Brilliant Semenyo flick sees off Chelsea to win City an eighth FA Cup
Antoine Semenyo scored a decisive goal to secure Manchester City a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the 2025/26 FA Cup final at Wembley. The win marks City's eighth FA Cup title and their third under manager Pep Guardiola. City also became the second club in history to win both domestic cups in the same season on two separate occasions.
- ▪Antoine Semenyo scored the winning goal by turning Erling Haaland's cross past Robert Sanchez in the 70th minute.
- ▪Manchester City have now won the FA Cup eight times, extending their record with a 122-year gap between their first (1904) and latest titles.
- ▪This is Pep Guardiola's 20th major trophy with City, including three FA Cups and a domestic cup double in the same season for the second time.
- ▪City previously achieved the domestic cup double in 2018/19, winning both the FA Cup and League Cup.
- ▪Chelsea applied pressure late in the game but failed to break through City's defense to equalize.
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