Manchester City's Road To Emirates FA Cup Final | Emirates FA Cup 2023-24

Lewis. Fired in by Ruben Diaz. Matos bore the brunt of that, it's Foden. He's stretching and he didn't quite get there. Here's Gomez. Grealish, just going up a notch here, City. Kovacic, Alvarez... And Foden's in there! There's the breakthrough. The holders open their FA Cup account in 2024. And after half an hour or more of stubborn Huddersfield resistance, they find their way into the lead with a lashed finish here from Phil Foden. Lewis. Here's Nunes again. Very tight, but Nunes has found a way in behind. And Alvarez stretching scores! And City double the lead. Very neat and tidy in a very tight area here, City, no question of offside at all. And Alvarez just doing enough to guide it over the line. And City, although they've not been brilliant, should be in the comfort zone now. Grealish. Diaz. Lewis. Bob. And inside he comes! But outside of that near post. Doing all the right things, just couldn't get his geometry right. Kovacic is balling, Nunes. Nunes has made a purposeful run here. And this is Bob with the broader arriving, it's three! May well have taken a deflection. But the game is up for Huddersfield Town, any lingering doubts have gone. The ball over the top, perfect for the purposeful run of Nunes. And in off the unfortunate Ben Jackson. It'll go down as an own goal. Rudoni. Kovacic. And one for Thomas to chase here. Ooh, and Diaz in a mess, it's Sorba Thomas! That was the moment to rekindle hope for Huddersfield, and Sorba Thomas could not take advantage. Mr Brenner. Gomez, and Kovacic, and Foden! Beautiful goal. Well, a moment of real quality to embroider the occasion. Beautifully teed up, and a perfect finish from Phil Foden for his second of the afternoon. Doku. Terrific burst from him, hacked away by Jackson. And a touch of desperation about it. It's De Bruyne's shot. Calibrated the sights. Certainly charging about. Foden. De Bruyne. Mateus Nunes making a run ahead of him. It's Bob, back to De Bruyne. And in comes Doku! It's five! And the quality that have been residing on Manchester City's bench comes to the fore. De Bruyne are involved at the very start of the move. And then with this lovely pullback, mercilessly finished by Doku. Jackson. Here's Thomas. He might run for Radulovic here. Great work! And Ortega denies him. Huddersfield ending on a defiant note. But sharp work from a goalkeeper who's had precious little to do. Comfortable in the end, as the holders would have expected. Making out Walker again. Useful delivery, and Foden's effort! And put in by Bob! Well, Tottenham wanting offside. And the scrutiny in the video booth continues. It's a marginal decision. And there, the conclusive evidence. Kovacic. Really carrying the fight at the moment. Rodri, Bernardo Silva. Rodri's effort. And Kovacic. And Bob with a chance! And Pedro Porro's block, he really enjoyed that. Well, submergent defending, great desire to do it as well. And there was no way through for Oscar Bob. Bob, the target here. Foden's found some space here, here he is! The doggy, round on the cover, made life difficult for him. He might have appreciated this more along the ground. Gifted there to Kovacic. That's Bob's delivery, a teaser, it's Alvarez! I think Van der Ven got a touch here. And it is a vital block. It's Werner. Oh, that's some good work. Will the pass measured here for Johnson? And Ortega out swiftly, read the situation. Extremely well. Just going for the little dink but couldn't quite get it. Goalkeeper. Doku. Oh, an air shot from Hojbjerg! But he isn't made to play. Bernardo Silva's shot. And it's a real moment to forget for the Dane. His goalkeeper always behind him. Hojbjerg. Oh, he's in trouble again. He's gifted it to Foden. Kevin de Bruyne! One of the most relieved men in north London is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Well, a horrible minute and a half. But he'll be relieved that Kevin de Bruyne couldn't take full advantage of another error. Kovacic. Turned on neatly by Foden. And here's a chance for Doku. And Vicario down smartly again. Football this from Manchester City. On the border of offside there, Doku. Goalkeeper down well. Trying to put pressure on the goalkeeper again. De Bruyne's delivery. And Vicario's in trouble! And Ake pounces! City have broken the spell at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Well, Vicario in all kinds of trouble. And Ake took full advantage. You can see the orange shirts quickly trying to engage with City. Any City player is in possession of the ball. McKenzie. Slides it forward then towards Mateusz Nunez. On the left-hand side now, looks for the run of de Bruyne. It was too strong there, but Clarke pulls it back! And Manchester City lead! And Harling scores within three minutes. Well, it's brilliant. Absolutely incisive from Manchester City. And it's that man, Kevin de Bruyne, again, providing the assist, firing it into the six-yard box, into the run of Erling Harling, who just thumps it into the back of the net. The best possible start for the cup holders. Going to be a massively uphill task now for Luton Town. 23rd this season, 75th in 83 games for the club. Scored three goals in four cup ties last season. Hasn't played in the competition in this, but off to a good start tonight. Well, Nunez just cuts it in behind the defender into the run of de Bruyne. And look, immediately he's heads up. He's looking for Erling Harling and he finds him brilliantly. The decisive, powerful run, the quick look and the delivery. Harling just sweeps it into the back of the net. De Bruyne far too strong for Jordan Clarke in the build-up there, Clive. About 18 months ago now. There he is again, Alfie Doughty. Dispossessed, Walker, and he's in towards Morris! And it's steered away at the heart of the Manchester City defence. Well, it's brilliant work from Doughty. Absolutely, Jonathan, because you knew exactly what proximity they were at. Whether you can turn, whether you can come off of them in front of them, or whether you can spin around them. Well, he's spun here. Harling, Mengi's trying to catch him. Harling, 2-0 Manchester City! That is brilliant. That is Erling Harling at his best. And just watch the way, initially, he pins and sets the ball back, but then he takes off. And who delivers it? None other than that man, de Bruyne. Strength to lay it off. Takes off. Drives away from the centre-half. And then sheer power with the finish. Maybe a slight defection off of Mengi and the goalkeeper. But there's two goals for Erling Harling. Ninth assist of the campaign for Kevin de Bruyne. And 162nd for Manchester City in his 368 games for the club. Morris, giving it away. Can't do that against Manchester City. Bernardo Silva to Grealish. Harling on a hat-trick, peeling away in the middle. Jack Grealish allowed to cut in sight. De Bruyne, Harling pinning the defender to allow Stones to arrive. Now he looks for the return on his hat-trick and thwarted of his third goal by Tim Crook. Good stop from the keeper, but again, it just sluts such sneak play from Manchester City. Wonderful goal scorers. Absolutely. Bernardo Silva looks for de Bruyne. Oh, what a goal that would have been! And the hat-trick attempt again thwarted by the goalkeeper. It's got a bit flat, Manchester City, Cologne. We didn't get a goal before half-time and it'll make the tie very interesting again. But you never know. It could break out here. I thought he was offside. Here comes Harling now. Erling Harling chips the goalkeeper into the back of the net. Well, Tim Crook put his arm up to say that he should have been offside. Big smile on Erling Harling's face. The most important thing is to put the ball in the back of the net and then you discuss it afterwards. He's done it three times now. Hat-trick, Erling Harling. Manchester City on the face of it. Three up. And guess who provided the pass once again? It was almost as if the Vitality Stadium on Saturday against Bournemouth was a dress rehearsal. They went man for man as well. Barkley. There's an effort from Clark. Well, that's something to celebrate. Well, that is a magnificent strike. It's come out of nowhere. Ross Barkley actually feeds the ball back to him. And there is a sensational finish. It really is from Clark. Well, Barkley picks it up. It goes over Bernardo Silva. Said he comes back. Clark takes two touches and then that is unstoppable. And this will be a fantastic angle to see. Two touches. Winds it. Outside of the post. Comes back in. Until the Clark goal Stefan Ortega hasn't had a shot to save. He stones. So comfortable on the ball. That's the run of Nunez. It's a perfect pass. And the shot might have taken a deflection and Krul blocked it anyway. Absolutely. That's a poor clearance away. He came to Barkley. Does do now. Spins it into the box. Can they get another? How about this? He's rattled it. Another Jordan Clark. And another brilliant finish. But it's great work from Barkley. Ross Barkley. And it comes initially from a really poor Ortega clearance. Barkley has a chance to strike it. He doesn't strike it particularly cleanly but when it comes back to him he brilliantly lifts it into the path of Clark. We see here there's the poor clearance. Barkley first time tries to finish. It comes back to him. Control and poise and an elegant lift into the run of Clark and then what a finish. Takes it superbly. The chest control out in front of him. The chance to volley it home and he does with aplomb. Yet again from an impossible position. A walk. That's a lovely ball. Kevin De Bruyne Harland again. Harland has four Manchester City have four and De Bruyne has four assists. Stones De Bruyne and Harland once again. Harland looking for new nets. Dock who's there with him. Spinning to get the shot away. Harland scored five nearly a year ago you'll remember against Leipzig at home when they won seven in the Champions League. A real scoring spree and he's looking for a fifth here tonight and he gets it. Luton Town to Manchester City five and Harland has scored them all. Well the form he's in the night he's having he's just going to take shots from almost any position. Being on his favoured left foot he just thumps this with real power and it just goes through Tim Krul. Goalkeeper would be really disappointed but Erlend Harland is fifth of the night. He's in here again here under a strike De Bruyne not to see more referees in the Premier League allow that he's a Premier League referee too. I think the referees do referee in a slightly different manner. Here's Morris chance set up by Barkley decent save Barkley's in here again oh that's not too far off Doughty with the corner flicked on by Barkley and kept out again by Stepan Ortega Makanji the role for him today he's a centre back here's Kovacic he's quietly gone about his business Doku rolling inside just pushed away by Tim Krul he stones glides on the ball head up looking for an opportunity slips it into Kovacic might have a go should have a go does and they have a slip it rocketed in he'll be disappointed with that one really disappointed the Luton manager it's far too easy but brilliantly struck it was well struck Kovacic who really has been quite deep most of the game for Manchester City gets himself into a shooting position he strikes it cleanly I wonder if Tim Krul will feel he could have done better with it but Stones feeds it to Kovacic I'm not sure he might see too much of it either Lewis for Walker yep oh look it's still there it's I think it was Stones here's Townsend straight into the goalkeeper he's just gone into a little deeper role now as he looked for Doku that's a great run Bernardo Silva trying to find that little bit of space and he found a little bit of luck as well might have been a double deflection well he had too much space did Bernardo Silva and he was allowed just to wander into the 18-yard box and it's a right-footed shot that takes a wicked deflection Dubravka has absolutely no chance in that Newcastle goal but they'll be really disappointed Newcastle in that they haven't engaged with him outside of the box and earlier because as soon as he picks it up he has about eight yards to walk into and into the 18-yard box you can see the line on the defensive line on the 18-yard line but look at the space he has and then Bern backs away they're too slow to engage and it hits Bern on the back of the hill and up and over Dubravka absolutely no chance for the Newcastle keeper who's been effective being infilled rather than wide in this opening half an hour I get the sense he's enjoying it this is Foden sharp block to get the shot away but the cannon a little kinder this time for Newcastle Kovacic we can see the space is wide down the sides of the 18-yard box the black and white shirts trying to block it up he's got a shot away again Bernardo Silva is there another deflection I think there might well be the way that Dubravka dives and the ball goes on the inside of him he's furious well the old saying if you don't buy a ticket certainly is applying for Bernardo Silva tonight Dubravka was furious and I think it's come off of Botman this time just the way he throws himself away to the right and the ball actually goes inside him another Bernardo Silva shot again look at the space they don't engage quickly enough and yet just the slightest of touches off of Botman as the left footage strike this time is deflected inside the goalkeeper two own goals Manchester City 2-0 up very well forward now Murphy and Burnham poses himself and Isak big chance for Isak sweeping the left foot volley it's a fine save from Ortega away to his left hand side really strong hand it actually came about from a sloppy Ortega pass that gave Newcastle possession really strong left handed save from Ortega the two holding midfield players who just make City tick from that position a beautiful bit of skill from Phil Foden well Guiris does really well to track Phil Foden Doku could be in again Dubravka out swiftly and sufficiently also been the controlling force in the game it's Foden's delivery looking for Haaland once more and Diaz is there but so is Dubravka and Newcastle are still alive Doku oh lovely piece of play and Dubravka there to deny but brilliant combination between Doku and Foden wonderful pass Doku we saw signs of this in the first few minutes City comfortably playing their way out of the pressure situation this is Haaland Haaland's hungry oh and we thought that was going to be another moment to treasure just feel a third goal now would wrap this FA Cup tie up for Manchester City Dubravka gets there Ronaldo Silva keeping things moving and he'll get it back here Murphy defending it and the Kanji got the flick it's not away convincingly and Gladio having a swing Here's Bernardo City captain Carl Walker being closed down by Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher who's done well then to win it from Rodri and Cole Palmer to Nicholas Jackson here no flag first chance of the semi-final first shot on target slipping as he hit it De Bruyne oh what a pass for Foden who's around Petrovic it's tight and it's away by Kukerea it's Grealish Maduoke will get it clear City's gloriously creative pair combining here look at that pass he was definitely on side Petrovic good enough super cool Nenzo Fernandes has released Jackson here Stones with a hand up in vain big moment Jackson's taking it wide and he's got the pass wrong as well what a chance wasted from within his own half he's definitely on side he should have shot there Makek one of so many players in both squads playing against their former club today Jack Grealish nicely weighted pass and a well timed tackle too Chalobot on De Bruyne excellent first time pass Gusteau has tons of energy and he had Jackson in the middle meanwhile Nani Maduoke is charged down John Stones with the block what's that from Kevin De Bruyne away by Stones City just a touch ragged by their high standards Chelsea as you might expect given what happened to Manchester City in midweek looking like they've got the better energy here they certainly have the better chances Chalobot to Cole Palmer lovely feet lovely skills Ortega down smartly and that was through a crowd Chelsea's main man for everything this season Cole Palmer just not that time Gallagher through to Jackson is this his moment it's another Ortega stop that was a decent one Palmer Jackson again oh anywhere but there and it's 1-0 Chelsea they're all falling his way he's not been able to take any of them yet the first save was good the second he shouldn't have been able to make the three twice a score in the way against Chelsea this season Jack Grealish infield from Gusto Foden and there's Petrovic had to get down quick Palmer deflects just wide and Chelsea a crying foul here handball in the wall is there suggestion Michael Oliver over to you VAR over to you well that might well be looked at Pochettino certainly thought so no penalty big call Grealish might have been fearing the worst Jackson against Walker this should be a good race both of them rapid shoulder to shoulder Jackson goes down De Bruyne tells him to get up Michael Oliver isn't interested such pace from the pair of them though Bernardo how much can City have left in the tank this is Doku he should have plenty and he's been good since he came on Jeremy Doku he's passed Gusto tight angle there's been real impact from the Belgian since his introduction De Bruyne should get there this is Bernardo Owen finally someone finds a finishing touch City lead the semi-final and it's the man who missed his penalty mid-week but he kept his cool here Manchester City 1 Chelsea 0 and there's such little time to do anything about it