FA Cup final, Manchester City 0-0 Chelsea

sportsMay 16, 2026951,449

Manchester City and Chelsea played to a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup final at Wembley, with Erling Haaland's strike ruled out for offside. VAR rejected Chelsea's penalty appeal after Joao Pedro went down under a challenge from an Uzbekistan international, leaving the Blues without a spot kick. Those key VAR rulings dominated the contest's decisive moments and underscored how officials shaped the final's outcome.

Philippe Auclair

@philippeauclair.bsky.social

Best thing about this FA Cup final is that it's over.

27424d ago

Brian O'Halloran11

Gutted that a super localised black hole didn't open up in Wembley. Football would have been the winner.

GrumpyInFrance7

It’s simple math that 115>74

Matt Liberti6

It was a really good finish. And smart to block Cucurella from an offside position. Otherwise, I can't remember a single thing that happened other than Khusanov's trademark pulls from behind.

tomwatty.bsky.social5

As someone else elegantly said.. city, the lance Armstrong of the prem

Kazimierz Kapusniak3

It’s no 2007 cup final though, undisputed king of dreadful cup finals.

Nick of the Northbank3

Ironically from a Machiavellian POV Arsenal fans needed to go to extra time but I agree with you!

ubergreeny3

It's a problem when no prem team takes the cup seriously. Relegation-threatened teams focus on staying up. Mid-table teams focus on getting into Europe. Top teams focus on getting into the CL. As such, most commonly, the big teams with the strongest squads do well by default

Ian Herbert3

The 3pm kick off preventing evening meal arrangements being jeopardised is a major plus…🙂

smithtommy.bsky.social2

Even as a city fan I agree!

Mondo2

A game that will go down in the anals of history.

Mikehausen ⚒️2

Modern football has peaked when both teams have an asterisk

barry novibes2

i thought it was a really good game. at least chelsea turned up. wasn't virtually a walkover like the league cup final.

@laythy29

@laythy29.bsky.social

FA Cup final score: Chelsea (fined £47m over secret payments) 0-1 Manchester City (still awaiting 115 charges to be heard after three years) Ah, the magic of the cup

17724d ago

Tom Dollar2

Just another trophy to be taken away from them when theyre found guilty.

Daily Cannon

@dailycannon.com

Weird to have no winner of this year's FA Cup, but there you go.

8724d ago

ProdnoseAsWas

@lordshortcake.bsky.social

An FA Cup Final that will live in the memory for years. Well, not years - possibly months. Maybe weeks. Days. Actually, what were we talking about? #FACup

6224d ago

David McWeeney

@abhoysvoice.bsky.social

After watching that #Celticfc game... Quite the change of pace to switch over to the "Showcase game" in English football, being the FA Cup final. My God, what an absolute soul-less spectacle the game in England is. Every club has the same 4 songs/chants. Fans almost irrelevant to it all. Just 💸

5024d ago

Andrew5

What happens when you give 1/3rd of league automatic European places and everyone gets £125m just for turning up. Bored rigid of English football. Produces half a dozen exciting games a year.

EastStandUpper

@eaststandupper.bsky.social

Can’t think of a less interesting Cup Final than between two lab-grown petro cheats…

4424d ago

MELLY4

Normally football is nice to have on while I’m doing my hair but as that’s the only option today, I’ve gone for season 1 of The Office.

Maff3

Currently re-irked by a) Guehi not being cup tied b) them both being allowed to play in blue

Neil Grayson2

Should’ve been us losing there today 😄

andylimb.bsky.social2

My son suggested abandoning the match and just putting an asterisk in the list of winners. For once, I agree with him. #FACup

The Athletic | Football

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

Antoine Semenyo’s delightful flick proves the difference for Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Victory in 2026 comes almost eight years since his debut in the competition - a 2-0 first-round win over Metropolitan Police.

4124d ago

Mike Goodman

@themlg.bsky.social

Part of the reason the FA Cup final sucked is that neither team would consider their season a success for having won it.

3424d ago

Men in Blazers Media Network

@meninblazers.bsky.social

Marc Guehi has won the FA Cup twice, with different teams, and been on the receiving end of the biggest upset in the competition's history 🤯 All of the space of a year 😲

3824d ago

Sir Vegan Dave from Skem

@davefromskem.bsky.social

Apparently it's FA Cup final day How bad is it that its not an exciting day Looks at the teams...financial cheats Chelsea v Clearly cheating Man City What a win hey. 2 examples of what makes football pointless in what xhould bd a fair competitive sport.

3324d ago

Hoppo3

Was only thinking just now about how little buzz there is around it. Couldn't care less who wins

Macdoon2

Football is crap now, the two most corrupt teams in the League at Wembley and VAR ruining the game as a spectacle!

Yakhunt

@yakhunt.net

Can't watch Man City lift the FA Cup if the TV is on fire in the garden.

3224d ago

🪭LINA لينا

@agirlcalledlina.bsky.social

I feel about these two as I do about the fa cup final teams

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2724d ago

The TV Room

@thetvroom.com

🟥 REWIND | The late 80s/early 90s BBC Sport ident made an appearance at the start of today's FA Cup coverage...as did Des.

2524d ago

Jon Brigden

@briggysmalls.bsky.social

So many empty seats at the FA Cup final. It’s one thing me not caring about the outcome of a game featuring two teams I despise. But it’s quite another for supporters of either team not to be up for the possibility of watching their team win major silverware.

2324d ago

tsiegord.bsky.social2

Both fairly empty, soulless institutions

Tara

@theblueststar.bsky.social

39 years ago, Keith Houchen scored one of the greatest goals which helped Coventry City to win the FA Cup.

2024d ago

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