Man City and Crystal Palace staff in furious touchline bust-up as they are forced apart in FA Cup final
TEMPERS boiled over on the Wembley benches with Manchester City and Crystal Palace staff squaring up. Wembley security were forced to calm the situation midway through the second half of the FA Cup final. BBCMembers of the Palace and City benches squared up during the FA Cup final[/caption] BBCThe incident occurred midway through the second half at Wembley[/caption] BBCSecurity was forced to step in as tempers boiled over[/caption] Palace’s Daniel Munoz saw his strike ruled out for offside with the Eagles leading 1-0. But it was an incident involving Marc Guehi that appeared to have the City medical staff incensed. The defender went down with what appeared to be an eye injury, before being substituted shortly after the disallowed goal. City’s head of sports medicine Max Sala was seen roaring in the direction of the Palace bench. He went face-to-face with Eagles assistant manager Paddy McCarthy, before security was forced to intervene. City boss Pep Guardiola was seen helping usher Sala back to his seat on the bench. One stunned fan wrote on X: “The Crystal Palace and Man City medical teams are squaring up to each other. I’ve seen it all now.” Another joked: “Who’s on standby if the medics need medics?” BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK And a third commented: “This is why we love football.” Palace went on to win the FA Cup for the very first time in their history – as well as booking their spot in their debut European campaign. Oliver Glasner’s side had just 22 per cent possession after the 90 minutes, but stunned City with their counter-attacking skill. Eberechi Eze smashed in following a lightning-quick counter from the underdogs. And Dean Henderson later saved a penalty from Omar Marmoush – with Erling Haaland passing on the chance to take it. Palace held on to claim a first-ever domestic trophy, leaving City without silverware this term. 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. Man City ratings MANCHESTER CITY were stunned by Crystal Palace at Wembley, condemning Pep Guardiola to a first trophyless season in eight years. Eberechi Eze netted the only goal of the game to leave the Eagles quite literally ‘Glad All over’. And as much as City huffed and puffed they were unable to hit the back of the net, mainly thanks to the fine form of Dean Henderson. The Palace goalkeeper could have been sent off for handling the ball outside the box, but made the most of seeing only a free kick given against him. Here’s how SunSport’s Martin Blackburn rated the Manchester City stars on one of their more forgettable trips to Wembley.
TEMPERS boiled over on the Wembley benches with Manchester City and Crystal Palace staff squaring up.
Wembley security were forced to calm the situation midway through the second half of the FA Cup final.
Palace’s Daniel Munoz saw his strike ruled out for offside with the Eagles leading 1-0.
But it was an incident involving Marc Guehi that appeared to have the City medical staff incensed.
The defender went down with what appeared to be an eye injury, before being substituted shortly after the disallowed goal.
City’s head of sports medicine Max Sala was seen roaring in the direction of the Palace bench.
He went face-to-face with Eagles assistant manager Paddy McCarthy, before security was forced to intervene.
City boss Pep Guardiola was seen helping usher Sala back to his seat on the bench.
One stunned fan wrote on X: “The Crystal Palace and Man City medical teams are squaring up to each other. I’ve seen it all now.”
Another joked: “Who’s on standby if the medics need medics?”
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And a third commented: “This is why we love football.”
Palace went on to win the FA Cup for the very first time in their history – as well as booking their spot in their debut European campaign.
Oliver Glasner’s side had just 22 per cent possession after the 90 minutes, but stunned City with their counter-attacking skill.
Eberechi Eze smashed in following a lightning-quick counter from the underdogs.
And Dean Henderson later saved a penalty from Omar Marmoush – with Erling Haaland passing on the chance to take it.
Palace held on to claim a first-ever domestic trophy, leaving City without silverware this term.
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.
Man City ratings
MANCHESTER CITY were stunned by Crystal Palace at Wembley, condemning Pep Guardiola to a first trophyless season in eight years.
Eberechi Eze netted the only goal of the game to leave the Eagles quite literally ‘Glad All over’.
And as much as City huffed and puffed they were unable to hit the back of the net, mainly thanks to the fine form of Dean Henderson.
The Palace goalkeeper could have been sent off for handling the ball outside the box, but made the most of seeing only a free kick given against him.
