Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup fourth round with a routine victory over a desperately poor Chelsea at Etihad Stadium.
This was a far cry from what has traditionally been a hugely competitive meeting between two Premier League giants as City wrapped up a tie with either Oxford United or Arsenal in the next round by the interval.
City’s win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday was hard-fought but this was a stroll, Riyad Mahrez setting them on their way with a brilliant 23rd-minute free-kick before World Cup winner Julian Alvarez scored a second from the spot seven minutes later following Kai Havertz’s handball.
Phil Foden scored City’s third after 38 minutes, turning in Kyle Walker’s cross after he had been played in by Thursday’s match-winner Mahrez, who got his second from the spot late on after Kalidou Koulibaly clumsy bundled Foden to the floor.
It was a chastening day for Chelsea, boss Graham Potter and their traveling support, who chanted the name of Thomas Tuchel, the Champions League-winning manager sacked by new owner Todd Boehly in September.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Manchester City
Formation 4-3-3
- 18Ortega
- 2Walkers
- 25Akanji
- 14Laporte
- 21GomezSubstituted forI cancelat 59′minutesBooked at 87mins
- 20Bernard SilvaBooked at 70minsSubstituted forLewisat 86′minutes
- 16RodriBooked at 54minsSubstituted forPhillipsat 58′minutes
- 47Foden
- 26Mahrez
- 19Álvarez
- 80Palmer
Substitutes
- 4Phillips
- 5Stones
- 6Ake
- 7I cancel
- 8Gundogan
- 9Haaland
- 17DeBruyne
- 31Ederson
- 82Lewis
Chelsea
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 14Chalobah
- 42Humphreys
- 26Koulibaly
- 67Hall
- 23GallagherBooked at 62mins
- 5JorginhoSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 63′minutes
- 8KovacicSubstituted forFofanaat 45′minutes
- 22ZiyechSubstituted forHutchinsonat 63′minutes
- 29HavertzSubstituted forZakariaat 45′minutes
- 19mountSubstituted forChukwuemekaat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Badiashile
- 6Thiago Silva
- 13Bettinelli
- 20Zakaria
- 27Fofana
- 28Azpilicueta
- 30Chukwuemeka
- 32Cucurella
- 56Hutchinson
- Referees:
- Robert Jones
- Attendance:
- 51.505
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester City 4, Chelsea 0.
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Second half ends, Manchester City 4, Chelsea 0.
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Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Joao Cancelo (Manchester City).
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Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Bernardo Silva.
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Goal! Manchester City 4, Chelsea 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high center of the goal.
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Penalty Manchester City. Phil Foden draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
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Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
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Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
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Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corners, Chelsea. Granted by Manuel Akanji.
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Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
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Attempt missed. Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesar Azpilicueta.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Mason Mount.
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Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
