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FA Cup | Final
May 17, 2025 at 4.30pm UK
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Crystal Palace
1 - 0
Man City

Eze (16')
Henderson (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)

O'Reilly (66'), Silva (75'), Dias (82'), De Bruyne (85'), Echeverri (90+4')

The Match

Match Report

Crystal Palace win the first major domestic trophy in their history after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

Team News

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of the FA Cup final with Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Crystal Palace

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Spurs 0-2 Crystal Palace
Sunday, May 11 at 2.15pm in Premier League

Manchester City

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Southampton 0-0 Man City
Saturday, May 10 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 61.76%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 17.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.81%) and 0-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.6%), while for a Crystal Palace win it was 2-1 (4.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.

Result
Crystal PalaceDrawManchester City
17.69% (0.012 0.01)20.55% (0.424 0.42)61.76% (-0.433 -0.43)
Both teams to score 55.69% (-1.488 -1.49)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.58% (-1.962 -1.96)40.42% (1.964 1.96)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.2% (-2.048 -2.05)62.79% (2.049 2.05)
Crystal Palace Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.71% (-1.167 -1.17)36.29% (1.168 1.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.92% (-1.202 -1.2)73.07% (1.203 1.2)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.41% (-0.72099999999999 -0.72)12.59% (0.722 0.72)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.33% (-1.514 -1.51)38.67% (1.516 1.52)
Score Analysis
    Crystal Palace 17.69%
    Manchester City 61.76%
    Draw 20.55%
Crystal PalaceDrawManchester City
2-1 @ 4.86% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-0 @ 4.63% (0.27 0.27)
2-0 @ 2.35% (0.066 0.07)
3-2 @ 1.7% (-0.104 -0.1)
3-1 @ 1.64% (-0.053 -0.05)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 17.69%
1-1 @ 9.6% (0.302 0.3)
2-2 @ 5.04% (-0.142 -0.14)
0-0 @ 4.57% (0.4 0.4)
3-3 @ 1.18% (-0.108 -0.11)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 20.55%
1-2 @ 9.94% (0.038 0.04)
0-2 @ 9.81% (0.342 0.34)
0-1 @ 9.47% (0.583 0.58)
1-3 @ 6.87% (-0.169 -0.17)
0-3 @ 6.78% (0.05 0.05)
1-4 @ 3.56% (-0.192 -0.19)
0-4 @ 3.51% (-0.074 -0.07)
2-3 @ 3.48% (-0.2 -0.2)
2-4 @ 1.8% (-0.158 -0.16)
1-5 @ 1.48% (-0.124 -0.12)
0-5 @ 1.46% (-0.072 -0.07)
Other @ 3.61%
Total : 61.76%

How you voted: Crystal Palace vs Man City

Crystal Palace
37.4%
Draw
10.2%
Manchester City
52.5%
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