Overview
- National League North side Macclesfield won at Moss Rose with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts, and manager John Rooney said he could not be any prouder of his players.
- Crystal Palace became the first defending FA Cup champions to be eliminated by a non-league team since 1908-09.
- Oliver Glasner said he had “no explanation,” admitted Palace “deserved to lose,” and claimed “you don’t need tactics” or a manager in these games.
- The defeat extended Palace’s winless run to nine matches across competitions, with the team sitting 13th in the Premier League.
- Pressure on chairman Steve Parish to address the managerial situation has grown, and Football Insider reports Glasner is being linked with other jobs, including Manchester United.