Eagles Soar to Wembley: Can Crystal Palace Rewrite FA Cup History?
London, England
Crystal Palace fans, take a deep breath—this is happening. From a shaky Premier League start that saw them fail to secure a win until late October, the Eagles are now flying high, booking their place in the FA Cup semi-finals after a dominant 3-0 victory over Fulham. For a club that has twice come agonizingly close to FA Cup glory, the dream of lifting their first-ever major trophy feels more alive than ever.
It’s almost surreal. At the start of the season, Oliver Glasner inherited a squad grappling with the loss of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich, a turbulent transfer window, and a fixture list that felt like a relentless gauntlet. The tension around Selhurst Park was real. Now? Palace have transformed into one of the most formidable teams in England, winning 10 games in all competitions in 2025—second only to Liverpool. They’ve also kept more clean sheets than any other top-flight English team this year, thanks to a rock-solid defensive trio of Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, and Marc Guehi.
The momentum is undeniable. Palace have lost just twice in their last 15 games, despite struggling to turn Selhurst Park into a fortress. And yet, on the grand stage of the FA Cup, they’ve become a force to be reckoned with. The fans are already dreaming of Wembley glory, but Glasner remains pragmatic, refusing to get carried away:
“We enter the competition to win it,” he insists. “But even in the semi-finals, we haven’t won anything yet.”
Meanwhile, Eberechi Eze—one of Palace’s most gifted players—has been fighting through a season of near-misses, injuries, and sheer misfortune. Yet his sensational strike against Fulham, following his first goal for England, signals a resurgence just when Palace need him most. With their talisman finding his rhythm and their squad peaking at the perfect time, could this finally be the season that Palace break the curse?
From the brink of crisis to the doorstep of history, Crystal Palace are no longer just surviving—they’re daring to dream. The question is: can they finish the job?
