Full time: Newcastle 0-2 Manchester City
Peep peep! Manchester City will play Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-finals after a dominant performance at St James’ Park. Newcastle were outplayed throughout, though the substitute Dwight Gayle missed a great chance to equalise in the 66th minute. Raheem Sterling went down the other end and made it 2-0 moments later, and that was that.
90+1 min Three minutes of added time. Joelinton is booked for hurting Otamendi.
90 min The game is over, but City are still relentlessly hunting another goal. When they play like this they are pretty awesome.
85 min Another brilliant cross from Mendy flies through the six-yard box.
82 min City are cruising to victory. Newcastle played well for the first 20 minutes of the second half, but Sterling’s goal finished them off.
79 min Another Newcastle change: Matty Longstaff replaces Isaac Hayden.
76 min Foden misses a good chance, clipping a shot wide after a good break from Sterling.
74 min That second goal has knocked the life out of Newcastle. Steve Bruce tries to revive them with another double change: DeAndre Yedlin and Valentino Lazaro replace Saint-Maximin, who didn’t have his best game, and Rose.
70 min Another double change for City: Rodri and Joao Cancelo replace Walker and De Bruyne.
70 min Drinks break.
Raheem Sterling has put City into the semi-finals with a fine goal. It started with Laporte, who whistled a brilliant crossfield pass to Foden on the halfway line. He roamed forward and found Sterling 25 yards from goal. Mendy made a great run on the outside, and Sterling used him by not using him. Instead he zipped infield, past Manquillo and Joelinton, and curled a low shot into the far corner. That’s a lovely goal.
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GOAL! Newcastle 0-2 Manchester City (Sterling 68)
It should be 1-1; instead it’s 2-0!
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66 min: What a chance for Gayle! Newcastle should be level. Otamendi played a lazy pass straight to Saint-Maximin, just outside the area on the right. He charged past his man and drove a low cross that Gayle, eight yards out, spanked over the bar. He should have scored.
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64 min And a double change for Newcastle: Joelinton and Dwight Gayle replace Andy Carroll and Miguel Almiron.
64 min A double change for City: Bernardo Silva and Phil Fodren replace David Silva and Riyad Mahrez.
63 min: Great defending from Rose! Mendy’s left-wing cross is chested down by Jesus, who is about to shoot when Rose stretches to make a vital interception.
61 min Carroll is booked for a late challenge on Laporte.
58 min Manquillo’s cross is volleyed away by Otamendi.
57 min It’s a better game now. City are still well on top but Newcastle are looking more threatening when they have the ball.
55 min Saint-Maximin, who was anonymous in the first half, is seeing more of the ball. He runs at Walker and hits a cross that beats everyone in the middle.
53 min Mahrez, 25 yards out, turns and swishes a spectacular rising drive just over the bar.
50 min Newcastle have been more aggressive since half-time, trying to win the ball higher up the pitch than they did in the first half.
47 min Newcastle have switched to a back four, with Schar now playing as a holding midfielder.
46 min Peep peep! Newcastle begin the second half.
And the draw is...
- Manchester United v Chelsea
- Arsenal v Newcastle United or Manchester City
The draw for the semi-finals is being made during half-time of this match.
Half time: Newcastle 0-1 Man City
Peep peep! Kevin De Bruyne’s penalty has given City a thoroughly deserved lead. They have been outrageously dominant, even by their standards.
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45+2 min Silva’s outswinging corner is headed this far wide by the backpedalling Laporte. Darlow didn’t move.
45 min Sean Longstaff shoots wide from 25 yards. The last few minutes have been a bit more encouraging for Newcastle.
44 min “Hi Rob,” says Gary Naylor. “Do you think Schar just got tired of all the tracking, the holding shape, the lack of possession - with the (as t’were) Guardiolaness of it all? Usually a defender kicks Mahrez or Sterling up the bum or something, but it amounts to the same thing.”
Yes, absolutely. It was brainless defending, probably because his brain had been reduced to mush.
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42 min Newcastle have a bit of possession for the time in the match, but Saint-Maximin drifts offside.
40 min This is honestly one of the most one-sided halves of football I have ever seen. City have played with savage purpose.
GOAL! Newcastle 0-1 Manchester City (De Bruyne 37 pen)
De Bruyne sends Darlow the wrong way. That’s his third successful penalty since he took over the role.
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36 min That was such a needless penalty to give away. The City players didn’t even appeal but it was definitely a push.
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PENALTY TO CITY!
35 min Schar pushes Jesus over in the area, the eejit, and City have a penalty.
34 min A lovely first-time pass from David Silva releases Sterling on the left side of the box. His attempted cutback is well blocked by the outrushing Darlow. This is comically one-sided.
33 min “Which team would you rather face in the semis?” says Digvijay Yadav. “And why Arsenal?”
32 min De Bruyne’s cross flashes past the head of Jesus in front of goal, though I think he was offside.
30 min “Perhaps I underestimate City,” says Ian Copestake, “but how difficult can it be for Newcastle to get up one of the wings high enough to launch a cross in for big Andy to wardrobe it towards goal?”
29 min It’s still 0-0. How is it still 0-0?
28 min “Rob,” says the Rev FB. “This game resembles Andorra v England, with one side sat deep with limited to no ambition. Still, I’m sure it’s cheering up the nation.”
27 min Newcastle have completed 15 passes in the game. City are about to go past 200.
25 min Sterling’s shot on the turn is beaten away by Darlow, and then Mendy leathers a low cross that flashes past everyone in the six-yard box. Time for a drinks break. Newcastle sure need one.
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24 min: Good save by Darlow! Mahrez’s long-range hits a defender and deflects to Sterling, whose close-range shot is blocked by Darlow. Moments later, De Bruyne’s long-range shot hits Longstaff and deflects wide.
22 min Newcastle can’t get out of their half. It’s so one-sided.
20 min Longstaff overhits the free-kick. Goalkick to City.
20 min Otamendi foulds Carroll 30 yards from goal, a stupid piece of defending that gives Newcastle a set-piece opportunity.
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19 min A lovely effort from Mahrez, who curls just wide of the far post from 25 yards. Darlow wouldn’t have got to it.
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18 min City have had 85 per cent of the possession.
17 min Walker picks up a loose ball on the right wing and smashes a low cross towards the far post. The ball hits the heel of Jesus and flies just wide. He was slow to react, possibly because he thought Silva in front of him would score.
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16 min At the other end De Bruyne’s long-range shot has the sting taken out of it by Sean Longstaff, and the ball loops through to the keeper Darlow.
14 min Carroll’s long-range shot takes a deflection and is comfortably held by Bravo.
12 min: Chance for Mahrez! De Bruyne’s low pass found its way through to Silva on the left edge of the penalty area. He played a square pass to tee up Mahrez, who whipped a curling shot over the bar. For a player of his class, that was a decent chance.
11 min Mendy thrashes a hopeful shot well wide of the near post.
10 min Jesus wins a corner for City, who are very dominant. It’s played short and worked across the field to Mahrez, whose shot from the edge of the area is blocked.
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9 min City are playing an unusual 4-2-1-3 formation, with De Bruyne alongside Gundogan and David Silva a bit further forward.
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5 min It’s all City at the moment. Saint-Maximin provides a bit of respite with a jaunty pirouette past two City players that allows Newcastle to beat the press for the first time.
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4 min Laporte is okay to continue.
3 min Laporte is down after a clash of heads with Carroll.
2 min ... and Otamendi heads it over at the near post.
1 min A fast start from City, who win the first corner after 40 seconds. Mahrez will take it...
1 min Peep peep! Manchester City kick off from left to right. They are in their ice-lolly away strip; Newcastle are wearing black-and-white stripes.
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The teams are out, and it’s time for the last FA Cup quarter-final. Let us have it.
Pre-match reading
Leicester 0-1 Chelsea Ross Barkley’s goal has put Chelsea into the semi-finals.
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Team news
Andy Carroll starts a match for the first time this year, replacing Joelinton up front. He’ll be trying to unsettle Claudio Bravo, who starts in goal for City.
Newcastle (3-4-2-1) Darlow; Schar, Lascelles, Fernandez; Manquillo, Hayden, S Longstaff, Rose; Saint-Maximin, Almiron; Carroll.
Substitutes: Dubravka, Shelvey, Joelinton, Gayle, Muto, Krafth, Yedlin, Lazaro, M Longstaff.
Manchester City (4-1-2-3) Bravo; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy; Gundogan; De Bruyne, D Silva; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.
Substitutes: Ederson, Stones, Zinchenko, Rodri, Sane, B Silva, Cancelo, Foden, Harwood-Bellis.
Referee Lee Mason.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Newcastle’s first FA Cup quarter-final in 14 years. After beating Rochdale, Oxford and West Brom in the earlier rounds, they are now playing at the competition’s highest difficulty level: Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side will be in the mood to make Newcastle pay for Liverpool winning the league. Despite the pathetic defence of their league title, City could still end the season with three major trophies, so these aren’t exactly end times at the Etihad.
Newcastle drew 2-2 with City in the league and are in excellent form themselves, so they will feel they have a great chance of blowing the competition wide open. The match will be decided tonight, with extra-time and penalties if necessary. The winners will join Manchester United, Arsenal and either Leicester or Chelsea in the last four.
Kick off 6.30pm.
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