For all its detractors, the FA Cup seems to have become a lot more competitive in recent years than it has been for a long time.

These are the numbers of new names on the trophy during each decade since 1960:

1960 to 1969 - 2 (West Ham and Liverpool)
1970 to 1979 - 4 (Chelsea, Leeds, Southampton and Ipswich)
1980 to 1989 - 2 (Coventry and Wimbledon)
1990 to 1999 - 0
2000 to 2009 - 0 (although Portsmouth did win it for the first time since 1939)
2010 to 2019 - 1 (Wigan)
2020 to 2025 - 2 (Leicester and Crystal Palace)

These are the numbers of different teams who won the cup during each of those decades:

1960 to 1969 - 8
1970 to 1979 - 9
1980 to 1989 - 7
1990 to 1999 - 6
2000 to 2009 - 5
2010 to 2019 - 5
2020 to 2025 - 6

These are the eventual Premier League finishing positions (and in Palace's case their current position) of the last six winners:

2020 - 8th (Arsenal)
2021 - 5th (Leicester)
2022 - 2nd (Liverpool)
2023 - 1st (Manchester City)
2024 - 8th (Manchester Utd)
2025 - 12th (Crystal Palace)