Crystal Palace gave a debut to Hayley Ladd on Monday night and she shone on her first appearance for the club, with a screamer to secure all three points.

The Eagles returned from winter break with a 1-0 win against Sheffield United to keep their promotion hopes alive.

Hayley Ladd nets screamer on debut 

Crystal Palace dominated in their first WSL2 game of the year but they struggled to find a breakthrough against Sheffield United.

The Blades stood strong at home, as they prevented Palace from scoring despite efforts hitting the post and having a goal disallowed for offside.

It looked like the deadlock wouldn’t be broken in Sheffield but a late free kick changed everything.

Hayley Ladd signed for the Blades from Everton over the weekend and she made an immediate impact on her debut.

The 32-year-old came off the bench at half time and with just five minutes left to play she stepped up in the biggest way.

Ladd whipped a free kick from the edge of the box right into the top corner – leaving Sian Rogers no chance in goal.

DEBUT DELIGHT FOR LADD 🤩

Now THAT is how you introduce yourself...