FA Cup final player ratings: Three 10/10s as Crystal Palace beat Man City in historic win | Football | Sport![]() Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 1-0 to clinch the club's first-ever major trophy in a historic FA Cup final on Saturday. Eberechi Eze's first-half finish on the end of a devastating counter-attack, and Omar Marmoush's missed penalty, inflicted back-to-back defeats in this match for Pep Guardiola's side. Express Sport runs through the player ratings from Wembley... Crystal Palace player ratings vs Man CityDean Henderson: 10 Fortunate to avoid a first-half red card, but his penalty save was the pièce de résistance of a heroic cup final performance. Chris Richards: 8 Sent the ball upfield to launch Palace's winning goal. Maxence Lacroix: 8 Kept City's ultra-attacking team at bay. Marc Guehi: 7 A captain's display before leaving the pitch on the hour mark with a head injury. Daniel Munoz: 10 He's sensational. Multiple crucial defensive actions at one end and assisted the winner with a pinpoint cross at the other. Adam Wharton: 7 Didn't see much of the ball, but played his part when he had the rare opportunity to move things along. Daichi Kamada: 6 He was dribbled past more than once and wasn't accurate with his passing, but played a central role in Palace's dream opener. Tyrick Mitchell: 6 Made a difference with several clearances and ball recoveries. Would have a higher rating had he not conceded a penalty with a sloppy challenge. Luckily, Marmoush missed. Ismaila Sarr: 5 Not near as impactful as his semi-final showing to down Aston Villa. Eberechi Eze: 10 A star built for the biggest stage. His 16th-minute goal will go down in Palace and English football history. Jean-Philippe Mateta: 7 Displayed unplayable hold-up abilities at times. Did his job. Man City player ratings vs Crystal PalaceStefan Ortega: 6 Didn't have much to do. Couldn't deny Eze. Manuel Akanji: 5 Too slow to stop Eze slotting home. Ruben Dias: 5 Passed the ball a lot. Josko Gvardiol: 7 Made nine clearances and nine ball recoveries. Let down by his team's attackers. Nico O'Reilly: 6 Won lots of his duels and looked a threat on the ball. Palace's goal came from a gaping void he left unoccupied, though. Kevin De Bruyne: 6 Created four chances, yet he will leave City with a whimper, compared to his previous successes. Bernardo Silva: 5 Unable to craft much of substance in a deeper midfield role. Savinho: 4 Completed three of 12 attempted crosses. Omar Marmoush: 2 He will have nightmares about his penalty miss. Only won three of 10 duels. Jeremy Doku: 7 City's best attacker on the day, but couldn't produce the moment they needed. Erling Haaland: 3 Invisible - and clearly not fit yet. Crystal Palace SubstitutesJefferson Lerma: 8 Replaced Marc Guehi at centre-back and did his part to fend off City. Eddie Nketiah: 6 Didn't need to make an impact. Will Hughes: N/A Wasn't on for long. He won't care. Man City SubstitutesClaudio Echeverri: 5 What a stage to make his City debut on. He could, maybe should, have scored the equaliser... Phil Foden: 6 The prospect of him not starting a match of this magnitude a year ago was unthinkable. Couldn't inspire a late show. Ilkay Gundogan: N/A. No FA Cup final heroics this year. Source link Posted: 2025-05-17 19:53:42 |
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