Man City vs Salford City 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
Manchester City squeeze past Salford to reach FA Cup fifth round
Manchester City reached the fifth round of the FA Cup with a far-from-convincing 2-0 win over League Two side Salford on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Own Goal by Alfie Dorrington, Salford City. Manchester City 1, Salford City 0.
- 22': Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Max Alleyne because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Salford City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Salford City 0.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Marc Guéhi replaces John Stones.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Phil Foden.
- 70': Substitution, Salford City. Daniel Udoh replaces Kelly N'Mai.
- 70': Substitution, Salford City. Ossama Ashley replaces Jorge Grant.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Nico González.
- 79': Substitution, Salford City. Matt Butcher replaces Ben Woodburn.
- 79': Substitution, Salford City. Oliver Turton replaces Zach Awe because of an injury.
- 80': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Goal! Manchester City 2, Salford City 0. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 86': Substitution, Salford City. Princewill Ehibhatiomhan replaces Ryan Graydon.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Salford City 0.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 46,774
Statistics
 SAL |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 19.6 | Possession | 80.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 86 | Accurate Passes | 625 |
| 157 | Passes | 687 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 24 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 19 | Clearances | 25 |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 21 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 68 | Max Alleyne |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
Salford City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Young (GK) |
| 15 | Brandon Cooper |
| 28 | Zach Awe |
| 24 | Alfie Dorrington |
| 17 | Joshua Austerfield |
| 7 | Ben Woodburn |
| 8 | Jorge Grant |
| 29 | Luke Garbutt |
| 45 | Rosaire Longelo  |
| 10 | Kelly N'Mai |
| 26 | Ryan Graydon |
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