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2016 FA Cup final

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The2016 FA Cup finalwas anassociation footballmatch betweenCrystal PalaceandManchester Unitedon 21 May 2016 atWembley StadiuminLondon,England, organised bythe Football Association(FA). It marked the135th finalof theFootball Association Challenge Cup(FA Cup) and was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition. It was Manchester United's first FA Cup final appearance since2007,when they lost 1–0 toChelsea.Crystal Palace were playing their second FA Cup final, the previous occasion beingin 1990,when they lost to Manchester United after areplayfollowing a 3–3 draw in the first match.

2016 FA Cup Final
Wembley Stadium
The match was played at Wembley Stadium.
Event2015–16 FA Cup
Crystal Palace Manchester United
1 2
Afterextra time
Date21 May 2016(2016-05-21)
VenueWembley Stadium,London
Man of the MatchWayne Rooney(Manchester United)
RefereeMark Clattenburg(County Durham)
Attendance88,619
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Mark Clattenburg,fromConsett,County Durham,was therefereefor the match, which was played in front of 88,619 spectators. The first half was goalless although Clattenburg was the subject of some controversy when he awarded Crystal Palace afree kickinstead of playingadvantageafter Manchester United'sChris Smallingwas adjudged to havefouledConnor Wickham.After coming on as a second-halfsubstitute,Jason Puncheongave Crystal Palace the lead when he scored from close range pastDavid de Geain the Manchester United goal. The lead lasted three minutes beforeJuan Mata's deflectedvolleybeatWayne Hennessey,the Crystal Palace goalkeeper. Regular time ended with a scoreline of 1–1, sending the final intoextra time.Just before the interval in the additional period, Smalling wassent offafter receiving a secondyellow card,becoming the fourth player to be dismissed in an FA Cup final.Jesse Lingard,who had been brought on to replace Mata close to the end of regular time, then shot from distance, sending the ball into the top corner of the Crystal Palace goal to give Manchester United a 2–1 victory, and their twelfth FA Cup.

Manchester United'sWayne Rooneywas named asman of the match.The victory wasLouis van Gaal's only trophy as Manchester United'smanagerand he was sacked two days after the final, to be replaced byJosé Mourinho.By winning the final, Manchester United qualified for both the2016 FA Community Shieldand the group stage of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Background

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TheFA Cupis an annualknockout tournamentinvolving professional and amateur men'sfootballclubs in theEnglish football league system.[1]It is the world's oldest football cup competition.[2][3]The 2016 final was the 135th final to be played since it was first held in 1872.[2]

In the two league matches between the sides during the regular season, the fixture atSelhurst Parkin London in October 2015 ended in a goalless draw while the game atOld Traffordthe following April ended in a 2–0 victory to Manchester United.[4]Crystal Palace's top scorer during the regular season wasDwight Gaylewho had scored 7 goals in 11 appearances in all competitions, while three players –Yannick Bolasie,Yohan CabayeandConnor Wickham– had 6 each.[5]Anthony Martialwas Manchester United's leading scorer, with 17 goals, including 2 in the FA Cup, followed byWayne Rooneyon 15 (also 2 in the FA Cup).[6]Manchester United went into the final with a record of 11 wins from 18 FA Cup finals, one behindArsenalin both FA Cup wins and FA Cup Final appearances.[7]United last played a finalin 2007,the first at the new Wembley, where they lost 1–0 after extra time toChelsea.Their last title victory wasin 2004,a 3–0 win againstMillwallatCardiff'sMillennium Stadium.[7][8]Crystal Palace's only previous FA Cup final was the1990 final,which they lost to Manchester United after a replay when the first match had ended in a 3–3 draw.[8]

Route to the final

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Main article:2015–16 FA Cup

Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace's route to the final
Round Opposition Score
3rd Southampton(A) 2–1
4th Stoke City(H) 1–0
5th Tottenham Hotspur(A) 1–0
6th Reading(A) 2–0
SF Watford(N) 2–1
Key:(H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue.

As aPremier Leagueteam, Crystal Palace started their campaign in the third round. There, they were drawn against fellow Premier League teamSouthamptonaway atSt Mary's Stadiumon 9 January 2016. Crystal Palace took the lead whenJoel Wardscored in the 29th minute from aJason Puncheonpass. Six minutes after half time,Oriol Romeuequalised for Southampton followingCuco Martina'ssavedshot. Midway through the second half,Wilfried Zaharestored Crystal Palace's lead, scoring with avolleyafter the Southampton goalkeeperMaarten Stekelenburghad kept out Puncheon's shot. No further goals were scored and the match ended 2–1 to Crystal Palace.[9]In the fourth round, Crystal Palace hosted anothertop-flightteam inStoke Cityat Selhurst Park on 30 January. Zaha scored in the first half after beating the Stoke City defence, striking the ball pastJakob Haugaardfor the only goal of the game. The visiting side had made eight changes to their team from their previous league match, prompting their managerMark Hughesto say "We were a little bit stretched, we had a number of players unavailable."[10]

In the fifth round, Crystal Palace were drawn against their third consecutive Premier League opposition, meetingTottenham Hotspuron 21 February away atWhite Hart Lane.Although Tottenham Hotspur had a number of chances to score, including two shots fromHarry Kanewhich were saved byWayne HennesseyandDele Allistriking both goalposts with a shot, Crystal Palace secured a 1–0 victory.Martin Kellyscored his first goal since 2011 in first-halfstoppage timefrom close range after receiving the ball from Zaha. The win meant Crystal Palace advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since the1994–95 competition.[11]There, they had their first game against a lower-division team, facingChampionshipsideReadingat theMadejski Stadiumon 11 March. Although Crystal Palace dominated possession, the first half ended goalless. With five minutes of the game remaining, Reading defenderJake Cooperwassent offafter receiving a secondyellow card,fouling Bolasie and conceding apenaltywhich was scored by Cabaye.Fraizer Campbellsecured the win with a goal from close range four minutes into stoppage time. Crystal Palace won 2–0 and progressed to the semi-final for the first time in 21 years.[12]

On 24 April, Crystal Palace facedWatfordatWembley Stadium,aneutral venue,in a repeat of the2013 Football League Championship play-off final.Bolasie gave Crystal Palace an early lead when he headed the ball into the Watford goal afterDamien Delaneyflicked on acornerfrom Cabaye. Watford'sÉtienne Capouewas stretchered off the pitch in the 30th minute following a tangle with Bolasie. Ten minutes into the second half,Troy Deeneyequalised for Watford when he scored with a header fromJosé Manuel Jurado's corner. Six minutes later, Crystal Palace retook the lead when Wickham convertedPape Souaré's cross to make it 2–1 which remained the final score.[13]

Manchester United

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Manchester United's route to the final
Round Opposition Score
3rd Sheffield United(H) 1–0
4th Derby County(A) 3–1
5th Shrewsbury Town(A) 3–0
6th
Replay 		West Ham United(H)
West Ham United (A) 		1–1
2–1
SF Everton(N) 2–1
Key:(H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue.

As a Premier League team, Manchester United also entered 2015–16 FA Cup in the third round, hostingSheffield UnitedofLeague Oneat Old Trafford on 9 January 2016.SubstituteMemphis Depaywas fouled in second-half stoppage time byDean Hammondfor a penalty kick, from which Rooney scored the only goal of the match. ManagerLouis van Gaalwas under pressure for Manchester United's poor form prior to the match.[14]In the fourth round, Manchester United travelled toPride Parkto playDerby Countywho were in aplay-off placein the Championship. Rooney scored the first goal in the 16th minute from outside thepenalty area,butGeorge Thorneequalised eight minutes before half time. Midway though the second half,Daley Blindrestored Manchester United's lead, scoring with a low strike fromJesse Lingard's cross.Juan Mata's 83rd-minute goal after a run from Martial secured a 3–1 victory for Manchester United and relieved Van Gaal of further pressure; it was the first time in 15 games that the team won by a margin of more than one goal.[15]

West Ham United and Manchester United players entering the field for their FA Cup replay

On 22 February, Manchester United played the fifth round againstShrewsbury Town,who were in 21st position in League One, away atNew Meadow.Chris Smallingopened the scoring for Manchester United with his first goal in the FA Cup eight minutes before half-time. Mata doubled their advantage in first-half stoppage time with a directfree kickbefore Lingard confirmed a 3–0 win just after the hour mark, convertingAnder Herrera's pass. Manchester United were forced to play with only ten players for the final fourteen minutes of the match afterWill Keanecame off injured and no substitutes remained.[16]Manchester United hosted their sixth-round match against top-flight opponentsWest Ham Unitedon 13 March. The visitors took the lead midway through the second half afterDimitri Payet's 30-yard (27 m) free kick beatDavid de Geain the Manchester United goal. With seven minutes remaining, the hosts equalised when Martial scored from a cross from Herrera, ending the match 1–1. Due to the draw, areplaywas required.[17]This took place the following month at theBoleyn Ground,the final FA Cup match at the ground. After a goalless first half,Marcus Rashfordgave Manchester United the lead in the 54th minute when he curled a shot pastDarren Randolph,the West Ham United goalkeeper, into the top corner of the net.Marouane Fellainimade it 2–0 midway through the second half, scoring from Martial's cross. West Ham halved the deficit in the 79th minute whenJames Tomkinsscored with a header. Although West Ham dominated the closing stages, including having a goal byCheikhou Kouyatédisallowed, the match ended 2–1 to Manchester United.[18]

On 23 April, Manchester United facedEvertonat Wembley, a neutral venue, in the semi-finals. Fellaini gave Manchester United the lead in the 34th minute when he scored from close range against his former team. After the interval,Timothy Fosu-Mensahfouled Everton'sRoss Barkley,but de Gea savedRomelu Lukaku's subsequent penalty kick. With 15 minutes to go, Everton substituteGerard Deulofeusent in a cross which was deflected into Manchester United's goal off Smalling for anown goalwhich levelled the score. Three minutes into stoppage time, Herrera set up Martial who struck the ball past the Everton goalkeeperJoel Roblesto secure a 2–1 win for Manchester United and progression to a record-breaking 19th FA Cup final.[19]

A bomb scare at Old Trafford on the final day of the Premier League on 15 May meant that Manchester United's final league game, againstBournemouth,was postponed and rearranged for 17 May. This left Manchester United with four days to prepare for the final, two days fewer than Crystal Palace.[20]

Match

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Pre-match

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Therefereefor the final wasMark ClattenburgfromConsett,County Durham,who wasassistedbyJohn Brooksand Andrew Halliday. Thefourth officialwasNeil SwarbrickwhileMichael Salisburyacted as thereserve assistant referee.[21]The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by both theBBC,providing free-to-air coverage onMatch of the Day,andBT Sportacting as the pay TV alternative.[22]Each club received an allocation of 28,780 tickets. This was an increase on previous seasons from 71% of available seats for supporters of the two opposing teams to 80%. All ticket prices were also reduced by £5 each.[22]An inaugural tournament was held on 7 May in which a fan of each of the 64 teams who reached the third round competed in a knock-out football video game tournament in rooms around Wembley Stadium. The prize was tickets to the actual final.[23]The financial prize for winning the FA Cup Final was £1.8million while the runners-up would receive £900,000.[22]Manchester United were considered clear favourites to win the final, both in the media and by bookmakers.[24][25][26]

Ahead ofkick-off,Tinie Tempahperformed alongsideThe Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choirbefore the sides were presented toPrince William, Duke of Cambridge.[27][28]Thenational anthemwas sung byKaren Harding.[24]Van Gaal made two changes to his starting line-up from the side that competed in his side's previous match, the last league game against Bournemouth:Marcos Rojoand Fellaini came in forCameron Borthwick-Jacksonand Lingard, the latter dropping to the substitutes' bench.[29]Crystal Palace's managerAlan Pardewrecalled six players to his starting eleven: Zaha, Hennessey,Scott Dann,Bolasie, Cabaye and Wickham returned while Puncheon and Gayle were listed as substitutes.[29]Manchester United lined up in a4–1–4–1 formationwithMichael Carrickplaying as a defensive midfielder and Rashford the sole striker. Their opposition adopted a4–2–3–1 formation,with Wickham playing up front on his own.[29]

Summary

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First half

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Mark Clattenburg was the match referee.

After a slight delay resulting from the overrunning pre-match entertainment, Crystal Palace kicked off around 5:30p.m. on 21 May 2016 in front of 88,619 spectators.[24][28]In the third minute, Crystal Palace won the first corner of the match but Cabaye'sset piecewas easily caught by de Gea. Manchester United won their first corner four minutes later, and Mata's eventual cross was cleared byMile Jedinakahead of Fellaini. This was followed by a series of corners for Manchester United, but none could be converted, culminating in Fellaini heading wide from Blind's pass in the tenth minute. Rooney then struck a shot from distance; the ball took a deflection off Dann but was gathered by Hennessey at the second attempt after he initially fumbled it.[24]In the 17th minute, Crystal Palace counter-attacked and Wickham was brought down by Smalling – Wickham got up and ran on with the ball and scored past de Gea but Clattenburg had declined to play theadvantage,disallowed the goal and showed Smalling the first yellow card of the game. De Gea was forced to tip the ball over the crossbar from the resulting free kick from Cabaye.[30]

In the 22nd minute, Mata received the ball from Fellaini and his low shot from the edge of the Crystal Palace penalty area was saved by Hennessey. Three minutes later, Fellaini's header took a deflection off Jedinak and passed just wide of the Crystal Palace goal. Bolasie's long-range shot was saved by de Gea before Wickham struck the ball wide of Manchester United's goal. Zaha then played in a cross which Wickham was unable to reach. With twelve minutes of the first half remaining, Rashford made a run down the right wing and crossed the ball to Martial whose first-time shot was cleared by a diving Ward. Within two minutes, Zaha won the ball from Blind but was tackled by Rooney, and Clattenburg denied Crystal Palace's appeal for a penalty.[31]In the 38th minute, Carrick's shot from 25 yards (23 m) went high over the Crystal Palace bar and two minutes later, Rojo fouled Ward and became the second Manchester United player to be booked. Mata was then shown the yellow card for a high and late tackle on Souaré before Clattenburg brought the half to a close.[30][32]

Second half

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Neither side made any changes to their personnel during the interval and Manchester United kicked off the second half. Within two minutes, Dann fouled Rashford and became the first Crystal Palace player to be booked. In the 52nd minute, Rashford flicked the ball to Fellaini whose shot from inside the Crystal Palace penalty area struck the crossbar with Hennessey stationary in the goal.[30][33]Two minutes later, Cabaye's free kick from the right side of the pitch deflected off Smalling's head and found Jedinak whose shot went high over the Manchester United goal.[30][34]Martial's 61st-minute header from anAntonio Valenciacross struck the Crystal Palace goalpost before Delaney was booked for a foul on Rojo. The Manchester United player could not continue and was replaced byMatteo Darmianin the 66th minute.[34]Rashford then went down with a knee injury after being involved in a clash with Zaha: unable to play on, he was substituted forAshley Young,while Crystal Palace made their first change of the afternoon with Puncheon coming on for Cabaye.[35][36]

In the 77th minute, Crystal Palace won a corner which was taken by Puncheon. The ball was headed clear by Fellaini and fell to Ward whose high cross-field pass found Puncheon on the left-hand side of the Manchester United penalty area. He controlled the ball before striking it with his left foot past de Gea to give Crystal Palace the lead. Manchester United equalised three minutes later through Mata. Rooney made a 30-yard (27 m) run before sending in a cross which Fellaini passed to Mata. His volley took a deflection off Ward and passed Hennessey low into the Crystal Palace goal to level the score at 1–1.[35][36]With six minutes of regular time remaining, Crystal Palace made their second substitution with Wickham being replaced by Gayle, before Rooney was shown the yellow card for a late tackle on Ward. In the 87th minute, Souaré's cross was volleyed goalbound by Zaha but the ball went out for a corner. Mata was then replaced by Lingard as the game headed into five minutes of stoppage time, during which Crystal Palace made their final change of the match with the injured Dann being replaced byAdrian Mariappa.Zaha's late shot hit the side netting of the Manchester United goal and regular time ended with the scores level, sending the match intoextra time.[36][37]

Extra time

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Jesse Lingard(pictured in 2015)scored the winning goal.

One minute into the first half of the additional period, Zaha went down while being challenged by Blind but Clattenburg declined the Crystal Palace appeals for a penalty.Chris Waddle,summarising for the BBC, described Crystal Palace's tactics as having become "like a training ground exercise" while Alan Smith inThe Guardianconjectured that both sides had settled to play out the rest of extra time and resolve the match in apenalty shootout.[38][39]In the 97th minute, Rooney's shot from distance was off-target before Hennessey punched away a corner from Blind.[39]Fellaini was then booked for elbowing Jedinak before de Gea was forced to save Bolasie's volley from a Blind clearance. Just before the extra time interval, Smalling was shown a second yellow card for his foul on Bolasie, becoming the fourth player in the history of the FA Cup to be sent off in the final.[38][40]

Early in the second period, Zaha passed to Gayle who struggled to cleanly strike the ball which was cleared by de Gea. From the subsequent corner, Manchester United counter-attacked but Lingard was fouled byJames McArthurwho became the third Crystal Palace player to be booked. Carrick then headed Lingard's cross wide from 8 yards (7 m).[38][41]In the 110th minute, Manchester United took the lead: a low cross from Valencia was partly cleared by Delaney but Lingard struck the ball from around 18 yards (16 m) into the top corner of the Crystal Palace goal to make it 2–1. He was booked in the aftermath for removing his shirt during the celebrations. With eight minutes remaining, Jedinak struck the ball from distance but his shot went wide of Manchester United's goal. Crystal Palace increased the pressure and de Gea had to save at the feet of Zaha to maintain his side's lead. After two minutes of stoppage time, and despite attempts to score from Zaha and Bolasie, the match ended in a 2–1 victory for Manchester United who secured their first FA Cup final win since 2004.[38][41]

Details

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Crystal Palace1–2 (a.e.t.)Manchester United
Puncheon78' Report,Statistics Mata81'
Lingard110'
Attendance: 88,619
Crystal Palace
Manchester United
GK 13 Wayne Hennessey
RB 2 Joel Ward
CB 6 Scott Dann 47' 90+4'
CB 27 Damien Delaney 62'
LB 23 Pape Souaré
CM 15 Mile Jedinak(c)
CM 18 James McArthur 108'
RW 11 Wilfried Zaha
AM 7 Yohan Cabaye 72'
LW 10 Yannick Bolasie
CF 21 Connor Wickham 86'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Julián Speroni
DF 3 Adrian Mariappa 90+4'
DF 34 Martin Kelly
MF 26 Bakary Sako
MF 42 Jason Puncheon 72'
FW 16 Dwight Gayle 86'
FW 25 Emmanuel Adebayor
Manager:
Alan Pardew
GK 1 David de Gea
RB 25 Antonio Valencia
CB 12 Chris Smalling 18'105'
CB 17 Daley Blind
LB 5 Marcos Rojo 40' 66'
CM 16 Michael Carrick
CM 10 Wayne Rooney(c) 87'
RW 8 Juan Mata 45' 90'
AM 27 Marouane Fellaini 101'
LW 9 Anthony Martial
CF 39 Marcus Rashford 72'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Sergio Romero
DF 4 Phil Jones
DF 36 Matteo Darmian 66'
MF 18 Ashley Young 72'
MF 21 Ander Herrera
MF 28 Morgan Schneiderlin
MF 35 Jesse Lingard 111' 90'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
Statistics[42]
Crystal Palace Manchester United
Possession 33.6% 66.4%
Total shots 14 24
Shots on target 6 3
Corner kicks 8 12
Fouls committed 19 19
Yellow cards 3 5
Red cards 0 1

Post-match

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José Mourinho (pictured) replaced Louis van Gaal as Manchester United manager days after the final.

Rooney was namedman of the matchand expressed admiration for his opponents: "It was a great advert for the Premier League. Credit to Palace, they’ve had a tough end to the season".[43][44]His manager van Gaal reflected on the significance for Manchester United and his own success, saying "It is fantastic to win this title for the club, for the fans, and also for me because I now have won the cup in four countries, and not many managers have done that."[43]Crystal Palace defender Delaney was gracious in defeat, suggesting Manchester United had deserved their victory: "They were the better side on the day, we didn't do ourselves justice. Fair play to them, no hard feelings from my part."[45]Pardew was less magnanimous, highlighting the officiating that had gone against his side: "My players gave everything. Everything. And they deserved to win but the game is like that. We had a couple of decisions that went against us, big time. Connor was through, Wilfried had a penalty but I'm not going to bleat."[45]

Former Arsenal playerMartin Keowndescribed Clattenburg's decision not to play the advantage for Wickham's first-half opportunity as "a shocking decision" and "a massive let off for Manchester United".[46]Alan Smith, writing inThe Guardian,described the decision as "baffling" and "dismal".[30]Clattenburg was later criticised by former players, includingAlan ShearerandRio Ferdinand,for some of the decisions he made during the match against Crystal Palace.[47]He went on to officiate the2016 UEFA Champions League Finaland was named the Best Referee of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards in December 2016.[48]The following year, in an interview with theIrish Examiner,Clattenburg admitted that he "made a couple of errors" during the FA Cup match and that he believed he "could have done better".[47]

As winners, Manchester United qualified for the2016 FA Community Shieldand the group stage of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[49]Since they had also qualified for the Europa League group stage based on their league position, Southampton entered the group stage (taking the league spot from Manchester United instead of their original spot in the third qualifying round), while Southampton's spot in the third qualifying round was given to West Ham United as the highest placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competitions.[50]

Five days after the final, van Gaal was dismissed by Manchester United with his replacementJosé Mourinhobeing appointed the following day.[51][52]In the following season, United were unable to defend their trophy as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals, after a 1–0 defeat to Chelsea atStamford Bridge.[53]Pardew was dismissed in December 2016 with Crystal Palace one point above therelegationpositions in the Premier League, and was replaced bySam Allardycethe following day.[54][55]Crystal Palace were knocked out in the fourth round, losing 3–0 at home againstManchester Citythe following month.[56]

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