Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 145th FA Cup Final at Wembley, where Antoine Semenyo’s flick won the club its eighth FA Cup.
Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 145th FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 16 May 2026. It was the first time the two clubs had met in an FA Cup Final.
The Football Association inaugurated the competition in 1872, earlier than any league or international tournament in the game. The final moved to Cardiff from 2001 to 2006 while Wembley was rebuilt, and came back on 19 May 2007 to open the new ground.
The draw pairs clubs at random in every round, with no seeding. That is how the competition reaches from the Premier League down to non-league football.
City arrived in a record fourth consecutive final, and already held the season’s League Cup. Chelsea were playing their 17th final and had lost the last three they contested.
The only goal came in the 72nd minute. Erling Haaland crossed low from the right, and Antoine Semenyo, signed from Bournemouth in January, flicked the ball into the corner with his right boot.
City held on before a crowd of 83,337 to win their eighth FA Cup and complete the domestic cup double. Semenyo was named player of the match.