Ipswich Town Women levelled twice but fell to a 3-2 defeat away to Crystal Palace at Sutton United’s Green Gander Lane in the Subway Women’s League Cup, the Eagles netting the winner six minutes from time.

Boss Joe Sheehan made five changes from the team which lost 4-0 at home in WSL2 last week for the Blues’ second League Cup group game.

Palace, who also play in WSL2, went ahead in the 38th minute through Emma Watson with the Blues forced into a change ahead of the restart, Sophie Peskett replacing Kyra Robertson.

Town’s all-time top scorer Natasha Thomas equalised a minute into first-half injury time after Ruby Seaby had won the ball and squad to her, however, Watson restored the home side’s lead two minutes later to make the scoreline 2-1 at the break.

The Blues introduced debutant Sophie Baigent for Charlotte Fleming in the 61st minute, then eight minutes later Paige Peake curled a brilliant free-kick over the wall and into the bottom corner to make it 2-2.

Town switched youngster Kaci-Jai Bonwick and Seaby in the 75th minute for Jenna Dear and Rianna Dean, but Palace won it on 84 through Allyson Swaby.

The Blues are bottom of their group after defeats in their first two matches.

Town Women are next in action on Sunday 2nd November when they host Newcastle United at the JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester in WSL2.

Town: Hartley, Neville, Peake, Wearing, Hughes, Robertson (Peskett 38), Fleming (Baigent 61), Seaby (Dean 75), Guyatt, Bonwick (dear 75), Thomas. Unused: Negri, Boswell.

Photo: ITFC/Matchday Images

Bluewhiteboy added 16:51 - Oct 19 First team lose friday, youth saturday and girls sunday. How depressing. Thank good norwich getting relegated!
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armchaircritic59 added 19:06 - Oct 19 Bluewhiteboy, bit of a general losing mentality around at the moment, the exception being the U21's. Things can swing the other way quite quickly, let's hope so. As Jimmy Greaves once famously said about football, and it's as true today, " It's a funny old game " .
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Bluewhiteboy added 19:33 - Oct 19 U21s looking in good shape. Getting john mcgreal in was very good business, with his experience not just in management but for getting young players into the first team.
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GatesPerm added 19:42 - Oct 19 Losing mentality - the men have lost once in six games?
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blues1 added 20:38 - Oct 19 Armchaircritic59. What are you on about? 1st team have lost once in the last 6 games. What a,stupid comment. Tho not surprising off some on here.
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armchaircritic59 added 00:16 - Oct 20 My comment on the losing mentality was as I stated, the club in general, not just the first team, please read properly! And had we not fluked Blackburn it would have been even worse. Also like I said, it can turn around quickly, and as far as the first team goes, it needs to away from home. Not a stupid comment at all. Take the blue tinted specs off.
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BeachBlue added 08:20 - Oct 20 Look at the women's team in isolation. Anyone who saw them play last season against Watford, Oxford or Lewes (away) all previously in WSL 2. Will know the step up in class is massive. The speed and strength of the players is much higher, the fitness levels are not the issue. So to call it a "losing mentality" is erroneous. The mens team is coming together, but we all know how the championship is, remember WBA away a couple of seasons ago? Stick with the process, is the best option, in my opinion.

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