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| Event | 2024–25 FA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 17 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) | ||||||
| Referee | Stuart Attwell (Birmingham) | ||||||
| Attendance | 84,163 | ||||||
| Weather | 19 °C (66 °F) Sunny | ||||||
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The 2025 FA Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 17 May 2025 between Crystal Palace and Manchester City to determine the winners of the 2024–25 FA Cup. It was the 144th final of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. The match was shown live on 
and live on 
at 4:30pm BST.
Crystal Palace won the match 1–0 after a first-half goal from winger Eberechi Eze, and a penalty save by goalkeeper Dean Henderson, which resulted in the club winning their first ever major trophy. As winners, they earned the right to play in the league phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, as well as against Liverpool, the winners of the 2024–25 Premier League, in the 2025 FA Community Shield. This is the first time in Crystal Palace's history that they have qualified into a European Competition.
Road to the final[]
- Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup
Crystal Palace[]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Stockport County (H) | 1–0 |
| 4th | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 2–0 |
| 5th | Millwall (H) | 3–1 |
| QF | Fulham (A) | 3–0 |
| SF | Aston Villa (N) | 3–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
As a Premier League team, Crystal Palace entered the tournament in the third round. They began their FA Cup journey with a narrow 1–0 home win over Stockport County; the lone goal scored by Eberechi Eze. Palace then defeated League Two side Doncaster Rovers 2–0, with goals coming from Daniel Muñoz and Justin Devenny. In the fifth round against Millwall, Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was stretchered off just nine minutes into the match following a collision with Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts, who was shown a straight red card for striking Mateta in the head with his boot—a challenge that left Mateta needing 25 stitches. With Millwall reduced to ten men, Palace quickly took control, earning a 3–1 victory through a Japhet Tanganga own goal, followed by goals from Daniel Muñoz and Eddie Nketiah.
In the quarter-finals, Crystal Palace were drawn against fellow Premier League club Fulham. Despite being away at Craven Cottage, Palace comfortably dispatched the London side 3–0, with Eberechi Eze, Ismaïla Sarr, and Eddie Nketiah all getting their names on the scoresheet. In the semi-finals against Aston Villa at Wembley, Crystal Palace secured a 3–0 victory, thanks to a goal from Eberechi Eze followed by an Ismaïla Sarr brace. This victory sent Palace through to their first FA Cup final since 2016, when they were defeated 2–1 by Manchester United.
Manchester City[]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 3rd | Salford City (H) | 8–0 |
| 4th | Leyton Orient (A) | 2–1 |
| 5th | Plymouth Argyle (H) | 3–1 |
| QF | Bournemouth (A) | 2–1 |
| SF | Nottingham Forest (N) | 2–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue | ||
As a Premier League team, Manchester City entered the tournament in the third round. City began their FA Cup campaign with a commanding 8–0 victory at home against League Two side Salford City. The lion's share of the goals came from James McAtee, who scored a second-half hat-trick, and Jérémy Doku, who scored a brace, with Divin Mubama, Jack Grealish, and Nico O'Reilly also contributing to the scoring. This was their biggest win since defeating Watford by the same score in 2019. The Citizens survived an early scare against Leyton Orient in the fourth round, with goals from Abdukodir Khusanov and Kevin de Bruyne required to nullify a Stefan Ortega own goal. In the fifth round, City defeated Plymouth Argyle 3–1 despite an opener from Plymouth's Maksym Talovierov due to two goals by Nico O'Reilly, and a goal and an assist from Kevin de Bruyne.
In the quarter-finals, Manchester City were drawn against fellow Premier League team Bournemouth, facing them away from home at Dean Court. Evanilson gave Bournemouth a first-half lead, but for the third match in a row, City mounted a comeback, with second-half goals from strikers Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush securing the victory. This marks the first time Manchester City has featured in three consecutive FA Cup finals, having previously played in the 2023 and 2024 finals respectively.
Pre-match[]
The pre-match show featured DJ Tony Perry, supported by the Massed Bands of His Majesty's Royal Marines. "Abide with Me", the traditional pre-match cup final hymn, was sung by Sinead Ashiokai, while Siena MBC performed the national anthem "God Save the King".
Match[]
Summary[]
Details[]
| 17 May 2025 16:30 BST 19 °C (66 °F) live on live on |
Crystal Palace 
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1–0 |  Manchester City
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Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 84,163 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Birmingham) |
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Eze  16'
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External links[]
| Crystal Palace F.C. matches - 2024–25 |
| 2024–25 Premier League |
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Ipswich Town (a) · Arsenal (h) · Manchester City (a) · Newcastle United (a) · Arsenal (a) · Liverpool (a) |
| 2024–25 FA Cup |
| Stockport County (h) · Doncaster Rovers (a) · Millwall (h) · Fulham (a) · Aston Villa (n) |
| 2024–25 EFL Cup |
| Norwich City (h) · Queens Park Rangers (a) · Aston Villa (a) · Arsenal (a) |
| Manchester City F.C. matches - 2024–25 |
| 2024–25 Premier League |
| Chelsea (a) · Arsenal (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (h) · Liverpool (a) · Manchester United (h) · Chelsea (h) · Arsenal (a) · Liverpool (h) · Nottingham Forest (a) · Manchester United (a) · Crystal Palace (h) · Aston Villa (h) · Bournemouth (h) · Fulham (a) |
| 2024–25 FA Cup |
| Salford City (h) · Leyton Orient (a) · Plymouth Argyle (h) · Bournemouth (a) · Nottingham Forest (n) |
| 2024–25 EFL Cup |
| Watford (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (a) |
| 2024–25 Champions League |
| Inter Milan (h) · Slovan Bratislava (a) · Sparta Prague (h) · Sporting CP (a) · Feyenoord (h) · Juventus (a) · Paris Saint-Germain (a) · Club Brugge (h) · Real Madrid (h) · Real Madrid (a) |
| 2025 FIFA Club World Cup |
| Wydad AC (n) · Al Ain (n) · Juventus (n) · Al Hilal (n) |
| 2024 FA Community Shield |
| Manchester United (n) |
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