Manchester City vs Bristol City: Foden double eases Man City into FA Cup quarterfinals

🕘 Posted on: March 1, 2023 | Last updated on: March 1, 2023

Manchester City advance to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory over lower-league Bristol City thanks to a brace from Phil Foden. While Foden scored in the seventh minute, Manchester City did not have a completely smooth evening until the England forward made it 2-0 in the 74th. Although it was cruel on Bristol City, who had been on a 12-match undefeated streak and had fought the Premier League winners hard, Kevin De Bruyne's exquisite finish from 25 yards gave the scoreline an overwhelming aspect. Like he often does in domestic cup tournaments, Guardiola selected a powerful team for City, and they got the game going quickly with Kalvin Phillips hitting the crossbar. In contrast, City didn't take long to grab the lead as Riyad Mahrez crossed the ball across the goal face, with Foden hitting high into the top of the net. While Alex Scott forced a fantastic save from City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, the hosts did not give up and had a decent penalty claim knocked down when Mark Sykes went down in the box under a tackle from Rico Lewis. Before De Bruyne split Bristol City's defence with a pass to Nathan Ake, whose pass finally dropped to Foden for a shot deflected into the net off of Zak Vyner, Bristol City, who were spared having to cope with a rested Erling Haaland, were still very much in the game. It was quite difficult. Bristol shown their talent to us. Several of the players impressed me even though I didn't know them. Guardiola stated, "The second half was much better. In other news, Tuesday's match ended Leicester City's aspirations of repeating their victory from 2021. Second-tier Blackburn Rovers defeated Leicester 2-1 at home, with goals from Tyrhys Dolan and Sammie Szmodics and a Kelechi Iheanacho response. Leicester was jeered as it left the field. Blackburn, who is in the running for promotion, deservedly won at Leicester, whose performance is still highly unpredictable. "It only takes persistence, a winning attitude, and determination to achieve." Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Leicester, remarked, "That's been up and down for us." "I feel terrible for the supporters. This season has been a big hardship for them." The FA Cup presented us with the chance to go to a home quarterfinal matchup against a Championship team, but they were more stronger than us, so we need to be concerned.

After defeating fellow Premier League team Leeds United 2-0 with to outstanding goals from Joao Palhinha and David Solomon, Fulham advanced to the sixth round for the first time in 13 years. Fulham's outstanding season under Marco Silva continued with the victory, and the Cottagers are still vying for a berth in the European playoffs on two fronts. When playing Leeds, who had several chances and a goal that was ruled offside but still displayed their talent, they were not at their best. After reclaiming the ball after 21 minutes, Palhinha made a fantastic curling attempt, and Israeli Solomon's goal in the 56th minute was nearly as good. Silva, whose team sits sixth in the Premier League, said, "It is amazing for us to advance to the quarterfinals. We are here to try and improve it because we are aware that our history with the FA Cup is not fantastic. With a 1-0 victory over lower-league Stoke City in the first half, Evan Ferguson's goal kept Brighton & Hove Albion's prospects of winning their first major title alive. Wednesday's fifth-round matches begin with League Cup champion Manchester United hosting West Ham United at home.

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