Crystal Palace WIN first ever trophy with incredible 1-0 FA Cup final triumph over Man City with Eze the hero

THEIR heroic penalty-saving goalkeeper should never have been on the pitch.  They were outplayed for the vast majority of the match and enjoyed little more than 20 per cent of possession.  EZE GIVES CRYSTAL PALACE THE LEAD A dream goal for @CPFC #ITVFootball | #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/ASoptg4rOw— ITV Football (@itvfootball) May 17, 2025 EPAPalace celebrate their remarkable FA Cup triumph[/caption] GettyJoel Ward and Marc Guehi lift the FA Cup[/caption] ReutersPalace have won their first ever major silverware[/caption] ReutersEberechi Eze is greeted by Prince William[/caption] But frankly, who outside of the blue half of Manchester cares?  Because Crystal Palace’s triumph was a classic FA Cup Final underdog story in one of the most thrilling and incident-packed finals in years. Eberechi Eze’s early strike secured the first major trophy in their long history and a place in the Europa League, their first serious taste of European competition. READ MORE ON PALACE’S INCREDIBLE FA CUP TRIUMPH Furious Pep Guardiola and Dean Henderson clash on pitch after Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph Dean Henderson reveals what he and Pep Guardiola said to each other in heated FA Cup final row Man City and Crystal Palace staff in furious touchline bust-up as they are forced apart in FA Cup final Dean Henderson saves penalty 10 minutes after he controversially escapes red card for FA Cup final moment of madness Keeper Dean Henderson repelled Omar Marmoush’s first-half penalty, just minutes after he should have been sent off for handling outside the box to rob Erling Haaland of the ball.  An extraordinary blunder from VAR Michael Salisbury allowed Henderson to stay on the pitch and the keeper took full advantage of his reprieve with a string of fine saves.  And as the red-and-blue army from south of the river sang their hearts out, Oliver Glasner’s men defended with purpose and passion to deny Pep Guardiola’s fallen four-in-a-row champions their last remaining chance of major silverware this season.  Kevin De Bruyne’s Wembley swansong fell flat as City simply ran out of ideas.  But Palace played with a sense of destiny. After 120 years in the professional game, and with the club claiming to have been around since 1861, their time had finally come. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS APEberechi Eze fires Crystal Palace into the lead[/caption] GettyEze celebrates his 16th minute opener[/caption] This is a seriously good Palace, who have been outstanding form the last six months, following a dismal start to the season.  Their defence is outstanding, midfielder Adam Wharton is a serious craftsman, wing-back Daniel Munoz is often unplayable and the flying front free of Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr are a counter-attacking tour de force. The pre-match build-up had been literally overshadowed by the Palace pyrotechnics, adding an acrid smell as the band of the Royal Marines parped away at God Save The King.  There was plenty of Palace royalty around – Prince William, Sir Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson among them.  City fans had unfurled a couple of banners saluting De Bruyne – and Guardiola even had the decency to select him the starting line-up, something he often didn’t do for big matches, even when the Belgian was in his pomp.  It was an attacking line-up from Guardiola – with semi-final man-of-the-match Mateo Kovacic injured, Rodri still out and Nico Gonzalez on the bench there was no obvious midield anchor man.  Crystal Palace ratings CRYSTAL PALACE secured their first ever trophy with a famous FA Cup final victory over Manchester City. The Eagles went into the match as underdogs but managed to nullify the former Treble winners with a spectacular defensive display. And at the heart of it was goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who could have been sent off for handling the ball outside the box before making the most of his reprieve. The goalkeeper went on to save a penalty from Omar Marmoush before producing a string of saves to keep Pep Guardiola’s men out. Here’s how SunSport’s Dan King rated the Crystal Palace players on the most famous day in the club’s history. Within three minutes De Bruyne’s cross was picking out Haaland at the back stick, Henderson thwarting his volley for his first excellent save of the afternoon.  After Josko Gvardiol’s header had forced another decent stop, City were boasting 88 per cent possession in the opening quarter of an hour. And then Palace scored on their first serious attack.   Chris Richards played a long ball into the centre circle where Mateta held it up, exchanged pass with Sarr and then located Daniel Munoz, charging down the right.  Dean Henderson got away with handling outside the box ReutersHenderson preve

THEIR heroic penalty-saving goalkeeper should never have been on the pitch. 

They were outplayed for the vast majority of the match and enjoyed little more than 20 per cent of possession. 

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