Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
· English FA Cup
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Teen O'Reilly helps Man City survive Plymouth FA Cup scare
Manchester City survived an FA Cup scare for the second round running as they beat second-tier strugglers Plymouth Argyle 3-1 to reach the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 5': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 5': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 20': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malachi Boateng.
- 25': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matthew Sorinola.
- 25': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
- 27': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Nathanael Ogbeta is caught offside.
- 28': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 31': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 31': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Vitor Reis.
- 38': Goal! Manchester City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1. Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
- 41': Attempt missed. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malachi Boateng.
- 43': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
- 45': Foul by Nathanael Ogbeta (Plymouth Argyle).
- 45': James McAtee (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Manchester City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Nathan Aké because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle).
- 46': Vitor Reis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
- 50': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 50': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 52': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 52': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Vitor Reis (Manchester City).
- 53': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 57': Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 58': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces James McAtee.
- 61': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 61': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu is caught offside.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Michael Baidoo replaces Mustapha Bundu.
- 64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Houghton replaces Darko Gyabi.
- 64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Rami Al Hajj replaces Bali Mumba.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
- 66': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 68': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
- 68': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Phil Foden following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 71': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Tymoteusz Puchacz replaces Nathanael Ogbeta.
- 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malachi Boateng.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 75': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 76': Goal! Manchester City 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Kornél Szucs replaces Matthew Sorinola.
- 83': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle).
- 83': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Phil Foden.
- 87': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
- 87': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth Argyle).
- 89': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90': Goal! Manchester City 3, Plymouth Argyle 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland following a fast break.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Plymouth Argyle 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Plymouth Argyle 1.
Statistics
 PLY |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 20 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 27 | Possession | 73 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 610 |
| 257 | Passes | 679 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 5 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 21 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 38 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,044
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,044
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 22 | Vitor Reis |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 75 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 87 | James McAtee |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
Plymouth Argyle (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Conor Hazard (GK) |
| 25 | Nikola Katic |
| 5 | Julio Pleguezuelo |
| 40 | Maksym Talovierov |
| 3 | Nathanael Ogbeta |
| 29 | Matthew Sorinola |
| 18 | Darko Gyabi |
| 19 | Malachi Boateng |
| 2 | Bali Mumba |
| 11 | Callum Wright |
| 15 | Mustapha Bundu |
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