
Swindon Town vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round
· English FA Cup1 - 4
No dramas as Manchester City ease past Swindon Town in FA Cup
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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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dion Conroy.
- 5': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 6': Kaine Hayden (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ellis Iandolo.
- 14': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
- 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.
- 18': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 22': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 25': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 25': Jordan Lyden (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 31': Attempt saved. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ellis Iandolo.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kaine Hayden.
- 35': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 38': Tyreece Simpson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Lyden.
- 43': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town).
- 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rob Hunt.
- 45': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Swindon Town 0, Manchester City 2.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodri.
- 49': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 49': Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Jordan Lyden (Swindon Town).
- 51': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 52': Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 54': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Louis Reed.
- 57': Foul by Ellis Iandolo (Swindon Town).
- 57': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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.
- 61': Penalty Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Jordan Lyden (Swindon Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty saved! Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 64': Kaine Hayden (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 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.
- 73': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Ward.
- 74': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a corner.
- 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dion Conroy.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
- 77': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 77': Foul by Tyreece Simpson (Swindon Town).
- 77': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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': Ellis Iandolo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 80': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Romoney Crichlow (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 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': Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Harry Parsons (Swindon Town) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaine Hayden.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ellis Iandolo.
- 90'+2': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Jonathan Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': James McAtee (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 90'+3': Kaine Hayden (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Swindon Town 1, Manchester City 4.
Statistics
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SWI![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 5 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
77 | Possession | 23 |
23 | SHOTS | 5 |
9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
726 | Accurate Passes | 164 |
782 | Passes | 228 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
17 | Crosses | 8 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
54 | Long Balls | 54 |
39 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 14 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
6 | Interceptions | 7 |
8 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
8 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nigel Eady County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 14,753
Line-Ups
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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