Overview
- Paul Dawson scored in the 43rd minute and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts added a second around the hour before Yéremy Pino’s 90th-minute reply for Palace made it 2-1.
- Hundreds of home supporters flooded the Moss Rose pitch at full-time to celebrate the upset in the 5,000–6,000-capacity ground.
- Macclesfield, re-formed in 2020 and now in the National League North, eliminated last season’s FA Cup winners to reach the fourth round.
- Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner said his side showed “not enough quality” and conceded the defeat was deserved as scrutiny of the team’s form intensified.
- It is the first time since 1909 that a defending FA Cup champion has been knocked out by a non-league opponent, according to multiple reports.