Crystal Palace v Manchester United, 21 May 2016

Score2-1 to Manchester United
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionFA Cup Final
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance88,619

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This was a re-run of Crystal Palace's only previous FA Cup Final appearance in 1990 when current manager Alan Pardew was a member of the Palace team. Due to delays caused by the pre-match entertainment, the game kicked-off five minutes later than scheduled at 5.35pm. For a variety of reasons, it was the third time in Manchester United's last four visits to London that the game failed to kick-off on time.

1 Crystal Palace

2 Manchester United

Goals:

Jason Puncheon 78 G

Goals:

Juan Mata 81 G
Jesse Lingard 110 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Mile Jedinak
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder/Forward Yannick Bolasie
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Connor Wickham

Starting lineup:

David De Gea Goalkeeper
Marcos Rojo Defender
Chris Smalling Defender
Daley Blind Defender/Midfielder
Antonio Valencia Defender/Midfielder
Michael Carrick Midfielder
Marouane Fellaini Midfielder
Juan Mata Midfielder
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Martial Forward
Wayne Rooney Forward

Substitutions:

Jason Puncheon for Yohan Cabaye 72
Dwight Gayle for Connor Wickham 86
Adrian Mariappa for Scott Dann 90

Substitutions:

Matteo Darmian for Marcos Rojo 66
Ashley Young for Marcus Rashford 72
Jesse Lingard for Juan Mata 90

Cards:

Scott Dann 47 Y
Damien Delaney 62 Y
James McArthur 108 Y

Cards:

Chris Smalling 18 Y
Marcos Rojo 40 Y
Juan Mata 45 Y
Wayne Rooney 87 Y
Marouane Fellaini 101 Y
Chris Smalling 105 Y
Chris Smalling 105 R
Jesse Lingard 111 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward Dwight Gayle

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Matteo Darmian
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Ander Herrera
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard

Comments:

Crystal Palace were aiming to win their first major trophy and secure European qualification for the first time in their history. They would have become the 44th different club to win the FA Cup. Palace had won six of their last seven FA Cup games against fellow Premier League sides. Manchester United's winning goal was the first time that Palace had gone behind in this season’s FA Cup campaign. The Eagles were now the fourth club to have played in more than one FA Cup Final but have yet to win the trophy.

Comments:

With their first trophy in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, Manchester United had now equalled Arsenal's competition record of winning the FA Cup 12 times. United were playing in their first FA Cup Final since 2007. It was their 19th FA Cup Final appearance, equalling Arsenal's competition record. Chris Smalling became the fourth player to be sent off in a FA Cup Final after Kevin Moran (Manchester United in 1985), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal in 2005) and Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City in 2013). This was manager Louis Van Gaal's last game in charge of Manchester United as he was sacked two days later. Two years and two days after his appointment, this was his first trophy success in England. He had previously won domestic cups in the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.

1 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Jason Puncheon 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Mile Jedinak
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder/Forward Yannick Bolasie
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Connor Wickham

Substitutions:

Jason Puncheon for Yohan Cabaye 72
Dwight Gayle for Connor Wickham 86
Adrian Mariappa for Scott Dann 90

Cards:

Scott Dann 47 Y
Damien Delaney 62 Y
James McArthur 108 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

Crystal Palace were aiming to win their first major trophy and secure European qualification for the first time in their history. They would have become the 44th different club to win the FA Cup. Palace had won six of their last seven FA Cup games against fellow Premier League sides. Manchester United's winning goal was the first time that Palace had gone behind in this season’s FA Cup campaign. The Eagles were now the fourth club to have played in more than one FA Cup Final but have yet to win the trophy.

2 Manchester United

Goals:

Juan Mata 81 G
Jesse Lingard 110 G

Starting lineup:

David De Gea Goalkeeper
Marcos Rojo Defender
Chris Smalling Defender
Daley Blind Defender/Midfielder
Antonio Valencia Defender/Midfielder
Michael Carrick Midfielder
Marouane Fellaini Midfielder
Juan Mata Midfielder
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Martial Forward
Wayne Rooney Forward

Substitutions:

Matteo Darmian for Marcos Rojo 66
Ashley Young for Marcus Rashford 72
Jesse Lingard for Juan Mata 90

Cards:

Chris Smalling 18 Y
Marcos Rojo 40 Y
Juan Mata 45 Y
Wayne Rooney 87 Y
Marouane Fellaini 101 Y
Chris Smalling 105 Y
Chris Smalling 105 R
Jesse Lingard 111 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Matteo Darmian
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Ander Herrera
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard

Comments:

With their first trophy in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, Manchester United had now equalled Arsenal's competition record of winning the FA Cup 12 times. United were playing in their first FA Cup Final since 2007. It was their 19th FA Cup Final appearance, equalling Arsenal's competition record. Chris Smalling became the fourth player to be sent off in a FA Cup Final after Kevin Moran (Manchester United in 1985), Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal in 2005) and Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City in 2013). This was manager Louis Van Gaal's last game in charge of Manchester United as he was sacked two days later. Two years and two days after his appointment, this was his first trophy success in England. He had previously won domestic cups in the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.