LONDON - Crystal Palace ended a 120-year wait by defeating Manchester City to win the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium, but their victory was shrouded in the free throw of goalkeeper Dean Henderson to save Omar Marmoush after escaping what seemed clear red card.
Eberechi Eze's goal in the 16th minute was enough to beat the 1-0 victory and put the city in a row for the second straight FA Cup final.
However, the Henderson incident was the headline of the dramatic Cup final, with the former Manchester United goalkeeper escaping a red card for intentional handball before saving Mamosey’s free throw.
The result means the Palace eventually won a major trophy - the Hawks lost to Manchester United in the previous FA Cup final - and it was also the first time since Pep Guardiola was manager in the 2016-17 season. - - Mark Ogden
The Palace finally won the main silverware in the victory, which would make the competition huge in terms of the reality of romance and dream realization.
Olivier Glasner, who directed Eintracht Frankfurt to the success of the UEFA Europa League in 2021-22, has transformed the palace and made South London Club one of the most exciting teams in the Premier League, replacing Roy Hodgon as manager on February 204, 2024.
Despite losing to star Michael Olise last summer, Glasner has shaped teams including Eze, Marc Guéhi, Adam Wharton and Jean-Philippe Mateta that have proven to live with the best teams in the country this season.
Ismaïla Sarr and the outstanding Daniel Muñoz also had a huge impact on the palace as Glasner's game plan, sitting on the counter attacks in depth and hitting the city, worked hard to achieve perfection.
After Glasner offered a major trophy, he now has the chance to achieve European success at Selhurst Park Club, winning Wembley in the next season's Europa League, where he has a place at Selhurst Park Club.
But Europe can wait now. For the Palace, this is indeed the third lucky situation in the FA Cup final. - Ogden
It was a disastrous weekend when City sought to save something from their season. Not only did they missed the win to win the trophy, they also lag behind in the Champions League qualifiers.
Aston Villa beat Totterham Hotspur and Chelsea to win against United - both on Friday night - meaning the city is sixth on the table with two games left.
Guardiola has a job to do before heading to Afc Bournemouth on Tuesday to Afc Bournemouth. He has been dissatisfied with the schedule and he believes the game should have been transferred to Wednesday or Thursday to give his players more rest.
Bournemouth itself is competing for a place in Europe and will be well prepared to take advantage of any advantage if New York City is not at a good pace.
Champions League qualification is still in the city, and they should beat Bournemouth and Fulham on the final day of the season. That said, they are now unable to score against Southampton and the Palace in back-to-back games, and several players are starting to look tired.
They can’t get points against Bournemouth on Tuesday or they face a tense last day at the Craven Cabin. - Rob Dawson
Goalkeeper Henderson will be the Crystal Palace hero, saving fines to help the club win the FA Cup final and use it as the Hawks' first major trophy.
But while former Manchester United goalkeeper played live from Marmoush was the decisive moment of the final, Henderson really shouldn't be participating in savings.
Twelve minutes ago, Palace led 1-0 after the 16th minute goal, and Henderson drove out of the free throw area and took the ball away from city forward Erling Haaland with his outstretched hand.
Referee Stuart Attwell initially waved the game, but the incident was reviewed by VAR official Michael Salisbury, forcing Henderson and his palace teammates to wait eagerly.
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Nicole: Henderson should be sent out with men city
Steve Nicol reacted to Dean Henderson's ball outside Manchester City's box.
It was a clear handball, with Henderson outside the penalty area. If he doesn't touch the ball, Hyland will take the ball around him and have a public goal in front of him.
But for some reason, Salisbury chose not to hand over Attwell to Pitchside Monitor, so Henderson was given a red card decision.
City were angry that they faced Henderson on the court with Guardiola after the game, but officials failed to answer the loud voices correctly, and the palace escaped and had to play with ten players for more than an hour.
Henderson makes the most of his probation, but you can bet that the controversy will last for a few days. - Ogden
This is a long road to the top of Eze. Released as a young man by Arsenal, Fulham, Reading and Millwall, he found his home in the spells of Queens Park Rangers and Wycombe Wanderers.
But after five years at Selhurst Park, it may be time to move on. Eze saw Olise leave the palace last summer and continue to play in the Champions League at Bayern Munich. He just won the Bundesliga title.
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Onuoha: Eze's FA Cup Finals Championship is an incredible moment
Nedum Onuoha shares his memories of playing with Eberechi Eze after his FA Cup final victory at Crystal Palace.
There is nothing to suggest that Eze cannot improve the same progress. His goal for the city is about technology and timing. The perfect running in the box means perfect cleverness and looks simple. no.
Eze started the Palace's Cup with the only goal of a 1-0 win over Stockport County in the third round, and he performed well in the semi-finals against Aston Villa. He also scored his first goal that day.
He started the season with a slow start after the euro became England last summer. But the 26-year-old has been great since the International break in March, with six goals in his last five games.
In the FA Cup final, they weren't much bigger than the winner. Even if he wins a place in the palace in the Europa League next season, he still has to forgive something bigger. - Dawson
We're used to Guardiola's spring surprise in big games, and he did it again here. He picked a team full of attackers but had little to protect his defender four points in the midfield.
Mateo Kovacic wasn't enough to get into the team, and Ilkay Gündogan was left on the bench. This means Bernardo Silva was asked to be the deepest midfielder with the help of Kevin de Bruyne. It doesn't work.
Guardiola said in a pre-match press conference that he quickly broke against the palace and that when they did in the 16th minute, there was not much room for Manchester City's midfielder to break it. The ball went from Henderson to Mateta, and when it ran on the left, it was too late to get shot into Muñoz on the left. This is a typical palace goal.
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Has Manchester City become too predictable?
Kieran Gibbs reacted to Manchester City's 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.
On the other end, De Bruen, Jérémy Doku and Savinho created only half the chance for Haaland, the seventh minute when Henderson saved his acrobatic volley. Afterwards, the Norwegian striker was left to feed the scraps, and sometimes at Wembley, he looked like a frustrated figure.
The palace was organized, compact in national defense and deadly at rest. Glasner's game plan is dedicated to perfection. - Dawson
De Bruyne missed Manchester City's greatest player of all time in a glorious farewell as he failed to replicate his past heroism to inspire the team's victory against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
The 34-year-old city captain will leave Etihad after the season is over next month as the club chooses a new contract for the Belgian midfielder. Although De Bruyne is one of the better players in New York City against the Palace, he is just a bad group.
Manchester City hopes Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz walks into De Bruyne's shoes, and reportedly negotiated with Dermany International this week in an attempt to convince him to choose a city over Bayern Munich. But it's clear that City needs a player with Wirtz's creativity and young energy because they lack any kind of when trying to break the palace.
De Bruyne can no longer do this, and Guardiola will replace those who are possible (Jack Grealish and Phil Foden). With De Bruyne and Foden, Grealish, Silva and Gündogan facing an uncertain future at the club, the feeling of the coming era is a real futures.
This time, one of the greatest men of British football’s history has become a fading force and rebuilding is greater than the city wants to believe. - Ogden