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Crystal Palace seals historic FA Cup final win against Man City

18May

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Crystal Palace seals historic FA Cup final win against Man City

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 17: The team of Crystal Palace celebrate with the trophy after winning the Emirates FA Cup Final match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2025 in London, England. Crystal Palace has stunned Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final to win the first major trophy of its 164-year history. At a sun-baked Wembley in front of delirious Palace supporters, Eberechi Eze volleyed home after 16 minutes against the run of play. Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson performed heroics throughout the match, as City wasted a sack-load of chances including a penalty. England forward Eze's goals in the last eight and semis had carried his team into the final for only the third time. After he struck again at Wembley, Palace survived a City siege to sp...

It’s 90% about us, says Palace boss ahead of Cup final

16May

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It’s 90% about us, says Palace boss ahead of Cup final

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi applauds the fans at the final whistle during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Crystal Palace FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Newell - CameraSport via Getty Images) Crystal Palace are hoping to lift their first FA Cup The quiet confidence seeping out of Crystal Palace's training ground ahead of the FA Cup final against Manchester City was summed up by manager Oliver Glasner on Friday. "We're focused on what we want to do tomorrow at Wembley. We analysed Man City, but 90% we were talking about us," Glasner, who will become the first Austrian to lead a team in an FA Cup final, told reporters. "This is what we can influence. We can influence our performa...

FA Cup semi-final dates confirmed with Arsenal fixture causing major headache

4Apr

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FA Cup semi-final dates confirmed with Arsenal fixture causing major headache

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - MARCH 30: Detailed view of the FA Cup sleeve patch during the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final match between AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City at Vitality Stadium on March 30, 2025 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) The Football Association have confirmed the dates for this season's FA Cup semi-finals. Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are the final four teams left in the competition and they'll do battle at Wembley later this month. Forest will take on City, last year's finalists who lifted the cup in 2023, while Palace and Villa are both hoping to reach the FA Cup final for the second time in the last decade. Now they all know when and at what time they'll be playing their semi-final clashes....

Emery says Villa ‘not contenders’ to win FA Cup

27Feb

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Emery says Villa ‘not contenders’ to win FA Cup

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 25: Aston Villa's manager Unai Emery arriving at the stadium during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Aston Villa FC at Selhurst Park on February 25, 2025 in London, England. Manager Unai Emery says Aston Villa are "not a contender" to win the FA Cup this season. Villa host Championship strugglers Cardiff City on Friday for a place in the quarter-finals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have already been knocked out and Villa beat Premier League rivals West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur in the previous two rounds. But Emery said: "We are not a contender in the FA Cup to win the title, but to try to compete in the competition and have a way to a trophy - and Europe is very important, and prestigious. "Every club, players and coaches like...

Kevin De Bruyne strike late as City advance in FA Cup

8Feb

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Kevin De Bruyne strike late as City advance in FA Cup

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (left) celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Emirates FA Cup fourth round match at the Gaughan Group Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday February 8, 2025. Manchester City survived a scare against third-division Leyton Orient on Saturday to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Orient threatened to pull off a famous upset when it led 1-0 at halftime against Pep Guardiola's four-time defending Premier League champion. But City fought back after the break with goals from substitutes Abdukodir Khusanov and Kevin De Bruyne. Orient went ahead in spectacular fashion when Jamie Donley's shot from just past the halfway line hit the bar and rebounded off the back of City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega into the back of the net in th...