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Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough

FA Cup
3-0
Final
Boro
MID
Selhurst Park

Match pulse

CRYAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMID
41%Possession59%
8Shots16
5On target4
1Corners6
4Saves2
10Fouls11
65'Adilson MalandaMID83'Myles Peart-HarrisMID
Team1H2HT
CRY123
MID000

Who won: C Palace 3-0

Crystal Palace beat Middlesbrough 3-0 on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Selhurst Park. Goals for C Palace: Jørgen Strand Larsen (37', 53') and Daichi Kamada (72').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.0Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  2. 28.3Walter BenítezG
  3. 37.4Ben ChilwellLB
  4. 47.3Óscar MinguezaRB
  5. 56.8Axel DisasiCD
  6. 66.8Honest AhanorCD-L
  7. 76.7Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  8. 86.7Yéremy PinoLM
  9. 96.7Daichi KamadaSUB
  10. 106.2Will HughesCM-L
  11. 116.2Quinten TimberCM-R
  12. 126.2Aidan MorrisRM

Team stats

CRYMID
10Fouls11
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
1Corner Kicks6
4Saves2
40.7Possession59.3
8SHOTS16
5ON GOAL4
0.6On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
343Accurate Passes539
415Passes600
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses4
5Crosses17
0.6Cross %0.2
43Long Balls40
19Accurate Long Balls22
0.4Long Balls %0.6
2Blocked Shots6
18Effective Tackles6
34Tackles8
0.5Tackle %0.8
5Interceptions7
37Effective Clearances4
37Clearances4

Player of the game

Jørgen Strand Larsen

CRY · 2 G, 1 A

9.0

Deserved to win

24%
CRY · 0.80 xG
31%
Draw
46%
MID · 1.17 xG

Boro deserved better: 46% on chances, lost 0-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Middlesbrough 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Middlesbrough 0.
  3. 90'+2'

    Handball

    Handball by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).

  4. 90'+1'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Will Lankshear.

  5. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  6. 89'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Rokas Pukstas (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Ayling following a corner.

    R. Pukstas

  7. 89'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Rokas Pukstas (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.

  8. 88'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Walter Benítez.

  9. 87'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rokas Pukstas.

    M. Peart-Harris

  10. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Morris

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rokas Pukstas replaces Aidan Morris.

    R. Pukstas

  11. 83'

    Yellow card

    Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Peart-Harris

  12. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).

  13. 83'

    Free kick won

    Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).

  15. 83'

    Free kick won

    Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 80'Aidan Morris

    Free kick won

    Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Zavier Gozo (Crystal Palace).

  18. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Malanda

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Phillips replaces Adilson Malanda.

    A. Phillips

  19. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Aidan Morris.

    A. Cozier-Duberry

  20. 77'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.

    W. Lankshear

  21. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).

  22. 75'

    Free kick won

    Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 74'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.

  24. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Disasi

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Axel Disasi.

    J. Lerma

  25. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Pino

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight McNeil replaces Yéremy Pino.

    D. McNeil

Leaders

CRYMID
Total Shots
Jørgen Strand Larsen
3
Amario Cozier-Duberry
3
Accurate Passes
Honest Ahanor
45
Aidan Morris
82
Defensive Interventions
Honest Ahanor
20
Alfie Jones
8
Saves
Walter Benítez
4
Solomon Brynn
2