Manchester City's John Stones and Bernardo Silva lift the FA Cup trophy and celebrate after beating Chelsea in the final. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Manchester City won the FA Cup on Saturday, beating Chelsea 1-0 in ​the final with a deftly finished 72nd-minute goal from Antoine ‌Semenyo to complete an English cup double.

Ghana’s Semenyo turned ​and back-heeled the ball past Chelsea keeper ⁠Robert Sanchez from an Erling Haaland cross.

The goal sparked what had been a cautious game into life with both sides having chances in ‌the last 20 minutes, Rayan Cherki forcing a fine save from Sanchez and teammate Matheus Nunes ‌hitting the post.

It was City’s eighth ‌FA Cup triumph and followed victory in the League Cup in March. But it was a seventh domestic cup final defeat in a row for Chelsea, which had looked to the showpiece match for some relief after a turbulent season and two managerial changes.

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Enzo Fernandez, Joao Pedro and Liam ‌Delap all had chances to score for Chelsea in what, for ​long periods, was an even, if unexciting, clash.

Chelsea vs Manchester City player ratings (out of 10):

Chelsea: Robert Sanchez (7.0), Wesley Fofana (7.1), Levi Colwill (6.4), Jorrel Hato (6.6), Malo Gusto (6.5), Reece James (6.2), Moises Caicedo (6.4), Marc Cucurella (6.4), Cole Palmer (6.6), Enzo Fernandez (6.8), Joao Pedro (5.7)

Subs: Pedro Neto (6.3), Liam Delap (0), Alejandro Garnacho (0)

Manchester City: James Trafford (7.1), Matheus Nunes (7.5), Abdukodir Khusanov (7.3), Marc Guehi (7.8), Nico O’Reilly (7.6), Antoine Semenyo (7.6), Bernardo Silva (7.0), Rodri (6.9), Jeremy Doku (7.7), Omar Marmoush (6.3), Erling Haaland (7.8)

Subs: Rayan Cherki (7.0), Mateo Kovacic (6.3)

(With inputs from Reuters)

Published on May 16, 2026