Overview
- Paul Dawson scored in the 43rd minute and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts added a second on 61 minutes before Yéremy Pino’s 90th-minute free-kick for Palace proved only a consolation.
- Refounded in 2020, Macclesfield has risen from the ninth tier to the National League North and now advances to the FA Cup fourth round.
- Hundreds of home fans poured onto the Moss Rose pitch after full-time to celebrate with John Rooney’s team.
- Oliver Glasner criticized his players in a BBC interview, with Palace winless in nine matches and facing intensified scrutiny after the early exit.
- BBC and multiple outlets framed the victory as the biggest FA Cup shock on record by league gap, while Wayne Rooney, working as a pundit, said he was “so proud” as the club also remembered late forward Ethan McLeod.