Overview
- The sixth-division side eliminated the Premier League champions 2-1 in the third round to advance to the last 32.
- Captain Paul Dawson headed Macclesfield in front at 43 minutes and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts doubled the lead around the hour mark.
- Yeremy Pino’s late free kick cut the deficit, setting up a tense stoppage time that Macclesfield survived.
- Supporters poured onto the Moss Rose pitch after the final whistle to celebrate the upset.
- Macclesfield, re-founded in 2020 after the collapse of Macclesfield Town, is managed by John Rooney in his first season, the younger brother of Wayne Rooney.