought in to the relegation battle - especially with two places and the play-off position. 

Securing a strong result, in the end, against Charlton is certainly promising and Palace need to build of this momentum.  

Palace have the advantage of a really strong attacking output, consistently scoring in matches, and with the potential to turn things around - something teams like Charlton struggle with. 

But Palace's defence really needs work, addressing the lack of ability to control possession, maintain consistent passing and giving the opposition too much space.