English FA Cup

FT Saturday, February 8, 2025
Manchester City WLWWL 2
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Leyton Orient DLWWL 1
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MNC022
LEY101
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Match Report

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Man City survive huge FA Cup scare to beat Leyton Orient

Manchester City survived a huge FA Cup fourth-round scare as Kevin De Bruyne came off the bench to secure a 2-1 victory at third-tier Leyton Orient on Saturday.

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Lineups

LEY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Joshua KeeleyG
  2. 5Daniel HappeCD-L
  3. 4Jack SimpsonCD-R
  4. 12Jack CurrieLB
  5. 2Tom JamesRB
  6. 17Jamie DonleyAM
  7. 22Ethan GalbraithLM
  8. 8Jordan BrownRM
  9. 23Charlie KelmanF
  10. 27Diallang JaiyesimiAM-L
  11. 20Sonny PerkinsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Daniel AgyeiSUB
  2. 6Brandon CooperSUB
  3. 15Dominic BallSUB
  4. 29Zech ObieroSUB
  5. 3Jayden SweeneySUB
  6. 18Darren PratleySUB
  7. 44Dilan Kumar MarkandaySUB
  8. 26Jaedon PhillipsSUB
  9. 36Dan CarterSUB

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 22Vitor ReisCD-R
  4. 75Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 82Rico LewisRB
  6. 87James McAteeAM
  7. 19Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 14Nico GonzálezRM
  9. 7Omar MarmoushF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 26SávioAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 47Phil FodenSUB
  2. 25Manuel AkanjiSUB
  3. 67Divin MubamaSUB
  4. 17Kevin De BruyneSUB
  5. 33Scott CarsonSUB
  6. 27Matheus NunesSUB
  7. 5John StonesSUB
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaSUB
  9. 45Abdukodir KhusanovSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Own Goal by Stefan Ortega, Manchester City. Leyton Orient 1, Manchester City 0.
  2. 22' Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Nico González because of an injury.
  3. 42' James McAtee (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Rúben Dias.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Vitor Reis.
  6. 54' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Darren Pratley replaces Diallang Jaiyesimi.
  7. 56' Goal! Leyton Orient 1, Manchester City 1. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis following a corner.
  8. 65' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Brandon Cooper replaces Sonny Perkins.
  9. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  10. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces James McAtee.
  11. 77' Brandon Cooper (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Goal! Leyton Orient 1, Manchester City 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a through ball.
  13. 85' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Daniel Agyei replaces Jamie Donley.
  14. 85' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Dominic Ball replaces Jordan Brown.
  15. 86' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Zech Obiero replaces Ethan Galbraith.
  16. 88' Zech Obiero (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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