"Macclesfield, who are 14th in the National League North, stunningly eliminated holders Crystal Palace who are 117 places above them in the football pyramid. Macclesfield beat a young Palace side 2-1 on Saturday with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Richards. Yeremy Pino struck home a late free-kick to silence the home crowd but Macclesfield clung on for one of the FA Cup's biggest surprise results."
"I'm pleased for our fans, pleased for our lads, the gameplan worked a treat. I did enjoy it, of course, coming back to my old club and performing to the levels that we did, limiting them to very few chances, if any. [We] had three big chances and we should score more goals: the penalty obviously, and a couple of chances in the first half against a fantastic team who are flying high in the Championship so why wouldn't you be pleased?"
Lower-league sides produced major FA Cup shocks in the third round, with Premier League Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace eliminated by Wrexham and Macclesfield. Macclesfield, 14th in the National League North and 117 places below Palace, won 2-1 with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Richards; Yeremy Pino scored a late free-kick for Palace but Macclesfield held on. Wayne Rooney watched as his brother John managed the home side. League One Wigan beat Championship Preston 1-0 at Deepdale via Harrison Bettoni’s deflected 75th-minute strike; Callum Wright missed a late penalty and Wigan manager Ryan Lowe praised the gameplan and traveling fans.
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