Manchester City v Salford City - as it happened
Join us for LIVE coverage of the FA Cup third-round clash between Manchester City and League Two side Salford City, kick-off at 18:45 CET at the Etihad in Manchester, England.
List of goalscorers
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90'FT: Man City 8-0 Salford City. Pep Guardiola's side see off Salford in ruthless fashion to progress into the FA Cup fourth round. Jeremy Doku opened the floodgates within ten minutes as Mubamba and O'Reilly concluded the first half with the scoresheet reading 3-0. Second-half goals Grealish, Mcatee, Doku again and then Mcatee twice ended the demolition at the Eithad.
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87'MCALENY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A CONSOLATION GOAL FOR SALFORD!! BUT HE GETS A CORNER!!!
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 81'
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Statistics of James Mcatee in FA Cup430.75020
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81'GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL JAMES MCATEE GETS NUMBER EIGHT FOR CITY AND HE GETS THE HAT-TRICK!!!! GREALISH PLAYS THE BALL INTO THE PENALTY BOX AS MCATEE SLIDES IN TO PUT IT IN THE BACK OF THE NET!!!
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81'Less than 10 minutes to go plus added time. Needless to say the win is more than guaranteed for Pep Guardiola's side.
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77'STOCKTON'S SHOT WAS DANGEROUS!! Mateo Kovacic was caught napping, giving the Salford striker the chance to hit it from distance with power. Fortunately for the Croatian midfielder, the ball was too wide.
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76'Tilt goes for the header from the free-kick, but the ball is above the crossbar.
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74'O'Reilly gives away a corner from a dangerous position for Salford.
Substitution
at Manchester City
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74'Jeremy Doku is taken off for Mateo Kovacic. No hat-trick for the Belgian today, but what an incredible match nonetheless!
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 72'
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Statistics of James Mcatee in FA Cup430.75020
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72'GOALLLLLLLLL ANOTHER ONE FOR CITY AND IT IS NOW 7-0 FOR THE HOSTS!!! IT'S BECOMING EMBARRASSING FOR SALFORD CITY!! FODEN GETS THE SHOT OUTSIDE THE TARGET, BUT HIS ATTEMPT TURNS INTO A PASS AS IT PICKS OUT MCATEE, WHO HAS ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO SLOT IT IN THE CORNER!!!
Substitution
at Salford City
Substitution
at Salford City
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70'Two changes for Salford: Lund and Kouassi OUT, Stockton and Mcaleny IN!
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Manchester City en el 69'
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Statistics of Jérémy Doku in FA Cup320.67200
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69'GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL DOKU GETS THE BRACE FROM THE SPOT!!! THE STANDOUT PLAYER OF THE GAME CALMLY ROLLS IT INTO THE CORNER TO MAKE IT 6-0 FOR CITY!!!
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68'ANOTHER PENALTY FOR CITY!!! DOKU ONCE AGAIN CAUSING DAMAGE AS HIS SHOT HIT TILT'S ARM IN THE PENALTY BOX!! THE BELGIAN IS GETTING READY TO TAKE IT!!!
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67'MCATEE HITS THE VOLLEY ON THE REBOUND!! The opportunity was way too inviting for the player to pass on, but he unfortunately could not find the target!!
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66'Corner for the hosts.
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64'McAtee gets the corner as he tried to cut back the pass in the middle of the box.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 62'
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Statistics of James Mcatee in FA Cup430.75020
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62'GOALLLLLLLLLLLL MCATEE ALSO GETS ON THE SCORESHEET AS SALFORD ARE GETTING ABSOLUTELY THRASHED!!! JEREMY DOKU ONCE AGAIN WITH THE ASSIST AS HE PROVIDED A GREAT BALL IN THE BOX FOR MCATEE TO POUNCE ON!! 5-0 AT THE ETIHAD!!!
Yellow card
a Salford City
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60'Yellow card for Tilt for his challenge on Mubama.
Substitution
at Manchester City
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55'Phil Foden is on Savinho is taken off.
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54'MUBAMA WAS THROUGH ON GOAL!! But the 20-year-old just took too long to make up his mind as he lost possession.
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53'Shepherd's cross is dealt with by Akanji, but Salford only get a throw-in.
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51'Ashley skies the ball outside the stadium as he tried to score from a tight angle.
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51'Salford get their first corner of the game.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Manchester City en el 49'
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Statistics of Jack Grealish in FA Cup510.2310
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49'GOALLLLLLLLL JACK GREALISH SMASHES IT IN TO MAKE IT 4-0 AT THE ETIHAD!!! HE WON THE PENALTY, HE SCORED THE PENALTY!!!
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48'PENALTY FOR CITY!! OH DEAR, WHAT A POOR MISTAKE BY TILT TO GIVE THE BALL AWAY IN FRONT OF GOAL AS ASHLEY WAS THEN FORCED INTO A DESPERATE CHALLENGE TO STOP GREALISH FROM SCORING!!!
Substitution
at Manchester City
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46'Manuel Akanji comes on to replace Nathan Ake. No other changes at half-time.
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46'Underway for the second half!!!
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45'HT: Man City 3-0 Salford City. Jeremy Doku opened the scoring before youngsters Mubama and O'Reilly got their first goals in City colours to put Guardiola's side up by three goals within the first 45 minutes.
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45'Mubama was through on goal, but the linesman raises the flag to signal that he was offside!
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45'Foul from Berkoe on Gundogan.
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45'Three minutes of added time!
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 43'
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Statistics of Nico O'reilly in FA Cup630.5220
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43'GOALLLLLLLLLLLL O´REILLY HITS THE THIRD FOR CITY!!! FIRST GOAL FOR THE SKY BLUES FOR HIM AS WELL, WHAT A GREAT MOMENT FOR THE YOUNGTER!!! DOKU AGAIN WITH THE DANGEROUS PLAY FROM THE RIGHT TO ASSIST THE GOALSCORER!!!
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41'SALFORD ARE UNLUCKY TO NOT GET ONE BACK!!!! The free kick was played short as the ball was then crossed in for Kouassi in front of goal, but the forward just fluffed his lines at the wrong time!! Huge chance for the visitors!!
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41'Foul from Grealish on Lund as Salford get a free-kick from a dangerous position.
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39'SAVINHO HAS A GO FROM RANGE!! The Brazilian's shot lacks precision and is nowhere near the target!
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36'Foul from Gundogan on the Salford player.
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35'FIRST CHANCE FOR SALFORD CITY WITH KOUASSI!!! Good individual run from the forward, who went for the shot instead of the pass. Ederson was down to save, but the away the crowd show appreciation for Kouassi's effort.
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33'Tilt does well to cover off the attack from City. The defender is frustrated as Salford give away possession cheaply again.
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31'Mubamba is found offside and City's attack fizzles out.
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27'Play is back on as Young seems ok to continue!
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25'Young is down with an injury. The medical staff is on the pitch to attend the Salford goalkeeper.
Yellow card
a Salford City
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21'Yellow card for Shepherd for his foul earlier on Doku.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 20'
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Statistics of Divin Mubama in FA Cup111000
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20'GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL MAN CITY DOUBLE THEIR LEAD AND MUBAMA GETS HIS FIRST GOAL FOR THE CLUB!!! EASY FINISH AS SAVINHO WONDERFULLY SET UP NUNES WITH A WELL-WAITED PASS, BEFORE THE LATTER PUT THE THE BALL IN FRONT OF THE GOAL FOR MUBAMA!!!! 2-0 AT THE ETIHAD!!
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19'Boos from the crown as Jeremey Doku went down following a nasty challenge from Shephard. Referee let the play go on as City had the ball, but the Salford player will surely be booked once play is stopped.
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17'KOUASSI WITH THE CLEARANCE OFF THE LINE!!!! City will be disappointed not to have scored that, but the Salford forward was at the right place at the right time!
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16'Grealish earns City a corner from his shot.
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15'Free kick for Salford in defence for the foul on Tilt.
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13'DOKU LOOKING THREATENING AGAIN!! The shot was on for the Belgium international, but in the end he squeezed his ball a bit past the post.
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11'Mubama gets a free kick for City in defence.
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11'City thought they had won the corner but referee points for a goal kick.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 8'
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Statistics of Jérémy Doku in FA Cup320.67200
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8'GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL JEREMY DOKU FIRES MAN CITY AHEAD JUST EIGHT MINUTES INTO THE GAME!!!! CHEAP BALL LOST BY SALFORD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PITCH AS NUNES KICKSTARTED THE COUNTER!!! FROM THE BRAZILIAN, TO GREALISH, THEN DOKU TO HIT IT NICELY FOR THE LEAD!!! 1-0!!
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6'Headed away by the Salford defence. City still have possession as O'Riley holds the ball.
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6'Doku's cross is put away for corner by Lund. Grealish ready to take the first corner of the game.
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5'O'Reilly tries to fire from outside the box, but his miscues his shot off-target.
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4'Grealish is fouled by Lund. The hosts get the ball back.
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3'Salford get a free-kick in defence as City's forward is found offside from Ederson long ball.
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1'We are underway at the Etihad!!!
Start of match
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PRVWPlayers are out of the tunnel, here we gooooooooooo!
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PRVWWalker has been rumoured to leave City with a move to Saudi Arabia reportedly on the cards for the former Tottenham player. When asked about the possibility for Walker to move to the Middle East, Guardiola replied: "I don't know".
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PRVWCaptain Kyle Walker is not even on the bench for City! It is understood that the decision is purely tactical as the English full-back has no injury!
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PRVWSo, against all odds, Ederson starts, while City's defence is completely switched up. Many youngsters have been given opportunities to start and show themselves off!
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PRVWOn the bench Karl Robinson: Jones, Watson, Stockton, Taylor, Chester, McAleny, Malcolm, Heys, Wright.
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PRVWHere's how Salford City line up (4-3-3): Young (GK); Berkoe, Mnoga, Tilt, Garbutt; Lund, Ashley, Fornah; Kouassi, Adelakun, Shephard.
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PRVWOn the bench for Pep Guardiola: Ortega Moreno, Kovacic, Haaland, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Akanji, Foden, Lewis.
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PRVWHere's how Man City line up (3-2-4-1): Ederson (GK) Simpson-Pusey, Ake, Nunes, Gundogan, O'Reilly, McAtee, Doku, Grealish, Savinho, Mubama.
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PRVWLineups have landed at the Etihad!!! Let's see what they're saying, as always, starting with the hosts...
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PRVWHere's how Salford City could line up (3-5-2): Young; Edwards, Negru, Berkoe; Taylor, Fornah, Ashley, Lund, Garbutt; Kouassi, Stockton.
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PRVWHere's how Man City could line up (3-2-4-1): Ortega; Walker, Simpson-Pusey, Gvardiol; O'Reilly, Gundogan; Doku, McAtee, Nunes, Grealish; Haaland.
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PRVWWith that all settled let's have a look at the possible lineups!!!
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PRVWOscar Bobb is edging closer to a return but is still some way off making his comeback after a broken leg, while Rodri continues his extended period on the sidelines after an ACL tear. Circumstances could lead to youngsters such as Nico O'Reilly, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and James McAtee to be gifted invaluable opportunities.
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PRVWOn the other hand, Pep Guardiola could be without a host of key players for Salford's visit. Defenders John Stones and Ruben Dias remain sidelined as they are nursing their way to recovery, while goalkeeper Ederson is unlikely to feature despite recently returning to training.
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PRVWRobinson, who will be keen on fielding his strongest XI at the Etihad, could be without Ben Woodburn. The former Liverpool academy product remains doubtful with injury but is luckily the only concern for Salford City.
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PRVWHaving won their last six games without conceding, Salford City manager Karl Robinson is ready to go all out against Man City. "We are true to who we are, who our owners are and what we want to be;" he said ahead of the clash.
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PRVWTheir first appearance in the third round of the FA Cup is just the latest moment of magic moment for a club transformed since former United stars Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt bought it in 2014.
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PRVWOn the other hand, Salford will want to show no fear as they take on the Premier League champions. Despite being clear underdogs, the League Two side will be hoping for a miracle to continue their fairytale period.
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PRVWAhead of crucial fixtures against Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal over the next month, Pep Guardiola has the chance to rest several first-team players for the unlikely Manchester derby.
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PRVWThankfully for fans, Man City seem to have bounced back from their dire form over the past couple of months as they claimed successive league victories over Leicester and West Ham.
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PRVWCity's 2-1 defeat at the hands of a struggling United on December 15 was a painful blow. But being knocked out of the FA Cup by Salford City, the fourth-tier minnows from just five miles across Manchester would be a new low for the reigning English champions.
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PRVWJust weeks after losing the Manchester derby to bitter rivals United, Pep Guardiola's City will face another neighbour intent on inflicting even greater humiliation.
Pre-match
11 January 2025, 18:45
Referee: Smith
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FA Cup third-round clash between Manchester City and League Two side Salford City, kick-off at 18:45 CET at the Etihad in Manchester, England.