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Key events
82 min: The ball trundles across the Macclesfield goalline not once but twice! Sosa puts in the first, no one gets a touch. Pino, I think, returned it – again no one can turn it home.
81 min: … swung in and cleared away. Time is slipping away from Palace though.
80 min: Wharton lets the ball roll out, expecting a goal-kick … but it’s a corner …
79 min: Macclesfield subs: Duffy, Kay and Lacey off. Matheson, Borthwick-Jackson and Dos Santos on.
78 min: Heathcote goes into the book after foiling a Palace breakaway. Clever booking that, as that is just the sort of broken-play situation Palace are looking for.
76 min: One-way traffic at this point as Palace push for a way back into the game. But Mellor dispossesses Guéhi on halfway, forcing the Palace man to bring him down. He gets a yellow card, Macc get a moment to breathe.
75 min: Sutton United 2-1 Coventry City in 1989? Hereford United 2-1 Newcastle United in 1972? Wrexham 2-1 Arsenal in 1992? This might trump them all. Fifteen to go.
74 min: Dearnley again stands firm as another effort flashes towards the Macc goal. The pressure is increasing, as surely it must. Can they hold on?
73 min: Great save! Dearnley does superbly to turn away Wharton’s fizzing effort after the Palace midfielder pounces on a loose ball.
72 min: Palace have about 20 minutes to save themselves here, from what would be – or certainly what would have a very good claim to be – the biggest FA Cup shock of all time.
71 min: Duffy swings in a corner but Benitez claims comfortably.
70 min: 17-year-old Ben Casey replaces Devenny for Palace as Glasner rolls the dice in increasing desparation.
69 min: Uche has the ball in the net but his header is ruled out for offside.
68 min: Devenny shoots from the edge of the box but Heathcote nods his effort clear.
66 min: Here’s Dominic Booth at an increasingly febrile Moss Rose: “This is turning into an FA Cup giant killing of mammoth proportions. Macclesfield are 2-0 up against the Cup holders and they’ve looked every inch the top flight side … whereas Oliver Glasner’s team have been utterly listless. The fact the Silkmen are now pushing for a third – which would be ludicrous – tells you how crazy this game has been. The home fans are loving every second of it, while the masses of Palace fans behind the goal are stunned into silence.”
65 min: So close! Uche gets himself into a touch of space in the Macc box, fires across goal, but sees his effort zip a foot wide of the post.
63 min: This is wild. Macclesfield are 2-0 up and hunting for more. The ball hasn’t been out of the Palace half for five minutes.
61 min: It’s a bizarre goal really. Richards failed to clear, there was an appeal for a penalty as Mellor tumbled, and the ball broke to the edge. Edmondson, I think, fired a shot in, which deflected into the path of Buckley-Ricketts, who did superbly to adjust his body and divert the ball past Benítez. Unbelievable.
GOAL! Macclesfield 2-0 Crystal Palace (Buckley-Ricketts 61)
INCREDIBLE! After an almighty scramble, Buckley-Ricketts forces the ball home and the non-league side lead 2-0!
58 min: Edmondson scuffs his effort straight at Benitez after Macc again turn over the ball in Palace’s third. And that’s followed by another poor Palace clearance straight out for a throw. The Premier League side need to gather themselves.
56 min: … the whistle goes as the ball comes in … there’s a moment of baited breath … and it’s a free-kick for the home side.
55 min: Wharton – having a bit of a mare – gives the ball away yet again. Richards – just about – tidies up another mess. At the other end, Pino forces a corner …
54 min: The frenzy doesn’t really suit Palace, you fancy.
52 min: Absolute chaos briefly breaks out as Guehi almost makes a mess of a header towards his keeper, Benitez rushes out to head clear, only as far as Wharton, who makes a complete Horlicks of his attempted clearance. Dawson – I think – thumps an effort at goal with Benitez briefly stranded. It’s all going on but Palace survive.
51 min: Duffy forces a throw-in, right down by the corner flag. Nothing comes of it, but then Chris Richards thumps a rushed clearance into the stands. Signs of frazzle for the visitors.
50 min: Another stat: the last holders to be knocked out by a non-league team were Wolves in 1908-09. And. neatly, Palace were the non-league side on that occasion.
49 min: Josh Kay thunders an effort miles over the Palace bar from the edge of the box.
47 min: There’s a long way to go before all that though. And Palace have started on the front foot, Johnson forcing a corner. Dearnley gathers but you sense he is going to have a very busy 45 minutes.
46 min: A great stat from the BBC commentary team to put this into context. 117 places separate these sides – the FA Cup record for the biggest giantkilling is the 108 places between Chasetown and Port Vale in 2007.
Peep! Off we go again. Macc are 45 minutes away from immortality. Glasner have acted: Hughes, Mitchell and Johnson are on, Canvot, Drakes-Thomas and Rodney off.
Here’s Dom Booth again from a buzzing Moss Rose: “Oh. My. Word. Macclesfield lead the FA Cup holders at half-time and in all honesty, they deserve it. Their captain Paul Dawson deserves it more than anyone. It was a fine header that left Walter Benítez stranded in the Palace goal, but before that Dawson had been an utter menace in midfield, winning duels and spreading the play for the home side – all while wearing a head bandage and playing against a midfield that includes England’s Adam Wharton. The home crowd are almost disbelieving. What a story we could have on our hands here.”
Half-time: Macclesfield 1-0 Crystal Palace
Peep! PEEEEEP!! Half-time and the National League North side lead the FA Cup holders.
45+2 min: Kay goes into the book after chopping down Pino from behind as Palace look to break.
45+1 min: Dearnley gathers as Palace thunk the ball forward.
45 min: Can the non-league side get to the break? Three minutes of added time to play.
44 min: What a moment for Macclesfield! Their captain has been outstanding. And it was a terrific header.
GOAL! Macclesfield 1-0 Crystal Palace (Dawson 43)
Oh my word! Macclesfield finally put a quality ball into the box. And they’re able to take full advantage. Dawson, head taped up after that injury early doors, powers a header back across goal and beyond the despairing Benitez.
41 min: Kay sends a tame effort well wide from 35 yards or so. They’ve had a few moments, though, the home side. They’re in this.
40 min: After a couple of fortunate bounces, Kay thunks a low cross into the box from the left but again Palace clear with little fuss.
39 min: Dearnley turns away Pino’s effort but the flag goes up in any case.
37 min: Here’s Dom Booth from his spot behind the dugouts: “Oliver Glasner has just given Justin Devenny a sustained earful, after the wing-back was sloppily caught offside. Devenny has been afforded acres of space by Macclesfield so far yet Palace have largely ignored him, preferring slow steady buildup through the middle instead. The youngster’s ears may still be ringing from his manager’s harsh words, but if the visitors can find him onside, he could break this open. The Macclesfield fans behind Glasner have been wallowing in the German’s irritation.”
35 min: Nice work from Lacey in midfield again provides Duffy with a bit of space on the right, but again his ball into the box fails to threaten. The home side are having a good little spell, though.
34 min: Just for a moment Macclesfield look to be in on the break, but Duffy’s cross is behind Kay in the Palace area.
32 min: The National League North side have got a third of the way through the 90 unscathed. And, if you like, a quarter of the way towards penalties.
31 min: Macclesfield waste another set-piece opportunity to get the ball into the box – again the free-kick near halfway is scuffed a little short. They need to make better use of those opportunities – they’re sure to be few and far between.
29 min: Heathcote gets himself into a tangle and Uche is almost in again but the defender just enough to hold him off.
