Manchester City vs Chelsea, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Semifinals

· English FA Cup

Manchester City

84': Bernardo Silva

FT
1 - 0

Chelsea

Man City score late to beat Chelsea 1-0 in FA Cup semifinal

Holders Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final after an intense, end-to-end Wembley semifinal.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
2': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
3': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
5': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
11': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Noni Madueke.
14': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the left following a corner.
17': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
17': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
20': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
22': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
22': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
26': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
26': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nicolas Jackson.
27': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
34': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
35': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
35': Delay in match (Manchester City).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
37': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
38': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
38': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
43': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
45': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Chelsea 0.
45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Chelsea 0.
45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces John Stones.
47': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
49': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
49': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
50': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
53': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
54': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
54': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
57': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
58': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
58': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
60': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
62': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Jack Grealish because of an injury.
69': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
70': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
73': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
74': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
75': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Ortega (Manchester City).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malo Gusto following a corner.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Noni Madueke.
79': Substitution, Chelsea. Axel Disasi replaces Malo Gusto.
81': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
81': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
82': Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
84': Goal! Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
86': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
86': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
86': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
87': Hand ball by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
88': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Julián Álvarez.
88': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Cucurella.
88': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Enzo Fernández.
90': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
90'+4': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
90'+6': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
90'+8': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
90'+8': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.
0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.
0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0.

Statistics

CHE		MNC
11	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	5
37.8	Possession	62.2
10	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
288	Accurate Passes	527
358	Passes	587
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.1
52	Long Balls	45
26	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	10
21	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	5
19	Effective Clearances	13
19	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 80,902

Line-Ups

Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Stefan Ortega (GK)
5	John Stones
6	Nathan Aké
2	Kyle Walker
25	Manuel Akanji
16	Rodri
10	Jack Grealish
20	Bernardo Silva
19	Julián Álvarez
17	Kevin De Bruyne
47	Phil Foden

Manchester City Substitutes:

Oscar Bobb, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Jérémy Doku, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Sergio Gómez, Ederson, Rúben Dias.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Djordje Petrovic (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
14	Trevoh Chalobah
3	Marc Cucurella
27	Malo Gusto
20	Cole Palmer
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
15	Nicolas Jackson
23	Conor Gallagher
11	Noni Madueke

Chelsea Substitutes:

Alfie Gilchrist, Mykhailo Mudryk, Marcus Bettinelli, Benoît Badiashile, Raheem Sterling, Deivid Washington, Carney Chukwuemeka, Axel Disasi, Ben Chilwell.

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