Friday Jun 12, 2026
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Manchester City players celebrate with the FA Cup trophy
Antoine Semenyo produced one of the great Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) final goals with an audacious back-flick that sealed Manchester City’s 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley.
Semenyo illuminated a largely scrappy final late in the second half as he improvised a sublime finish to caress Erling Haaland’s cross into the net on Saturday.
The Ghanaian winger’s moment of magic was enough to clinch City’s eighth FA Cup triumph, and their second piece of silverware this season after the League Cup final win over Arsenal in March.
Semenyo joins Ricky Villa, Michael Owen, Roberto Di Matteo, and Steven Gerrard among the ranks of iconic FA Cup final goalscorers.
Ironically, the 26-year-old – an inspired signing from Bournemouth in the January window – was born just a stone’s throw from Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge home in west London.
The third FA Cup success of Guardiola’s reign ended City’s run of two successive defeats in the final against Crystal Palace and Manchester United.
His attention will turn back to City’s slender hopes of making it 21 pieces of silverware with a miracle in the Premier League title race.
City, on a 21-game unbeaten domestic run, will be five points behind leaders Arsenal, if the Gunners beat relegated Burnley at home today.
