Overview
- Captain Paul Dawson scored in the 43rd minute and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts added a 60th-minute finish before Yeremi Pino pulled one back for Palace in stoppage time.
- Supporters flooded the Moss Rose pitch at full time as owner Rob Smethurst celebrated on the field.
- Smethurst said he bought the club on Rightmove after four days of drinking and plans to reward the squad with an Ibiza trip at season’s end.
- Manager John Rooney, brother of Wayne Rooney, guided a side sitting 14th in the National League North, while Palace coach Olivier Glasner lamented a lack of pride despite starting England internationals Marc Guéhi and Adam Wharton.
- Coverage described the 117-place league gap as a record for the FA Cup and noted the result’s poignancy following the recent death of 21-year-old forward Ethan McLeod.