Antoine Semenyo's brilliant flick led Manchester City to a 1-0 victory over Chelsea, securing their eighth FA Cup title. The decisive goal came in the 70th minute at Wembley Stadium.
Key points
Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal of the match
Manchester City defeated Chelsea 1-0
The match took place at Wembley Stadium
This victory marks City's eighth FA Cup title
The goal was scored in the 70th minute
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Brilliant Semenyo flick sees off Chelsea to win City an eighth FA Cup
Brilliant Semenyo flick sees off Chelsea to win City an eighth FA Cup
A moment of magic from Antoine Semenyo was enough for City to beat Chelsea 1-0 and win the 2025/26 FA Cup at Wembley.
With 20 minutes remaining in a tight and tense final, the Ghana international instinctively turned Erling Haaland’s cross beyond Robert Sanchez for one of the great FA Cup final goals.
City weathered the Chelsea fightback to seal an eighth FA Cup in our history.
It’s also our third under Pep Guardiola, who has now reached 20 major trophies in his magnificent 10 years with the Club to date.
After claiming the League Cup earlier this season, we are now only the second club to win both domestic cups in the same season on two occasions - having previously done so in 2018/19.
We also extend our record for the longest timespan between our maiden FA Cup success and most recent to 122 years, having first won this competition in 1904.
The game in 250 words
A packed-out Wembley emerged from the pomp and circumstance before kick-off into an expectant and buoyant atmosphere.
Once the game began, City settled into familiar possession and carved out the game’s first opening seven minutes in but ’s goalwards flick didn’t quite have the requisite power to truly test Robert Sanchez.
Q&A
What was the final score of the Manchester City vs Chelsea FA Cup match?
The final score was Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.
Who scored the winning goal for Manchester City in the FA Cup final?
Antoine Semenyo scored the winning goal for Manchester City.
How many FA Cup titles has Manchester City won now?
With this victory, Manchester City has won a total of eight FA Cup titles.
When did Manchester City win their eighth FA Cup?
Manchester City won their eighth FA Cup on [insert date of the match], during the 2025/26 season.
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Chelsea sat back and soaked up pressure, seeking to catch us on the break through the pace of Joao Pedro.
City were not prepared to let them build up from the back, pressing high and nicking the ball off Reece James midway through the first half only for Erling Haaland’s cross to fly beyond Marmoush.
Our opponents grew into the game as it wore on and were perhaps the better team by the break.
We started the second half at lightning pace and could have opened the scoring two minutes in when Antoine Semenyo leapt to meet a cross but couldn’t keep his header down.
Chelsea came back punching and a Rodri goalline clearance was required to prevent Moises Caicedo’s header from putting them one up.
The two sides then gave as good as they got, until a moment of Semenyo magic broke the deadlock and sent the sky blue half of Wembley wild.
With Haaland released in the inside right channel, Semenyo drifted inwards and could only respond instinctively to the low cross, turning it in from a seemingly impossible angle.
Chelsea didn’t take the result lying down, but a stubborn City defence saw out the 90 minutes to spark further celebrations.
Antoine Semenyo - The winger was a threat throughout the afternoon, running at his marker Marc Cucurella at every opportunity.
His running power and thoughts only of finding the most direct route to goal have proven him to be a nightmare for defenders up and down the country all season.
He carved out a couple of fine openings for himself, as well as attempting to tee up his team-mates.
All of that pales into insignificance when you consider the match winning moment.
Reacting at great speed to a ball fired at him, it takes not only great skill but a confidence in your own abilities that comes from the incredible campaign he’s had.
Having only signed for City in January, Semenyo has already earned himself hero status with the fans for such a decisive moment in a showpiece occasion.
20 up!
As he approaches the end of his tenth campaign at City, Pep Guardiola has now led us to a magnificent 20 major honours.
This success marks his third FA Cup to go alongside six Premier League titles, five League Cups, three Community Shields and one of each when it comes to the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
The Catalan has long been our most successful manager and continues to forge new ground with a whole host of records in English football.
Player reaction
The thoughts of a member of our squad will follow shortly…
What it means
City win an eighth FA Cup in our history and a third under Pep Guardiola.
We go straight back into Premier League action, heading to Bournemouth for our penultimate game of the season on Tuesday. Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is 19:30 (UK).
Pep and his players know we most likely need to win both remaining matches if we’re to stand a chance of lifting a seventh Premier League title in 10 years.
