Manchester City vs Newcastle United Match Summary
Manchester City secured a semifinal spot for the sixth time in six years after beating Newcastle United at Etihad. This is the first time in the history of FA Cup that a team managed to be in the final four for six seasons in a row. Meanwhile for the guest team, this was their 16th loss in 17 away games against City in all competitions.
Bernardo Silva scored two goals for City in the first half, enough to bring his team closer to the eighth title. Erling Haaland failed to bag a goal to match Sammie Szmodics’s six goals as a top scorer of this competition. The Norwegian has another chance to equal Szmodic in the semifinal.
City have won the FA Cup seven times, with the latest came last season after beating Manchester United in the final. If Pep Guardiola lead The Citizens to defend the title this season, they will match Liverpool as an eight-time winners.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United Player Ratings
Manchester City
Stefan Ortega – 6.8|Clean sheet for his team
Kyle Walker – 6.7|City’s attacking soul from the flank side with 94 percent of completed passes.
Ruben Dias – 6.7|Such a brick wall for City, provided one assist for Bernardo
Manuel Akanji – 7.3| Solid defending from the Swiss, clean sheet for City
Josko Gvardiol – 7.0|No success dribble for the Croatian, but winning one tackle.
Rodri – 7.5| A proper anchor, providing one assist for Bernardo.
Phil Foden – 7.3|Composed, successfully delivering 86 percent of his passes.
Bernardo Silva – 8.7| Played an important role with his two goals in the first half
Mateo Kovacic – 6.8| Delivering 95 percent of his passes, helping City’s ball distribution
Jeremy Doku – 7.2| Won two tackles and three corners were this youngster’s contribution in this match
Erling Haaland – 6.5| Not his best day as he failed to score. However, he managed to win one aerial duel
Substitution
Oscar Bobb – 6| Completed 100 percent of his passes distribution, causing a significant work for Newcastle
Julian Alvarez – 6|Only successfully delivered 50 percent of his passes distribution
Newcastle United
Martin Dubravka – 6.7| Did three important saves despite conceded two.
Dan Burn – 6| Winning one aerial duel throughout the match.
Jacob Murphy – 6.1| Won two tackles in the whole match, the most for Newcastle players alongside Schar.
Fabian Schär – 6.4| Collecting a yellow due to challenging Haaland.
Sven Botman – 6.2| Winning three aerial duel and one tackle, one of the outstanding defenders for Magpies.
Jamaal Lascelles – 6.3| A loud captain for his team, booked in the first half
Bruno Guimarães – 6.2| Failed to occupy the midfield, dispossessing the ball twice
Joe Willock – 5.8|Faile to match City’s intensity the whole match
Sean Longstaff – 6| No succeeded dribble for him today, subbed off in second half
Alexander Isak – 6.3|No goals today for the striker, but collected two succeeded dribbles
Anthony Gordon – 5.9|Failed to beat City’s solid defending, subbed off in the second half
Substitution
Lewis Miley – 6.1| Won a tackle, fairly good performance by the 17-year old
Miguel Almiron – 6|Coming on for Gordon but no goals for the Paraguayan
Elliot Anderson – 6|Won a tackle after coming on in the 62nd minute
Lewis Hall – 6|Completed 92 percent of his passes distribution
Emil Krafth – Won one tackle.
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