Crystal Palace won the first major trophy in the club’s history with a victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Eberechi Eze was Palace’s hero when he crowned a superb counter-attack by sweeping home Daniel Munoz’s cross after 16 minutes.
Manchester City endured a day of total frustration as they failed to win a trophy in a season for the first time since manager Pep Guardiola’s first campaign in charge in 2016-2017.
City were furious when Palace keeper Dean Henderson was not shown a red card when he handled outside his area under pressure from Erling Haaland in the first half, with video assistant referee (VAR) adjudging that City’s striker was moving away from goal and therefore not denied a clear opportunity.
Henderson emerged as Palace’s hero when he saved Omar Marmoush’s penalty after 36 minutes following Tyrick Mitchell’s foul on Bernardo Silva, Haaland stepping aside from spot-kick duties after failing with three of his past seven attempts.
Oliver Glasner’s side defended magnificently, with Henderson saving from Haaland and Jeremy Doku in the first half and denying Claudio Jeremias Echeverri after the break.
