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6th-tier Macclesfield stuns Crystal Palace in FA Cup upset

Why Macclesfield FC shock win over Crystal Palace is the biggest FA Cup upset of all time

Non-league side Macclesfield FC stunned Crystal Palace in the third round of the 2025/26 FA Cup, winning 2-1 at home in a result that sent shockwaves through English football.

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Biggest upset in FA Cup history as sixth-tier Macclesfield stun holders Palace

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Macclesfield make FA Cup history with win against holders Crystal Palace

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FA Cup third round: Rosenior's Chelsea cruise past Charlton

Charlton host Chelsea in FA Cup third round - listen to live commentary at top of page

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Defending Champion Crystal Palace Loses to 6th-Tier Macclesfield 2-1 in Massive FA Cup Upset

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Macclesfield pull off FA Cup’s greatest shock by knocking out holders Crystal Palace

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FA Cup third round: Watch live as Aston Villa 1-0 up at Tottenham, plus three more ties

Jordan Shipley scores the only goal to put Port Vale into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Fleetwood Town.

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FA Cup third round: Watch live as Spurs face Villa after Newcastle win on penalties

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FA Cup third round: Man City 4-0 up against Exeter, Middlesbrough leading at Fulham

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'What dreams are made of': Macclesfield owner revels in FA Cup giant-killing

Five years after buying the club from the ashes of a defunct team, Macclesfield owner Robert Smethurst said he would never in a million years have imagined his side springing arguably the greatest upset in FA Cup history when they knocked out holders Crystal Palace.

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Saturday Sundae: Barnes-Homer inspires classic Macclesfield Cup upset

Macclesfield's Matthew Barnes-Homer and Bradley Goldberg of Hastings are our men of the day for their FA Cup derring-do