Man City vs Newcastle final score, result as deflected Bernardo Silva double seals puts holders in FA Cup semis again
ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER — Bernardo Silva’s deflected first-half brace gave Manchester City a comfortable 2-0 FA Cup quarterfinal win over Newcastle United.
Pep Guardiola’s treble winners were aiming to reach their sixth consecutive semifinal in this competition and their opener came with a slice of fortune when Silva’s shot looped up off Dan Burn and beyond Martin Dubravka.
It was a similar story after the half hour, with the Portugal international’s next effort clipping Sven Botman’s head to take a different trajectory to the Newcastle goalkeeper’s dive.
Lineups:
Man City (4-1-4-1, right to left): 18. Stefan Ortega (GK) — 2. Kyle Walker, 3. Ruben Dias, 25. Manuel Akanji, 24. Josko Gvardiol — 16. Rodri — 20. Bernardo Silva, 8. Mateo Kovacic, 47. Phil Foden, 11. Jeremy Doku (52. Oscar Bobb) — 9. Erling Haaland (19. Julian Alvarez).
Newcastle (5-2-3, right to left): 1. Martin Dubravka (GK) — 23. Jacob Murphy, 5. Fabian Schar, 6. Jamaal Lascelles, 4. Sven Botman (17. Emil Krafth), 33. Dan Burn (20. Lewis Hall) — 36. Sean Longstaff (67. Lewis Miley), 39. Bruno Guimaraes — 28. Joe Willock (24. Miguel Almiron), 14. Alexander Isak, 10. Anthony Gordon (32. Elliot Anderson).
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City threatened to pull further clear as Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden enjoyed being deployed in narrow inside forward positions alongside Erling Haaland, although it required a fabulous close-range save from Stefan Ortega to prevent Alexander Isak from reducing the arrears.
Isak was denied again midway through the second half, this time by some brilliantly composed defending from Manuel Akanji.
By that stage, City had already reverted to managing the contest as a wider part
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