Overview
- Macclesfield beat Premier League champions Crystal Palace 2-1 in the FA Cup third round to advance to the last 32.
- Captain Paul Dawson headed the opener before Isaac Buckley-Ricketts doubled the lead; Yeremy Pino’s 90th-minute free kick set up a tense finish.
- The 117-place gap between the clubs is the largest ever overturned in the competition, and it is the first time since 1909 that holders have been eliminated by a non-league side.
- Manager Oliver Glasner said Palace "deserved to lose" as home fans stormed the Moss Rose pitch and Wayne Rooney was visibly emotional for his brother, Macclesfield boss John Rooney.
- Macclesfield dedicated the win to late forward Ethan McLeod as the reborn club’s rapid rise under owner Rob Smethurst continued toward the fourth-round draw on Jan 12.