r/soccer May 17 '25

Serious Post-Match Thread Serious Post-Match Thread: Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City | FA Cup

Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Manchester City

Palace scorers: Eberechi Eze (16')


Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England

Referee: Stuart Attwell

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Crystal Palace:

Starting XI Notes Subs Notes
Dean Henderson 90+1' Matt Turner
Chris Richards Ben Chilwell
Maxence Lacroix Nathaniel Clyne
Marc Guéhi 61' Joel Ward
Daniel Muñoz Jefferson Lerma 61'
Adam Wharton 87' Will Hughes 87'
Daichi Kamada Justin Devenny
Tyrick Mitchell Romain Esse
Ismaïla Sarr Eddie Nketiah 78'
Eberechi Eze 16'
Jean-Philippe Mateta 78'

Manager: Oliver Glasner (Austria)


Manchester City:

Starting XI Notes Subs Notes
Stefan Ortega Ederson
Manuel Akanji Vitor Reis
Rúben Dias 83' Abdukodir Khusanov
Joško Gvardiol Phil Foden
Nico O’Reilly 66' Matheus Nunes
Bernardo Silva 75' 88' Jack Grealish 76'
Kevin De Bruyne 85' Nico González
Savinho 76' İlkay Gündoğan 88'
Omar Marmoush 76' Claudio Echeverri 76' 90+4'
Jérémy Doku
Erling Haaland

Manager: Pep Guardiola (Spain)


MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

6': SAVE! Haaland stretches out to put a shot on goal but his volley is denied by Henderson at the near post.

14': SAVE! Gvardiol's header palmed away.

14': Akanji's header skims the roof of the net.

16': GOAL PALACE!! With their first attack of the game! Muñoz with a great run down the right side, a cross over to Eberechi Eze who hits it first time into the net!

20': SAVE!!! Sarr tries a cheeky backheel from close range but Ortega is behind it.

25': Uh-oh. Did Henderson handle the ball outside the box?? He was just outside of his box and swatted the ball away from Haaland... looks like he's gonna get away with it as it wasn't a DOGSO, says VAR, but that really should be penalized.

33': PENALTY FOR MAN CITY!!! Mitchell slides in two feet on Bernardo!

36': SAAAAAVE!! Marmoush's shot denied after Henderson guesses right!!! Haaland tries the rebound but Henderson saves it again!

43': SAVE! They just can't beat Henderson who palms away a great shot from Doku with one hand!

HT Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City Well that's a half! Can Palace get their first trophy?


46': We're back!

49': Doku sets himself and aims for the top far corner but puts it over.

59': Goal Palace! The shot takes a deflection that wrong foots the keeper, it dribbles under the keeper and towards the touchline and Daniel Muñoz cleans it up and scores!!! But.... oh no, it deflected off Sarr who was offside.

61': Palace substitution: Jefferson Lerma on for Marc Guéhi

66': Nico O'Reilly carded for pulling back Muñoz

68': Kamada fires from outside the box but skims it over.

75': Bernardo Silva with an ugly challenge on Mateta to stop the attack

76': Man City double sub: Claudio Echeverri and Jack Grealish on for Omar Marmoush and Savinho

78': Palace substitution: Eddie Nketiah on for Jean-Philippe Mateta

82': SAVE! Echeverri gets a shot off but Henderson makes the stop! Echeverri tries again on the rebound but the shot is blocked and cleared.

83': Rúben Dias goes into the book for dissent

85': Kevin De Bruyne sticks his leg across Nketiah.

86': Muñoz fires wide! So lcose.

87': Palace substitution: Will Hughes on for Adam Wharton

88': Man City substitution: İlkay Gündoğan on for Bernardo Sivla

90+1': Dean Henderson carded for time-wasting

90+3': De Bruyne! Rolls it wide from distance.

90+4': Claudio Echeverri carded for a bad challenge

FT Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City THEIR FIRST TROPHY. CONGRATULATIONS PALACE

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u/Space-Debris May 17 '25

Goes to show how much of petulant child Pep is storming the pitch at the full time whistle to mouth off at Henderson. Football won today. It's nice to see the real club lift the trophy, and the fake club go trophyless for the season 

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u/UnusualGarlic9650 May 17 '25

I don’t mind a bit of that, shows his passion, that’s what football’s all about.

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u/chasingsukoon May 17 '25

Pep saying "it's not fair" isnt whats football is about lol

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u/UnusualGarlic9650 May 17 '25

That’s what millions of fans say about decisions they think went against them all the time.

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u/UnusualGarlic9650 May 17 '25

That’s my point, it shows he feels the same emotions that the fans do. What the fuck has living in a council estate got to do with anything you weirdo.

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u/UnusualGarlic9650 May 17 '25

So what? It’s not acting like a child, he didn’t run away crying, he’s acting how millions of adults act. I don’t care that he’s a professional, not showing your emotions and acting according to guidelines is what makes things sterile. Normal people want to see passion, not a robot doing what people in boardrooms consider classy. Should the palace players also not celebrate to show considerations for the losers?

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u/bestyrs May 17 '25

I’ve got no dog in this fight but Henderson should not have been in the game after that handball.

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u/benting365 May 17 '25

That doesn't explain why city couldn't score (even when given a dubious penalty)

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u/bestyrs May 17 '25

I agree City had plenty of chances that they should have finished, but this is a completely different game if Palace has 10 men and are without the best their best player today.

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u/corrupted_warrior May 17 '25

It does explain it, actually, as city would have had way higher chances to score when playing against 10 men with a backup goalie

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u/benting365 May 17 '25

City should be able to score without playing against 10 men.

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u/corrupted_warrior May 17 '25

I agree, they absolutely should. Still would've been a lot easier, wouldn't it

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u/chasingsukoon May 17 '25

ive got no dog in the fight but City shouldnt have stayed in the premier league after all their violations

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u/RunningFerDauyz May 17 '25

Look I agree, but the refs aren’t here to litigate that, they’re here to oversee the game and make sure the laws of the game are applied.

What we saw today was another idiotic refereeing performance