English FA Cup

FT Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Wembley Stadium · 83,337 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

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Man City keep domestic treble hopes alive with FA Cup triumph

Manchester City kept alive their hopes of winning a domestic treble as Antoine Semenyo's sensational second-half finish broke Chelsea's resolve to settle the FA Cup final 1-0 at Wembley.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
4
55.9
Possession
44.1
9
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
471
Accurate Passes
349
541
Passes
418
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
18
0.5
Cross %
0.2
32
Long Balls
58
13
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
6
29
Effective Clearances
13
29
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:03 Beckford: Man City won the FA Cup with a 'moment of magic' Watch on ESPN 01:44 Nedum Onuoha: Bernardo Silva will leave Manchester City as an Icon Watch on ESPN 01:22 Guardiola won't allow players to have 'even one beer' after FA Cup win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD
  3. 21Jorrel HatoCD-L
  4. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  6. 24Reece JamesCM-R
  7. 3Marc CucurellaLM
  8. 27Malo GustoRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 8Enzo FernándezCF-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerCF-R

MNC · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 20Bernardo SilvaCM-L
  7. 16RodriCM-R
  8. 9Erling HaalandCF-L
  9. 7Omar MarmoushCF-R
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 42Antoine SemenyoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Omar Marmoush.
  4. 56' Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rodri.
  6. 72' Goal! Chelsea 0, Manchester City 1. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  7. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Marc Cucurella.
  8. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces Reece James.
  9. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces João Pedro because of an injury.
  10. 90'+2' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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