English FA Cup

FT Friday, January 7, 2022
Manchester City WWWWW 4
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Swindon Town WLLDW 1
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MNC224
SWI011
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Match Report

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No dramas as Manchester City ease past Swindon Town in FA Cup

Premier League leaders Manchester City made light work of fourth-tier Swindon Town in a 4-1 away victory in the opener of a busy weekend of FA Cup.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
5
77
Possession
23
23
SHOTS
5
9
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
726
Accurate Passes
164
782
Passes
228
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
54
39
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
7
8
Effective Clearances
26
8
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MNC leads series 1-0

Lineups

SWI · 3-1-4-2

  1. 12Lewis WardG
  2. 4Dion ConroyCD
  3. 2Akinwale OdimayoCD-L
  4. 24Rob HuntCD-R
  5. 25Louis ReedSW
  6. 7Ben GladwinCM-L
  7. 8Jordan LydenCM-R
  8. 3Ellis IandoloLM
  9. 22Kaine Kesler HaydenRM
  10. 9Tyreece SimpsonCF-L
  11. 11Harry McKirdyCF-R

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 13Zack SteffenG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 27João CanceloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 20Bernardo SilvaF
  10. 9Gabriel JesusLF
  11. 80Cole PalmerRF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  2. 28' Goal! Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 2. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  3. 59' Goal! Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 3. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 62' Penalty saved! Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  5. 64' Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  7. 71' Substitution, Swindon Town. Jonathan Williams replaces Ben Gladwin.
  8. 71' Substitution, Swindon Town. Romoney Crichlow replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
  9. 78' Goal! Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 3. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
  10. 80' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Goal! Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 4. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
  12. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Romeo Lavia replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  13. 83' Substitution, Swindon Town. Harry Parsons replaces Tyreece Simpson.
  14. 86' Substitution, Manchester City. Luke Mbete replaces Nathan Aké.
  15. 86' Substitution, Manchester City. Kayky replaces Cole Palmer.
  16. 87' Substitution, Swindon Town. Mohammad Dabre replaces Harry McKirdy because of an injury.
  17. 87' Substitution, Swindon Town. Ryan East replaces Louis Reed.
  18. 90'+2' James McAtee (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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