Manchester City 2-1 Southampton — FA Cup, 25 Apr 2026
Manchester City beat Southampton 2-1 in the FA Cup Semi-finals on 25 April 2026 at Wembley Stadium, London. Finn Azaz, Jérémy Doku, Nico got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 4 and Southampton 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Wembley Stadium · London·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 58'
- 58'out: Savinho
- 61'
- 61'out: Shea Charles
- 71'
- 71'
- 76'
- 0-179'assist: Kuryu Matsuki
- 1-182'assist: Tijjani Reijnders
- 85'
- 2-187'assist: Jérémy Doku
- 89'
- 89'
- 90+3'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
10.0
Top rated
Manchester City
- 10.0Jérémy DokuF
- 8.7Nico GonzálezM
- 7.5Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 7.3Mateo KovačićM
- 7.2John StonesD
- 7.2James TraffordG
- 7.0Nathan AkéD
- 6.9Rayan CherkiM
- 6.9Tijjani ReijndersM
- 6.9Philip FodenM
- 6.7Nico O'ReillyM
- 6.6Erling HaalandF
- 6.6Matheus NunesD
- 6.6Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.6SavinhoF
- 6.3Omar MarmoushF
Southampton
- 7.9Kuryu MatsukiM
- 7.3WelingtonD
- 7.3Finn AzazM
- 7.2Caspar JanderM
- 6.9Shea CharlesM
- 6.7Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 6.6Cameron BraggM
- 6.6Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.5Samuel EdozieM
- 6.5Leo ScienzaM
- 6.3James BreeD
- 6.3Cameron ArcherF
- 6.2Cyle LarinF
- 6.2Ross StewartF
- 6.2Tom FellowsD
- 6.0Daniel PeretzG
Line-ups
Southampton5-4-1
Manchester City4-3-2-1
Substitutes
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 20B. Silva85'M6.6
- 9Erling Haaland71'F6.6
- 11Jérémy Doku82'58'F10.0
- 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 15M. GuehiD
- 26Savinho58'F6.6
- 82Rico LewisD
- 33Nico O'Reilly71'M6.7
- 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 9Cyle Larin61'F6.2
- 25George LongG
- 19Cameron Archer89'F6.3
- 23Samuel Edozie89'M6.5
- 24Shea Charles61'M6.9
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 38Elias JelertD
- 27Kuryu Matsuki76'M7.9
- 46J. RobinsonF
Team statistics
69%Possession31%
2.27Expected goals (xG)0.30
26Total shots4
6Shots on target3
9Shots off target0
11Blocked shots1
10Corners3
2Offsides3
9Fouls9
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves3
619Total passes271
557Accurate passes201
90%Pass accuracy74%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Doku | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 11 | 10.0 |
| Nico González | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 8.7 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 71 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 6 | 7.5 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| John Stones | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| James Trafford | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Nathan Aké | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Rayan Cherki | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 85 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Philip Foden | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Erling Haaland | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Bernardo Silva | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Savinho | 32 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Omar Marmoush | 71 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuryu Matsuki | 14 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Welington | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Finn Azaz | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Caspar Jander | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Shea Charles | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Cameron Bragg | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Samuel Edozie | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Leo Scienza | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| James Bree | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Cameron Archer | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Cyle Larin | 29 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ross Stewart | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Tom Fellows | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Peretz | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
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