Henderson leads Palace boozy, X-rated trophy celebrations after beating Man City

Dean Henderson led an X-rated chant while Crystal Palace players joined supporters to toast their shock FA Cup victory on Wembley on Saturday evening.

The Eagles earned a 1-0 win over Man City to secure the first big silverware of the club in their history.

Ebereechi Eze was Palace's hero at the National Stadium and turned in a Daniel Munoz cross for the only purpose of the showpiece.

Henderson was also central to the action with the goalkeeper of the Eagles to avoid being sent for handling outside the criminal area.

The 28-year-old then produced a wonderful penalty save from Omar Marmoush to maintain Palace's lead before he made a series of fine stops to seal the victory.

After lifting the FA Cup, the Crystal Palace team went to Boxpark in Wembley to continue their parties.

Content warning – Strong language

Henderson, who appeared on a balcony, took the microphone and led supporters in revised X-rated version of the song 'Waka Waka' by Shakira.

'Tsamina Mina, Eh, EH, Waka Waka, EH, EH, 12 that shows again, we won the FA Cup,' sang Henderson.

Henderson supplied several views of the choir with fans who participated in the singing.

The singing of the goalkeeper referred to long-running jokes over the Mid-Table Premier League of Crystal Palace, has since returned to the top flight in 2013.

In the past 11 seasons, Palace has reached a peak of 10th place, with the lowest finish of the Eagles in 15th place in that period.

The Oliver Glasner side went in 12th place in the table, but qualified for next season's Europa League after their triumph in the FA Cup final.

The long-term midfielder Will Hughes suggested that Palace will have a Boozy evening of parties after down a beer on the balcony, amidst songs and cheers of Palace supporters.

Crystal Palace -chairman Steve Parish also addressed fans who had gathered in Boxpark.

“This has been an incredible moment for all of us, for South Londs,” said Parish.

“I want to thank you all, you have been absolutely great, all the people who have given us support.”

A palace, Adam Wharton, was absent in their first post-match parties.

Wharton was hit by a thunderous Kevin De Bruyne shot late and had to be assessed on concussion.

Although he walked without help and appeared in a good mood, the medical team of Palace did not take any risks and sent him for concussion after the game, so that he excluded the immediate parties.

However, the midfielder was able to post on Instagram later on Saturday and even spent pleasure in himself after he had missed a number of special moments with his teammates.

In addition to a photo of himself in a hospital bed, Wharton wrote: 'Apparently we won the FA Cup! Eaglesssssssssss. '

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