FA Cup Highlight

The third round of the FA Cup in 2025–26 was marked by a historic "cupset" when Macclesfield, a team not in the league, beat Crystal Palace, the defending champions, 2–1 at Moss Rose. Macclesfield, which was 117 places lower in the football pyramid, became the first non-league team to knock out the holders since 1909. Captain Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scored to make it the biggest upset in the competition's modern history. On the other end of the scale, Manchester City put on a ruthless masterclass by beating Exeter City 10–1. New signing Antoine Semenyo scored his first goal in the game, and Rico Lewis scored two goals that stood out. There was a lot more drama over the weekend, like Wrexham's exciting penalty shootout win over Nottingham Forest after a 3–3 draw and Brighton's 2–1 win at Old Trafford, which was Manchester United's first third-round exit in more than ten years. Arsenal, the leaders of the Premier League, kept up their good play with a clinical 4–1 win over Portsmouth. Liverpool also won easily over Barnsley 4–1 on the same night the Fourth Round draw was made. These results have made the fourth round in February very exciting. Liverpool will play Brighton, and Macclesfield will play Brentford.