Chelsea denied penalty after Joao Pedro appeal in FA Cup final

sportsMay 16, 2026441,037

Joao Pedro had a penalty appeal rejected after contact with Manchester City's Uzbekistan international during the goalless first half at Wembley. The referee consulted VAR, which ruled there was insufficient contact and no clear and obvious error, so no spot kick was awarded. That decision deprived underdogs Chelsea of a clear chance to take the lead in a tightly contested final and shaped the match's momentum.

Philippe Auclair

@philippeauclair.bsky.social

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

27512h 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

17612h 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.

8712h 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

6212h 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 💸

5013h 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.

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.

4212h 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.

3512h 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 😲