Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA CupLate goal gives Man City FA Cup win despite Spurs protests
FA Cup holders Manchester City left it late to book their place in the fifth round with Nathan Ake's scrappy 88th-minute effort clinching a 1-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
- 5': Offside, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 8': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 13': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
- 13': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 13': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
- 16': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 16': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 19': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
- 19': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 21': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 26': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 27': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 32': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 32': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 37': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 40': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 45'+1': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 50': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 53': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner with a through ball.
- 56': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
- 56': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 59': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 59': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 64': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Oscar Bobb.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 67': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 68': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 70': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 72': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 73': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 74': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 74': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 75': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 81': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 83': Hand ball by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 83': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 83': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
- 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 86': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 88': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 88': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 90'+1': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+2': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+6': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
 MNC |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 14 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 1 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 528 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 602 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,872
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,872
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK)  |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 16 | Timo Werner |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 52 | Oscar Bobb |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
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