FA Cup Final 2025 | Crystal Palace pulls off famous upset by beating Man City 1-0

Crystal Palace stuns Manchester City in FA Cup final upset, securing first major trophy in thrilling victory.

Crystal Palace pulled off one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets in recent memory by beating Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (May 17, 2025).

Palace lifted the trophy for the first time and ensured that once dominant City ends a campaign empty-handed for the first time in eight years.

Eberechi Eze’s first-half strike secured Palace's first major trophy.

As cup final upsets go, it was up there with Wigan’s victory over City in 2013 and Wimbledon’s famous win against Liverpool in 1988.

The outcome might have been different if Omar Marmoush had converted a first-half penalty to level the score, but his effort was saved by Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

The cup triumph came at the third time of asking for Palace, which lost its previous finals in 1990 and 2016, both to Manchester United.

City has suffered back-to-back defeats in the final, having lost to United last year.