English FA Cup

FT Sunday, January 28, 2018
Manchester City WWLWW 2
–
Cardiff City LDWWD 0
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MNC202
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Cardiff City Stadium · 32,339 att.

Match Report

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Manchester City ease to FA Cup victory at Cardiff

Cardiff, roared on by a capacity crowd, made a bright start but were behind after only eight minutes thanks to Kevin De Bruyne.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
5
77.3
Possession
22.7
17
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
585
Accurate Passes
119
659
Passes
194
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
2
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
51
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
19

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Joe BennettLB
  5. 6Jazz RichardsRB
  6. 18Callum PatersonAM
  7. 8Joe RallsLM
  8. 24Marko GrujicRM
  9. 10Kenneth ZohoreF
  10. 33Junior HoilettAM-L
  11. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Greg HalfordSUB
  2. 13Anthony PilkingtonSUB
  3. 28Brian MurphySUB
  4. 7Lee TomlinSUB
  5. 20Loïc DamourSUB
  6. 30Omar BogleSUB
  7. 12Liam FeeneySUB

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Claudio BravoG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4Vincent KompanyCD-R
  4. 3DaniloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 7Raheem SterlingF
  10. 19Leroy SanéLF
  11. 20Bernardo SilvaRF

Substitutes

  1. 5John StonesSUB
  2. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  3. 24Tosin AdarabioyoSUB
  4. 10Sergio AgüeroSUB
  5. 15Eliaquim MangalaSUB
  6. 55Brahim DíazSUB
  7. 31EdersonSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Manchester City 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 37' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Manchester City 2. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
  3. 45' Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Leroy Sané because of an injury.
  5. 67' Substitution, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington replaces Kenneth Zohore.
  6. 77' Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 78' Substitution, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  8. 80' Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 88' Substitution, Cardiff City. Loïc Damour replaces Joe Ralls.
  10. 89' Substitution, Manchester City. Brahim Diaz replaces Bernardo Silva.
  11. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) for a bad foul.

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