Man City 2-0 Newcastle: Two deflected Bernardo Silva strikes help FA Cup holders into semi-finals
Manchester City became the first team in history to reach six consecutive FA Cup semi-finals, with a routine 2-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium booking them another trip to Wembley.
Eddie Howe's side had knocked City out of the Carabao Cup earlier this season but their ambitions of a double success over the FA Cup holders was dealt a blow after just 13 minutes, when Bernardo Silva dribbled into the Newcastle box and then saw his shot loop in off Dan Burn.
Another deflected strike from Silva, this time off Sven Botman, put City out of reach just after the half-hour - although Alexander Isak spurned a big opportunity to haul Newcastle back into the tie before the break.
City continued to dominate in the second half and although a quadruple change belatedly added energy to Newcastle's play, the result was never in doubt.
Whisper it but, for City, a point off Premier League leaders Arsenal - who they host in their first game back after the international break, live on Sky Sports - and into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the double treble is still on.
As for Newcastle, their wait for a major trophy will go into a 70th year and, while they could yet improve their 10th place in the Premier League to secure a Europa League or Europa Conference League spot for next season, their campaign seems set to drift to an underwhelming conclusion.
Newcastle deployed a back three for the first time this season as they went in search of a first win at Man City in 10 years but after a positive opening few minutes, the FA Cup holders began to tick, with Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku twice almost combining to open up the visitors.
Silva struck his first soon after. Newcastle had dropped too deep and the Portuguese took up the
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