Le Tissier Stunner Helps Man Utd Beat Palace 2-0 in WSL

Manchester United captain Maya Le Tissier produced a moment of brilliance to mark her 150th appearance for the club, scoring a stunning strike from 25 yards as the Red Devils beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in the Women’s Super League on Saturday. Elisabeth Terland added a second goal in a dominant display at Leigh Sports Village that lifted United into fourth place in the table.

A captain’s strike to remember

Le Tissier was presented with a framed shirt bearing the number 150 before kick-off, and she marked the occasion spectacularly. After 18 minutes of United dominance, Jess Park found the 24-year-old captain 25 yards from goal. Le Tissier took a touch and whipped her effort low into the bottom corner, sending the home crowd into raptures and giving United the lead their play deserved.

Palace came out for the second half with more attacking intent and almost levelled when Bethany England’s effort rolled inches wide of the post. But the points were wrapped up for United when Park threaded a ball into the box for Elisabeth Terland to slot into the corner for her third WSL goal of the campaign, sealing a comfortable 2-0 victory.

United on the up

It has not always been pretty for United under manager Eva Olid, but the Red Devils are firmly on the up after a rocky start to the WSL season. Having been beaten in their opening two games of the campaign, United are now unbeaten in 12 in all competitions and have not tasted defeat since September 13. Olid’s side also became the first team to prevent champions Manchester City from winning this term.

From the first whistle at Leigh Sports Village, United were in control against Palace and it was more a question of how many the hosts would score. Concerns had been raised over the lack of depth in the squad, but Olid has the luxury of leaving Ella Toone on the bench as she selects her favoured starting line-up. Securing a place in the Champions League may be a very realistic target for United this season.

What the result means

The win takes United up to fourth in the WSL table, a point behind third-placed London City Lionesses, who take on Arsenal on Sunday. Palace remain 11th after a defeat in which they showed glimpses of attacking threat but were ultimately outclassed by a United side growing in confidence with every match.

For Le Tissier, the day belonged to her. A captain’s goal on her 150th appearance, in a win that keeps United’s momentum rolling, could hardly have been scripted better.

Sources: BBC Sport live coverage of Man Utd 2-0 Crystal Palace (November 14, 2026).