Crystal Palace have been promoted to the Women's Super League for the first time after mathematically securing the Women's Championship title with 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland.

Having started the season's final day with a three point and 22-goal advantage over second-placed Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace's promotion was already all but mathematically certain, but that did not stop them celebrating with vigour in front of a club-record 6,796 fans at Selhurst Park after full-time.

The goalless draw was somewhat uncharacteristic for a Palace team whose rise has been defined by their ruthless goalscoring in this campaign, having netted nearly twice as many goals as their nearest rivals in the second tier this term.

Much of their success has been driven by the goalscoring prowess of the division's top scorer, Wales forward Elise Hughes, and her strike partner Annabel Blanchard, who scored a combined 27 goals between them across the season's 22 league fixtures.

Securing the sole promotion spot in the Championship means Palace will play WSL football for the first time in their history next term, just five years on from finishing second-from-bottom in the Championship in the 2018-19 campaign.

Hobson kills Arsenal's title hopesIn the top tier, Sunday's action was defined by late goals, and none were more dramatic than 16-year-old and lifelong Everton fan Issy Hobson's 95th-minute equaliser against Arsenal at Walton Hall Park.