
Manchester City vs Sheffield United, 2022-23 English FA Cup, Semifinals
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Riyad Mahrez scored a hat trick as Manchester City snapped their losing streak in FA Cup semifinals with a 3-0 stroll against Sheffield United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sergio Gómez.
- 2': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Egan.
- 6': Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
- 7': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison with a headed pass.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John Egan.
- 15': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 15': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Fleck.
- 18': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 18': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 23': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
- 24': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
- 24': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
- 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
- 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John Fleck.
- 29': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 29': Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 31': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 31': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by George Baldock.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 40': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
- 40': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Penalty Manchester City. Bernardo Silva draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Penalty conceded by Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Goal! Manchester City 1, Sheffield United 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Offside, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 47': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 47': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 54': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John Fleck.
- 54': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 54': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 55': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 56': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 57': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 58': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Daniel Jebbison.
- 61': Goal! Manchester City 2, Sheffield United 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 65': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
- 65': Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Goal! Manchester City 3, Sheffield United 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 67': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces John Fleck.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Jack Grealish.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Erling Haaland.
- 69': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 69': Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Offside, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker is caught offside.
- 72': Hand ball by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
- 74': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Cole Palmer (Manchester City).
- 74': Cole Palmer (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
- 74': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Chris Basham replaces Sander Berge.
- 76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ismaila Coulibaly replaces Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle replaces George Baldock.
- 81': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
- 81': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 82': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
- 82': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Gómez following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Sheffield United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Sheffield United 0.
Statistics
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16 | Fouls | 5 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
21.8 | Possession | 78.2 |
4 | SHOTS | 14 |
1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
134 | Accurate Passes | 680 |
209 | Passes | 746 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
5 | Crosses | 22 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
46 | Long Balls | 43 |
13 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
15 | Tackles | 15 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 2 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
25 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 69,603
Line-Ups
Manchester City (3-4-3-d)
No. | Name |
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18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
25 | Manuel Akanji |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
2 | Kyle Walker |
8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
19 | Julián Álvarez |
21 | Sergio Gómez |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
9 | Erling Haaland |
10 | Jack Grealish |
26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
12 | John Egan |
19 | Jack Robinson |
15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
4 | John Fleck |
8 | Sander Berge |
16 | Oliver Norwood ![]() |
13 | Max Lowe |
2 | George Baldock |
29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
36 | Daniel Jebbison |
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