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Hayley Raso opened the scoring 19 minutes into her Tottenham debut A superb debut goal for Hayley Raso helped Tottenham to a thumping win over Women's Super League newcomers Crystal Palace. The Australian, who joined from Real Madrid in the summer, opened the scoring before second-half goals from Jess Naz, Drew Spence and Olga Ahtinen rounded off a convincing victory for Robert Vilahamn's side. Palace ended their first ever WSL game with 10 as substitute Brooke Aspin was sent off for two bookings in a matter of seconds in stoppage time. Tottenham started brightly with Raso, who previously enjoyed spells at Everton and Manchester City, at the heart of everything. The 30-year-old's was a goal to remember as she collected the ball midway inside the Palace half, surrounded by three defenders, but jinked her way into the box and rolled a pinpoint finish into the far corner. Laura Kaminski's visitors absorbed that blow and grew into the game as the half went on, albeit without managing to create any chances of note. Raso should have doubled Spurs' lead just before the break but, after being left unmarked 10 yards out, her shot was too close to Shae Yanez in the Palace goal. It was one of 13 saves in a hugely impressive performance from Yanez, one of seven debutants in the starting XI, but she was helpless to resist Tottenham's second-half onslaught. Naz ran onto Spence's no-look pass to finish at the second attempt soon after the break and with the away side looking increasingly tired, Spurs pressed on relentlessly. Spence made it three with a clinical near-post finish after Bethany England's clever flick found her on the edge of the box and Ahtinen came off the bench to rifle an unstoppable strike into the top corner from 20 yards. Only Yanez's sharp reflexes prevented matters getting worse for Palace but with frustration building Aspin, on loan from Chelsea, angrily kicked the ball away after the referee adjudged she had tripped Spurs' Anna Csiki. A yellow card for each offence saw Aspin shown the red to end a difficult first day in the top flight for the visitors. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 22nd September 2024 at 16: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Robert Vilahamn Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Laura Kaminski Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 4, Crystal Palace Women 0. Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur Women 4, Crystal Palace Women 0. Attempt missed. Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Attempt saved. Anna Csiki (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lenna Gunning-Williams. Attempt saved. Lenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anna Csiki with a cross. Second yellow card to Brooke Aspin (Crystal Palace Women). Brooke Aspin (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Anna Csiki (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Brooke Aspin (Crystal Palace Women). Foul by Lenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur Women). Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Clare Hunt. Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Mille Gejl is caught offside. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Clare Hunt. Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lexi Potter. Goal! Tottenham Hotspur Women 4, Crystal Palace Women 0. Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maite Oroz. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Lenna Gunning-Williams replaces Hayley Raso. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Charlotte Grant replaces Amanda Nildén. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.