Road to the FA Cup Final | Manchester City's Journey to Wembley

Swinging again, goalkeeper punches it away, Mkhedu picks it up, and now he can get into the penalty area. Little dab ball to the far side, Ake heads it back, Harlan nudges it on, Kuzunov helps it into the box, Alayne looks for it, and it's off the line! And it's crossed, and City have scored, and Max Alayne gets his first professional goal! Rodri, about 30 metres from goal, just getting forward, plays it to Semenyo, tries the shot, it was blocked, Rodri tries the shot, and it's in! Rodri scores his first goal since that lengthy injury. West Ham united in May 2024. City's fourth goal, but towards the goalkeeper, oh, it's gone over the line. I think it's an own goal, I think it's very scrappy, I'm not sure if it comes off at hand, then off the leg, and then into the back of the net. Now, Rijnders to the byline, did he keep it in play? Yes, he did! Rijnders wouldn't give it up, he got to the byline, he beat the ball from crossing over that byline, put it back inside, and Scherke prodded it in. Semenyo gets a return ball from Rijnders, Semenyo's cross is dangerous, and City have a fifth! Five-nil, and it was turned into the back of the net by Rico Luis. Scherke, lovely skills from Scherke, and the ball into the gap for Semenyo, and Semenyo can go, and he's all the way through! And Antoine Semenyo, you are most welcome to Manchester! City six. Doku into the area, Doku lays it back, shooting opportunity in. Rijnders, seven. Tidjani Rijnders just bent it into the corner. O'Reilly heads in, and another goal for City. That's it, Nico O'Reilly's just made it eight-nil across into the area. The last six teams they've met for the very first time, they've won all the games, which is nice in itself, and they've scored, at the moment, 31 goals against them, and that's now 32, and Ryan McAdoo gets his first goal as a City player. Exeter wants a goal, and they've got one! They've got a goal, thumped into the roof of the net, at the end, where the Exeter supporters are, by George Birch. Plays it into the gap, might get the return. City looking for a tenth, Doku can't quite get there, and he might fall, and he does! Ten-one! It is history repeating itself! City ten, Exeter one! I cannot believe it! Well, Pep, you're playing Lauri League opposition, but still, that's a very impressive performance. Exeter's a good team. We analyse, I think, and when they can play, they really play. You see that in the system they play, the type of players they have. But I think from the start, with our aggression, with this, we control the game, and then some outstanding goals, some outstanding attacks, some individual performances of players. So that's good, really nice. They look to open the scoring here, and they do so, with a low drive, from an acute angle. Ryan Ait Nouri's delivery. We will see if it took a touch on the way through. Woodburn, back post, chested down, right footed strike. Caught up with Ait Nouri, that ball's chipped over. Woodburn, wonderful save from Trafford to tip that over. Ball's brought across to the back post, it's turned in by Key! Two-nil to Manchester City, and they've put this one almost beyond all doubt now. James, just how hard did Manchester City have to work today against a lead two-side to progress in the FA Cup? Yeah, we had to work really hard. They defended really well, they had good belief, and that grew through the game. Yeah, they were good, and we probably weren't at our best, but we just had to keep going, and the subs made a good difference, and we got there in the end and got the good win. Newcastle with their second corner. It's going to be another outswinger from Trippier. Goes deep to the far side, back in it goes, and then Trafford heads it away, and it's off the line by Niko. Tonali into the gap, and Barnes into the penalty area, and City are exposed here, and Barnes has scored. And whether or not it stands depends on VAR, but at the moment it's Newcastle 1-0 City, Harvey Barnes. Coming again down the left with Doku. Into the area, into the box, hits it in low! Oh, and it's gone in off Savino, and he knew nothing about it! The cross came in low, and it hit the shin of Savino, and went over the line. There's a chance, yeah, Reinders into the penalty area, and he's put it wide. Newcastle were opened up. Niko, nice ball, plays into Nunes, now Savino, Savino into the penalty area, onto Nunes, and... Oh, it must be for Marmouge! Omar Marmouge. City began the second half exactly the same way they ended the first. City have got to get a third while they're so on top, you know Newcastle are going to get chances as this game goes on. And here they come again, edge of the area, Marmouge hits the shot, and City are 3-1 up. If you asked Omar Marmouge who were the favourite team he likes to play against in England, his answer would be instant. I love facing Newcastle. Pep, congratulations into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the eighth year in a row, but what did you make of your team's performance out there tonight? What do you think? I think you enjoyed it, did you? We played so good. For the first 20 minutes always in this stadium, it always happened, but when we dropped them and made a sequence of passes, especially Xabio and Jeremy, it was so decisive. The best performance we have played in this stadium and in our time together here, so really, really good. Well, Mahmoud Ashfili's played a long ball through, Kuzenov tries to get to Salah, Salah fouled him, referee says he didn't, and then Salah's missed a sitter. And to describe how badly he's missed it, it's gone out for a throw on the far side. Salah can attack O'Reilly on the edge of the City penalty area, back inside to Sobhoslai, back to Salah again, Salah's little floated ball in, Jones tries to release the pass, and then it's hit by Ekitike, who really ought to have done better. Rodri, back on the inside to Nunez, Nunez, oh, he tried to play it, comes back to Nunez, onto O'Reilly, penalty all day long, and it's given. It was Haaland against Mahmoud Ashfili in the league game back in the autumn, Mahmoud Ashfili saved Haaland's penalty, but of course Haaland then scored the vital penalty that beat Liverpool and Anfield. This time, Haaland comes out on top, it's City 1-0 Liverpool, and Erling Haaland, who scored at Anfield to give City the win, sends Mahmoud Ashfili the wrong way. He can attack here if he wants to, on it goes to Cherki, Cherki can get into the area, plays it into Semenyo, little clip in, Haaland's header, City 2-0 Liverpool, a goal of the finest, finest quality, and right on half-time, City have a two-goal advantage. Here is Cherki, Cherki taps it into Semenyo, Semenyo, 3-0. Well, Cherki didn't get an assist for the second goal, he sure does have one for the third. Now the ball in towards Salah, Salah looking for an immediate response, good save by Trafford, and cleared by Matias Nunez, City convinced that should have been offside. Now it's with Doku, Canarte comes across with it, Doku can maybe take him on here, slips it through, a really good position, across the face of the goal, Erling Haaland hat-trick. City 4-0 Liverpool, give the match ball to Erling Haaland, and let's see City in another semi-final, the game is done. Ekotike to the byline, ooh, that could be a penalty, it is, it is a foul by Matias Nunez. Here comes Mo Salah, and it's saved! Saved by Trafford, and it stays at 4-0. And Mo Salah, who missed two really good chances in the first half, has now missed a penalty in the second. Anton, you're into an FA Cup semi-final, how does that feel? It feels amazing, team played really well today, we wanted to continue from the final, the form that we had, and carried on today, so good result. This up onto the left-hand side, they've broken into the box, and that's finished! Sienza rolls the ball into the net, but the goal will not stand. Jackie turns, step-overs from him, got players in the centre to try and find, receives the ball back from Savino, doesn't go for goal, at least first time around, but Savino will go for goal though, he's parried away by the keeper, and could immediately be played through instead. It's sent across for a right-footed strike by Nico Gonzalez, comes back out to him, teed up for a strike, that's closed down, follow-up goes wide from Tiani Reinders. Sienza, into the D, hit on the turn, bending effort, Southampton have scored. Azaz has found the net for Southampton, against the run of play. Reinders who's shot wide on two or three occasions. Nico Gonzalez has had a shot saved by Perez, it's over to the back post, too high for Haaland, too high for Ake as well, but Reinders has pulled it down. Doku, Doku's chance, deflected, and finds its way in! An immediate response from Manchester City, Jeremy Doku, makes it one apiece, and tries to tee it up, and Trafford tips one over. There's no time to respond for Southampton, it is in! A rocket from Nico Gonzalez! Taking the scalps of two Premier League sides, but Manchester City just proved to be too good for them, Southampton. Manchester City into the FA Cup final on May 16th. Southampton go home disappointed. Just sum up that feeling of when you saw that ball hit the back of the net. Many feelings, excitement, relief also, and yeah, it was amazing to score the winning goal at the last minute. I really hope that we get the chance to win another trophy here, because it's an amazing feeling.