Match report

Crystal Palace Stuns Manchester City 1-0 in FA Cup Clash

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
1–0
FT
Manchester City
Manchester City
May 17, 2025

Crystal Palace stunned Premier League giants Manchester City with a narrow but crucial 1-0 victory in the FA Cup clash at Selhurst Park. The Eagles took the lead through Eberechi Eze's early goal, which held up despite a determined second-half push from Pep Guardiola’s side. The result sees Crystal Palace advance to the next round of the competition, overcoming Manchester City’s pressure and missed penalty opportunities.

Key Facts

  • • Crystal Palace: 1-0 Manchester City (FA Cup)
  • • Goal by E. Eze in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz
  • • Manchester City's O. Marmoush missed a penalty at the 36th minute
  • • Two yellow cards were shown to Manchester City players: N. O'Reilly and Bernardo Silva
  • • Crystal Palace made three substitutions throughout the match

Lineups

Crystal Palace

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 D. Henderson (G)
  • 26 C. Richards (D)
  • 5 M. Lacroix (D)
  • 6 M. Guéhi (D)
  • 12 D. Muñoz (M)
  • 20 A. Wharton (M)
  • 18 D. Kamada (M)
  • 3 T. Mitchell (M)
  • 7 I. Sarr (F)
  • 10 E. Eze (F)
  • 14 J. Mateta (F)

Substitutes

  • 8 J. Lerma
  • 9 E. Nketiah
  • 19 W. Hughes
  • 55 J. Devenny
  • 2 J. Ward
  • 30 M. Turner
  • 21 R. Esse
  • 17 N. Clyne
  • 25 B. Chilwell

Manchester City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 18 S. Ortega (G)
  • 25 M. Akanji (D)
  • 3 Rúben Dias (D)
  • 24 J. Gvardiol (D)
  • 75 N. O'Reilly (D)
  • 17 K. De Bruyne (M)
  • 20 Bernardo Silva (M)
  • 26 Savinho (M)
  • 7 Omar Marmoush (M)
  • 11 J. Doku (M)
  • 9 E. Haaland (F)

Substitutes

  • 30 C. Echeverri
  • 47 P. Foden
  • 19 İ. Gündoğan
  • 22 Vitor Reis
  • 31 Ederson
  • 14 Nico González
  • 10 J. Grealish
  • 27 Matheus Nunes
  • 45 A. Khusanov

Timeline

  1. Crystal Palace
    16' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Eze · Assist: Daniel Muñoz
  2. Manchester City
    36' Manchester City Goal · Missed Penalty
    O. Marmoush
  3. Crystal Palace
    61' Crystal Palace Var · Goal cancelled
    Daniel Muñoz
  4. Crystal Palace
    61' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Guéhi · On: J. Lerma
  5. Manchester City
    66' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    N. O'Reilly

    Foul

  6. Manchester City
    75' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    Bernardo Silva

    Foul

  7. Manchester City
    76' Manchester City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: O. Marmoush · On: C. Echeverri
  8. Manchester City
    76' Manchester City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Savinho · On: P. Foden
  9. Crystal Palace
    78' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Mateta · On: E. Nketiah
  10. Manchester City
    82' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    Rúben Dias

    Argument

  11. Manchester City
    85' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    K. De Bruyne

    Foul

  12. Crystal Palace
    87' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Wharton · On: W. Hughes
  13. Manchester City
    88' Manchester City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Bernardo Silva · On: I. Gundogan
  14. Manchester City
    90'+4 Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    C. Echeverri

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Crystal Palace Manchester City
Fouls 7 7
Pass Accuracy 66% 91%
Offsides 7 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 7 23
Corners 1 7
Total Passes 192 679
Yellow Cards 1 5
Blocked Shots 4 10
Shots on Target 2 6
xG — —
Shots off Target 1 7
Possession 22% 78%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 127 618
Shots Inside Box 6 18
Saves 6 1
Shots Outside Box 1 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Eberechi Eze's goal in the 16th minute set Crystal Palace on course for a vital lead, which they defended tenaciously
  • ▸ The missed penalty by O. Marmoush at the 36th minute proved crucial as Manchester City failed to find an equalizer despite dominating possession and creating chances