Manchester City wins FA Cup

Manchester City won the FA Cup on Saturday, beating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium as Antoine Semenyo’s second-half goal settled the final. The Football Association said Semenyo’s finish gave City their eighth FA Cup title. Reuters photographs from Wembley showed Semenyo celebrating with the trophy after the match. The result ended City’s run of losing the previous two FA Cup finals. An Associated Press preview before kickoff said City had been trying to halt a two-year losing streak in the competition’s showpiece match. Chelsea finished the day without a goal and with another defeat against City in a major domestic fixture. (thefa.com) ### How did the winning goal come? Antoine Semenyo scored in the 72nd minute, with multiple match reports saying his finish was the decisive moment of the game. The FA described it as a brilliant finish, while Reuters-based reports carried by other outlets said the Ghana forward turned and back-heeled the ball past Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from an Erling Haaland cross. (msn.com) Fox Sports listed the match as a 1-0 final on May 16, and live coverage from other outlets said City had also seen an earlier goal ruled out for offside. The Athletic’s live blog reported that Erling Haaland had a first-half tap-in disallowed after Matheus Nunes crossed. ### What does the result add to City’s season? (thefa.com) Manchester City’s win gave the club a second major trophy of the season, according to match reports published after the final. The victory also added another FA Cup to a club total that now stands at eight, the FA said. Reuters images from Wembley showed City players with the trophy on the pitch after full time. (foxsports.com) Manchester City’s own match report said Semenyo’s moment of magic was enough to secure the 2025-26 FA Cup. ### How did Chelsea arrive at this final? Chelsea entered the match as underdogs, according to a pre-match Yahoo Sports report that said City had not lost to Chelsea since the 2021 Champions League final. (jsonline.com) The same report described the 2025-26 final as another difficult test for Chelsea against a side that had repeatedly beaten them in recent meetings. (reutersconnect.com) The Guardian’s live coverage, cited in the user’s source material, said the match unfolded against a backdrop of scrutiny over Chelsea’s management. That left the club facing renewed questions after the defeat, though any decision on coaching changes was not confirmed in the sources reviewed. ### What comes next for both teams? (sports.yahoo.com) Manchester City’s official fixture list shows the club returning to Premier League play at Bournemouth on Tuesday, May 19. The Premier League schedule also lists City at home to Aston Villa on Sunday, May 24, in the final round of the season. Chelsea’s next league match is at home to Tottenham Hotspur on May 19, according to NBC Sports’ fixture list. (thefa.com) The final Premier League round is scheduled for May 24, with Chelsea away to Sunderland. (nbcsports.com) (mancity.com)