Match report

Manchester City Defeats Swansea 3-1 in FA Cup Thriller

Swansea
Swansea
1–3
FT
Manchester City
Manchester City
Feb 10, 2021

Manchester City demonstrated their dominance in the FA Cup with a convincing 3-1 victory over Swansea City. Despite a late consolation goal from Matthew Whittaker, City's early goals by Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling, and Gabriel Jesus were enough to seal their progress in the competition.

Key Facts

  • • Manchester City scored three goals: Kyle Walker (30'), Raheem Sterling (47'), Gabriel Jesus (50')
  • • Matthew Whittaker scored for Swansea at 77'
  • • Rodri provided two assists for City
  • • Two yellow cards were issued to Swansea players: Ben Cabango (37') and Yann Dhanda (70')

Lineups

Swansea

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 F. Woodman (G)
  • 23 C. Roberts (M)
  • 5 M. Guehi (D)
  • 44 B. Cabango (D)
  • 22 J. Latibeaudiere (D)
  • 6 J. Fulton (M)
  • 3 R. Manning (M)
  • 8 M. Grimes (M)
  • 9 J. Lowe (F)
  • 11 J. Morris (F)
  • 21 Y. Dhanda (F)

Substitutes

  • 19 P. Arriola
  • 24 J. Bidwell
  • 34 K. Freeman
  • 17 M. Whittaker
  • 14 C. Hourihane
  • 26 K. Naughton
  • 2 R. Bennett
  • 10 A. Ayew
  • 42 L. Webb

Manchester City

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 13 Z. Steffen (G)
  • 2 K. Walker (D)
  • 22 B. Mendy (D)
  • 14 A. Laporte (D)
  • 50 Eric García (D)
  • 8 İ. Gündoğan (M)
  • 20 Bernardo Silva (M)
  • 16 Rodri (M)
  • 7 R. Sterling (F)
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus (F)
  • 21 Ferran Torres (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 R. Mahrez
  • 69 T. Doyle
  • 47 P. Foden
  • 81 C. Gomes
  • 82 Adrian Bernabe
  • 31 Ederson Moraes
  • 27 João Cancelo
  • 11 O. Zinchenko
  • 5 J. Stones

Timeline

  1. Manchester City
    30' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Walker · Assist: Rodri
  2. Swansea
    37' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    B. Cabango

    Foul

  3. Manchester City
    47' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Sterling · Assist: Rodri
  4. Manchester City
    50' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    Gabriel Jesus · Assist: Bernardo Silva
  5. Manchester City
    56' Manchester City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Sterling · On: R. Mahrez
  6. Manchester City
    57' Manchester City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: I. Gundogan · On: T. Doyle
  7. Swansea
    65' Swansea subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Lowe · On: P. Arriola
  8. Swansea
    66' Swansea subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Guéhi · On: J. Bidwell
  9. Manchester City
    66' Manchester City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Bernardo Silva · On: P. Foden
  10. Swansea
    66' Swansea subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Morris · On: M. Whittaker
  11. Swansea
    70' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    Y. Dhanda

    Foul

  12. Manchester City
    72' Manchester City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Rodri · On: C. Gomes
  13. Swansea
    76' Swansea subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Y. Dhanda · On: C. Hourihane
  14. Swansea
    77' Swansea Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Whittaker · Assist: R. Manning

Match Stats

Stat Swansea Manchester City
Fouls 10 4
Pass Accuracy 74% 94%
Offsides 1 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 6 17
Corners 1 4
Total Passes 276 776
Yellow Cards 2 0
Blocked Shots 2 5
Shots on Target 1 7
Shots off Target 3 5
Possession 26% 74%
Accurate Passes 205 731
Shots Inside Box 4 13
Saves 4 0
Shots Outside Box 2 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Kyle Walker's early goal at 30' put Manchester City ahead and set the tone for the match
  • ▸ Two quick goals by Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus within 3 minutes (47' and 50') sealed the outcome for City
  • ▸ Swansea's late goal by Matthew Whittaker at 77' provided a brief glimmer of hope but could not change the result