English FA Cup

FT Saturday, January 11, 2025
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Match Report

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James McAtee nets hat trick as Man City hammer Salford 8-0

James McAtee's first senior hat trick helped Manchester City rout League two side Salford City 8-0 in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday.

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Lineups

MNC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD
  3. 75Nico O'ReillyCD-L
  4. 66Jahmai Simpson-PuseyCD-R
  5. 19Ilkay GündoganCM-L
  6. 87James McAteeCM-R
  7. 10Jack GrealishLM
  8. 27Matheus NunesRM
  9. 67Divin MubamaF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuCF-L
  11. 26SávioCF-R

SAL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 13Matt YoungG
  2. 16Curtis TiltCD
  3. 29Luke GarbuttCD-L
  4. 32Liam ShephardCD-R
  5. 4Ossama AshleySW
  6. 6Tyrese FornahCM-L
  7. 8Matthew LundCM-R
  8. 3Kevin BerkoeLM
  9. 19Haji MnogaRM
  10. 31Hakeeb AdelakunCF-L
  11. 27Kylian KouassiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Manchester City 1, Salford City 0. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a fast break.
  2. 20' Goal! Manchester City 2, Salford City 0. Divin Mubama (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  3. 21' Liam Shephard (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! Manchester City 3, Salford City 0. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Manuel Akanji replaces Nathan Aké.
  6. 49' Goal! Manchester City 4, Salford City 0. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 55' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Savinho.
  8. 58' Substitution, Salford City. Jon Taylor replaces Haji Mnoga.
  9. 58' Substitution, Salford City. Ryan Watson replaces Ossama Ashley.
  10. 60' Curtis Tilt (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 62' Goal! Manchester City 5, Salford City 0. James McAtee (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  12. 69' Goal! Manchester City 6, Salford City 0. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  13. 70' Substitution, Salford City. Conor McAleny replaces Matty Lund.
  14. 70' Substitution, Salford City. Cole Stockton replaces Kylian Kouassi.
  15. 72' Goal! Manchester City 7, Salford City 0. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  16. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Jérémy Doku.
  17. 81' Goal! Manchester City 8, Salford City 0. James McAtee (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  18. 87' Substitution, Salford City. Will Wright replaces Hakeeb Adelakun.

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