Palace shine to lift first major trophy in year of underdog

THE best part of this English football season has been the story of the underdog.

- By John Cross

It has been the upsetting of the status quo, disrupting the establishment and bringing down the ‘Big Six’.

Amid the red and blue flares at Wembley on Saturday, Crystal Palace emerged as the most wonderful example by winning the club’s first major trophy after lifting the FA Cup.

It was glorious. It meant the world to those supporters who shed tears of joy after a day Wembley will never forget. it will go down as one of the great and most iconic FA Cup stories.

Manchester City, arguably the best team in the English Premier League era and four times in a row champions, dethroned to finish the season without a trophy.

Similarly, Newcastle United lifted the Carabao Cup to end a 56-year wait for a major trophy.

What odds would you have got at the start of the season for Palace and Newcastle to win the domestic cups?

Nottingham Forest challenging the top four, the might of Manchester United stuck in 16th after losing 18 EPL games, and Tottenham a place below them after losing 21.