Swindon Town vs Man City 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round
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1 - 4
No dramas as Manchester City ease past Swindon Town in FA Cup
Premier League leaders Manchester City made light work of fourth-tier Swindon Town in a 4-1 away victory in the opener of a busy weekend of FA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Goal! Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 28': Goal! Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 2. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 59': Goal! Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 3. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 62': Penalty saved! Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 71': Substitution, Swindon Town. Jonathan Williams replaces Ben Gladwin.
- 71': Substitution, Swindon Town. Romoney Crichlow replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
- 78': Goal! Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 3. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
- 80': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Goal! Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 4. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Romeo Lavia replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 83': Substitution, Swindon Town. Harry Parsons replaces Tyreece Simpson.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester City. Luke Mbete replaces Nathan Aké.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester City. Kayky replaces Cole Palmer.
- 87': Substitution, Swindon Town. Mohammad Dabre replaces Harry McKirdy because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Swindon Town. Ryan East replaces Louis Reed.
- 90'+2': James McAtee (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 4.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: The County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 14,753
Venue: The County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 14,753
Statistics
 SWI |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 23 | Possession | 77 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 164 | Accurate Passes | 726 |
| 228 | Passes | 782 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 26 | Clearances | 8 |
Swindon Town (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Lewis Ward (GK) |
| 4 | Dion Conroy |
| 2 | Akinwale Odimayo |
| 24 | Rob Hunt |
| 25 | Louis Reed |
| 7 | Ben Gladwin |
| 8 | Jordan Lyden |
| 3 | Ellis Iandolo |
| 22 | Kaine Kesler Hayden |
| 9 | Tyreece Simpson |
| 11 | Harry McKirdy |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker  |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 80 | Cole Palmer |
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