Crystal Palace suffer biggest ever FA Cup shock while Rosenior makes a perfect start as Chelsea manager

Crystal Palace suffered the biggest shock in FA Cup history as the holders suffered a humiliating 2-1 defeat at sixth-tier Macclesfield, while Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior started his reign with a 5-1 rout of Charlton on Saturday.

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Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo scores their sixth goal in the FA Cup third round match against Exeter City at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain on Saturday.

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Antoine Semenyo began his Manchester City career by scoring in a 10-1 rout of Exeter, but Tottenham boss Thomas Frank’s future was plunged into doubt after a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa. In their last FA Cup outing at Wembley in May, Palace made history by beating Manchester City to win the club’s first ever major trophy.

This time Palace entered the record books for the wrong reasons as captain Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scored either side of halftime at Moss Rose for the side managed by John Rooney, the younger brother of former England captain Wayne Rooney.

The 117 places separating Premier League outfit Palace from Macclesfield of the National League North is the most overcome by an underdog in FA Cup history. “I can’t believe it, we never thought we would be in this position,” said Rooney.

“I didn’t think it was possible but there is that little bit of hope that anything can happen on the day.”