English Carabao Cup

Swansea City vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Fourth Round

· English Carabao Cup
Swansea City
  • 12': Gonçalo Franco
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1 - 3
Manchester City
  • 39': Jérémy Doku
  • 77': Omar Marmoush
  • 90'+3': Rayan Cherki

Erling Haaland sits as Man City reach Carabao Cup quarters

Manchester City overcame a Carabao Cup scare to book their quarterfinal place with a 3-1 win at Swansea.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Swansea City. Josh Tymon is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
  • 10': Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 0. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Key.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 17': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
  • 17': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kaelan Casey.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Foul by Adam Idah (Swansea City).
  • 22': Nico González (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Adam Idah (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Swansea City).
  • 23': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jérémy Doku.
  • 26': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
  • 26': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Melker Widell (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Trafford (Manchester City).
  • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Trafford.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gonçalo Franco.
  • 36': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
  • 37': Offside, Swansea City. Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 38': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
  • 39': Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 1. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 41': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 41': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
  • 41': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kaelan Casey.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andy Fisher (Swansea City). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Manchester City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
  • 46': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico González.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Adam Idah.
  • 60': Substitution, Swansea City. Ronald replaces Zeidane Inoussa.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 63': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 63': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Divine Mukasa.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ishé Samuels-Smith.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 66': Foul by Melker Widell (Swansea City).
  • 66': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kaelan Casey.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Gonçalo Franco.
  • 69': Substitution, Swansea City. Manuel Benson replaces Melker Widell.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ishé Samuels-Smith.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
  • 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joshua Key.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Andy Fisher (Swansea City). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 75': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 75': Manuel Benson (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 2. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Fisher (Swansea City).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Offside, Swansea City. Josh Tymon is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Phil Foden.
  • 83': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Ishé Samuels-Smith.
  • 83': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
  • 83': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andy Fisher (Swansea City). Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
  • 88': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Manchester City).
  • 88': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
  • 89': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Offside, Swansea City. Ronald is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 3. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 3.

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 20,490

Line-Ups

SWA Swansea City (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Fisher (GK)
15 Cameron Burgess
16 Ishé Samuels-Smith
26 Kaelan Casey
14 Josh Tymon
2 Joshua Key
30 Ethan Galbraith
17 Gonçalo Franco
27 Zeidane Inoussa
7 Melker Widell
33 Adam Idah Yellow Card
Swansea City Substitutes:
Ronald , Eom Ji-Sung, Liam Cullen, Paul Farman, Ricardo Santos, Jay Fulton, Zan Vipotnik, Ben Cabango, Benson Manuel.

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 James Trafford (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
45 Abdukodir Khusanov
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri Yellow Card
82 Rico Lewis
10 Rayan Cherki
63 Divine Mukasa
14 Nico González
7 Omar Marmoush
11 Jérémy Doku
52 Oscar Bobb
Manchester City Substitutes:
Nico O'Reilly, Kalvin Phillips, John Stones, Phil Foden, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Josko Gvardiol, Matheus Nunes, Marcus Bettinelli, Savinho .

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