MANCHESTER CITY will put their Premier League title aspirations on hold as they take on Championship side Sheffield United in a FA Cup semi-final clash at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola’s side are currently chasing a historic treble, and a win over the Blades at Wembley would put them a step closer.
- Start time: 4.45pm
- TV channel/stream: ITV1/X
- Man City XI: To follow
- Sheff Utd XI: To follow
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20′ SLOW CITY START
Manchester City have struggled to put their mark on the game so far. You get the feeling they are going to need to be patient this afternoon.
16′ DISALLOWED GOAL
Haaland has the ball in the back of the net but referee Stuart Atwell had already blown for a foul. The Norwegian holds his hands out not happy with the decision. It was quite a strike from around 30-35 yards.
15′ SHEFFIELD UNITED DELIGHTED WITH START
The Blades will be delighted with the opening 15 minutes and have had the best chance of the game so far. They have limited City to very little.
12′ MANCHESTER CITY CORNER
Manchester get their first corner of the game which is whipped in by Mahrez but his delivery is headed behind for another corner which subsequently comes to nothing.
10′ EMPTY SEATS AT WEMBLEY
It’s a shame to look round and see empty seats in this FA Cup semi final. Might be time to rethink holding the semi final matches at Wembley.
8′ CITY STILL FINDING THEIR WAY INTO THE GAME
City are still looking to find their way into the game. They have been keeping possession well in the last couple of minutes as they search for a breakthrough.
5′ ENCOURAGING START FOR SHEFFIELD UNITED
Sheffield United have started brightly and are more than holding their own in the opening exchanges.
2′ EARLY CHANCE
Sheffield United almost take the lead as an early Oliver Norwodd corner falls to Iliman Ndiaye in the box and his shot is kept out by Ortega in the City goal, almost a dream start for The Blades.
KICK OFF
We are underway in the first FA Cup semi final.
The first FA Cup semi final of 2022-2023 is just moments away.
SHEFFIELD UNITED STARTING XI:
Foderingham, Baldock, Ahmedhodzic, Egan, Robinson, Lowe, Berge, Norwood, Fleck, Jebbison, Ndiaye.
Subs: Davies, Basham, Clark, Bogle, Coulibaly, Arblaster, Brooks, Sharp, McBurnie.
MANCHESTER CITY STARTING XI:
Ortega, Walker, Laporte, Akanji, Gomez, Mahrez, Silva, Gundogan, Grealish, Alvarez, Haaland.
Subs: Ederson, Dias, Phillips, Stones, Rodri, De Bruyne, Foden, Palmer, Lewis.
Hello and welcome to this afternoon’s FA Cup Semi Final coverage
Manchester City are looking to reach the FA Cup final having lost in the semi final on the last three occasions.
Pep Guardiola’s men overcame Chelsea, Arsenal, Bristol City and Burnley to reach this stage.
Sheffield United will be looking to make a first FA Cup final since 1936.
The Blades beat Tottenham en route to Wembley and lost in their last semi final appearance in 2014 against Hull City.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
