FA Cup 2025-26: Draw, fixtures, results & guide to each round
The complete guide to the 2025-26 FA Cup, including fixtures, results and draw information for every round, including TV channels & live streaming details
www.goal.comHere’s what’s known about the FA Cup Final 2026 and the teams involved.
Answer in brief
- The 2026 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester City and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium, with Manchester City winning 1-0.
Context and details
- Finalists: Manchester City and Chelsea reached the 2026 FA Cup Final at Wembley, lining up a clash between two Premier League heavyweights.[1][4]
- Result: Manchester City won the final 1-0, with Antoine Semenyo scoring the decisive goal in the 72nd minute, sealing City’s domestic cup double for the season.[1]
- Venue and date: The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on May 16, 2026, a date which was widely reported in pre-match coverage and match reports.[3][4][7]
- Significance: The victory marked City’s eighth FA Cup title and completed a domestic cup double for the club in the 2025-26 season after winning the EFL Cup earlier in March 2026.[1]
Illustration
- If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of the finalist path (round-by-round results for City and Chelsea) and generate a simple chart of goals by round.
Would you like a compact round-by-round summary or a quick head-to-head comparison of City and Chelsea’s FA Cup campaigns that season? I can also provide citations or a short visual (chart) of the finalists’ routes.