Man City defeat Chelsea to win FA Cup
Manchester City earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea to win the 2025-26 FA Cup trophy at Wembley on Saturday.
It was another heartbreaking final for Chelsea as they lost their consecutive FA Cup final at Wembley.
Interim coach Calum McFarlane opted for the same lineup that played a 1-1 draw against Liverpool with Levi Colwill and Reece James keeping their places in the team.
Pep Guardiola handed second choice goalkeeper James Trafford a place in the lineup while Rodri made a return from injury to start as Rayan Cherki dropped to the bench.
The first half ended goalless but Antoine Semenyo produced a moment of brilliance to break the deadlock in the 72nd minute to give Man City the lead.
The Ghanaian forward finished off Erling Haaland’s pass with a sublime backheel finish to send the Man City fans into wild jubilations at Wembley.
Chelsea rallied to find their way back into the game but they failed to find the target as Man City held on to win their 20th trophy under Pep Guardiola.
The Cityzens also ended their losing run in the FA Cup final after losing the last two editions to Manchester United and Crystal Palace respectively.
For Chelsea their poor run of form continued with their seventh consecutive defeat at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola’s men have now won the two domestic trophies in England after beating Arsenal 2-1 in the Carabao Cup.
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Stats From Chelsea vs Man City FA Cup Final
32 – Bernardo Silva has ended on the winning side in 89% of his FA Cup appearances for Manchester City (32/36).
That is the best win ratio of any Premier League player to play 20+ games in the FA Cup since 1992-93.
20 – Antoine Semenyo’s goal today was his 20th of the season – the most ever by a Ghanaian for a Premier League team in all competitions in one season, overtaking Tony Yeboah’s 19 in 1995-96 for Leeds.
Chelsea became the first side to lose four consecutive FA Cup final appearances since Leicester between 1949 and 1969.
Reece James became just the second player to play in four FA Cup finals and lost them all, along with Paul Bracewell.
Pep Guardiola is the first ever manager to win 3+ English league titles (6), 3+ European Cup/Champions League titles (3), 3+ English FA Cups (3) and 3+ English League Cups (5).
100% – Manchester City in 2025-26 are the first team in history to win every single match across both the FA Cup (6/6) and League Cup (6/6) in a single season. Domesticated.
