Crystal Palace stun Manchester City to win FA Cup

Crystal Palace won the first major trophy in the club’s history with victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Eberechi Eze was Palace’s hero when he crowned a superb counter-attack by sweeping home Daniel Munoz’s cross after 16 minutes. City, meanwhile, endured a day of total frustration as they failed to win a trophy in a season for the first time since manager Pep Guardiola’s first campaign in charge in 2016-17.

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City book FA Cup Final spot with win over Forest

Manchester City displayed their big-game experience by brushing aside a luckless Nottingham Forest to reach a third successive FA Cup final. Pep Guardiola’s side set up a Wembley showpiece on 17 May against Crystal Palace thanks to goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol either side of half time at Wembley.

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Saar hits double as Palace down Villa to reach FA Cup Final

Crystal Palace outplayed Aston Villa as they reached the FA Cup final for only the third time with two brilliant goals by Ismaila Sarr and another by Eberechi Eze sealing a 3-0 victory at Wembley on Saturday. Palace’s fans, dreaming of a first major trophy in the south London club’s 119-year history, cranked up the volume from the first minute and were rewarded in thrilling fashion.

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Newcastle beat Liverpool to end 70-year trophy drought – Carabao Cup

Newcastle United secured their first domestic trophy for 70 years – and ended a wait for a major prize stretching back to 1969 – with a deserved Carabao Cup final win over Liverpool at Wembley. The Toon Army were sent into ecstasy as goals either side of half-time by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak but endured an anxious finish after a late Federico Chiesa strike during a lengthy spell of injury time gave Liverpool brief hope of a fightback.

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England demolish ten man Ireland to secure promotion

England sealed promotion to the UEFA Nations League top tier after a 5-0 win over Republic of Ireland. After a goalless first half, the game changed when England were awarded a penalty when Liam Scales brought down Jude Bellingham. Scales was sent off and Harry Kane scored the penalty. Anthony Gordon, Conor Gallagher, Jarrod Bowen and Taylor Harwood-Bellis also found themselves on the scoresheet.

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