
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA CupLate goal gives Man City FA Cup win despite Spurs protests
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FA Cup holders Manchester City left it late to book their place in the fifth round with Nathan Ake's scrappy 88th-minute effort clinching a 1-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
- 5': Offside, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 8': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 13': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
- 13': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 13': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
- 16': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 16': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 19': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
- 19': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 21': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 26': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 27': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 32': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 32': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 37': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 40': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 45'+1': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 50': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 53': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner with a through ball.
- 56': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 56': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 59': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 59': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 64': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Oscar Bobb.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 67': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 68': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 70': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 72': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 73': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 74': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 74': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 75': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 81': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 83': Hand ball by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 83': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 83': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
- 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 86': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 88': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 88': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 90'+1': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+2': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+6': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
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19 | Fouls | 9 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
14 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
18 | SHOTS | 1 |
5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.3 | On Target % | 1.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
528 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
602 | Passes | 466 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
22 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
55 | Long Balls | 41 |
40 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
9 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
15 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 5 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,872
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,872
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) ![]() |
37 | Micky van de Ven |
17 | Cristian Romero |
38 | Destiny Udogie ![]() |
23 | Pedro Porro ![]() |
21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
9 | Richarlison |
16 | Timo Werner |
22 | Brennan Johnson |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
6 | Nathan Aké |
3 | Rúben Dias ![]() |
24 | Josko Gvardiol ![]() |
2 | Kyle Walker |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
8 | Mateo Kovacic ![]() |
16 | Rodri |
19 | Julián Álvarez |
52 | Oscar Bobb |
47 | Phil Foden |
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