English FA Cup

Manchester City vs Birmingham City, 2020-21 English FA Cup, 3rd Round

· English FA Cup
Manchester City
  • 8': Bernardo Silva
  • 15': Bernardo Silva
  • 33': Phil Foden
FT
3 - 0
Birmingham City

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 8': Goal! Manchester City 1, Birmingham City 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mikel San José.
    • 15': Goal! Manchester City 2, Birmingham City 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 16': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
    • 17': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
    • 19': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
    • 24': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 28': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 30': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 33': Goal! Manchester City 3, Birmingham City 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Toral.
    • 35': Offside, Birmingham City. George Friend tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
    • 37': Attempt saved. George Friend (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 44': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Adam Clayton replaces Jon Toral.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Felix Nmecha replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Rúben Dias.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Taylor Harwood-Bellis replaces João Cancelo.
    • 55': Offside, Birmingham City. George Friend tries a through ball, but Jonathan Leko is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mikel San José.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
    • 57': Offside, Manchester City. Benjamin Mendy tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
    • 60': Offside, Manchester City. Rodrigo tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
    • 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mikel San José.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 66': Felix Nmecha (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodrigo.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jonathan Leko.
    • 69': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but George Friend is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Friend.
    • 73': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
    • 74': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Liam Delap replaces Gabriel Jesus.
    • 77': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Benjamin Mendy.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Friend.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 85': Offside, Birmingham City. Adam Clayton tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
    • 86': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 88': Felix Nmecha (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
    • 88': Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by George Friend.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 2
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 2
    26.2 Possession 73.8
    8 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    205 Accurate Passes 726
    275 Passes 791
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 44
    23 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    3 Effective Tackles 4
    9 Tackles 10
    0.3 Tackle % 0.4
    17 Interceptions 11
    22 Effective Clearances 8
    22 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: Etihad Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Zack Steffen (GK)
    3 Rúben Dias
    2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
    22 Benjamin Mendy
    27 João Cancelo
    16 Rodri
    20 Bernardo Silva
    17 Kevin De Bruyne
    47 Phil Foden
    9 Gabriel Jesus
    26 Riyad Mahrez
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Ilkay Gündogan, Felix Nmecha, Liam Delap, Fernandinho, John Stones, Ederson, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Luke Mbete.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Andrés Prieto (GK)
    15 Jake Clark-Salter Yellow Card
    19 Mikel San José
    5 George Friend
    2 Maxime Colin
    17 Iván Sánchez
    34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
    6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
    9 Scott Hogan
    14 Jonathan Leko
    23 Jon Toral
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Kristian Pedersen, Riley McGree, Marc Roberts, Harlee Dean, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Neil Etheridge, Jérémie Bela, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Adam Clayton.

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