CRYSTAL PALACE are taking on Manchester City in a stunning FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium!
headed into the match on the back of a mixed season in the league, but have ended the campaign in good form.
Palace boss Oliver Glasner has had a huge impact on the side since his arrival at Selhurst Park in February 2024.
Glasner said ahead of the FA Cup final: “I’m very pleased. Not just with the improvements, but I think with the environment we have created here at the training ground and also in the club.
“We are very ambitious, everyone is working very hard to progress, and this is the main reason why we are where we are now at the end of the season.
“We are really settled in mid-table and looking at the teams in front of us more than looking at the teams who are behind us.
“We are also playing the FA Cup final and very pleased with what has happened in the last 15-16 months.”;;
Have Crystal Palace ever won a trophy?
Crystal Palace won the Second Division twice in their history – in 1979 and in 1994.
They have also been promoted via the playoffs four times – 1989, 1997, 2004 and in 2013.
However, what is considered a top-flight honour has eluded the club so far.
While the club have now reached three FA Cup finals, including taking to a replay in 1990.
United won 1-0 in the replay after the original clash ended in a 3-3 draw.
Before their final in 2025, the last time Palace were in an FA Cup final was in 2016.
Palace also played United that day, but lost 2-1 after extra-time in a match famed for
Winning the FA Cup today will send The Eagles into the Europe.
The last and only time they played in Europe was the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, but were knocked out in the third round to Turkish side Samsunspor.
