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Manchester City beat Chelsea to win 8th FA Cup title
16 May 2026

Manchester City have won the FA Cup for the eighth time, defeating Chelsea 1-0 in a closely contested final at the Wembley Syadoum on Saturday.

The match was decided by Antoine Semenyo's brilliant goal, his 10th since joining City from Bournemouth in January.

The victory also marks City's second domestic cup double under manager Pep Guardiola, having previously achieved this feat in the 2018-19 season.

Semenyo's goal hands City another FA Cup title
Match details

The final was a hard-fought battle with few clear chances. Chelsea appealed for at least one penalty due to a foul by Abdukodir Khusanov, but their efforts were thwarted.

The match was decided when Erling Haaland made a sharp turn away from Wesley Fofana and passed to Bernardo Silva.

Silva then returned the ball to Haaland, who crossed it into the box where Semenyo skillfully flicked it past goalkeeper Robert Sanchez with his right heel.

Chelsea fail to find the back of the net
Match highlights

Despite Chelsea's attempts to limit City's scoring, they failed to find the back of the net in their fifth consecutive Wembley final.

The Blues came close with Moises Caicedo's header being cleared off the line by Rodri and Enzo Fernandez's effort being flicked onto the roof of the net.

However, City finished strongly with Matheus Nunes's shot hitting the post and Rayan Cherki's effort being well saved by Sanchez.

Guardiola lifts his 3rd FA Cup trophy with Man City
Manager's perspective

Guardiola has now added a 20th trophy to his collection at City.

Meanwhile, this was his 3rd FA Cup win as City's manager (also 2022-23 and 2018-19).

Guardiola had reached his 4th successive FA Cup final and 5th in total.

The victory also means that City are now level with Chelsea, Liverpool, and Spurs on eight FA Cups each. Only Arsenal (14) and Manchester United (13) have won more.