Manchester City face a replay against Blackburn Rovers with the victors having a home tie against Bristol City or Watford. Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town will face the winners of Manchester United and Swansea City’s game this afternoon.
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Cup shock as City are held by battling Blackburn
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1, MAN CITY 1 Manchester City’s FA Cup campaign made a stuttering start as they were held at Championship club Blackburn Rovers. It was a frustrating afternoon for City as Blackburn achieved what the likes of Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Liverpool have recently failed to do. City went into the game on […]
Swans offside goal fails to dent City title charge
SWANSEA CITY 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manuel Pellegrini expected City to be level at the top of the Premier League or at least just three points off on New Year’s Day but after a thrilling 3-2 win at the Liberty Stadium they looked down on the rest of the Barclays Premier League at least until […]
Table-topping City labour against plucky Palace
MAN CITY 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Manchester City went top of the Barclay’s Premier League but it was far from a championship display against lowly Crystal Palace. Edin Dzeko’s goal midway through the second half was all that separated the teams at the Etihad Stadium as plucky Palace so nearly dented City’s perfect home […]
Manuel Pellegrini lauds Joe Hart’s Palace performance
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has praised Joe Hart’s man of the match performance in City’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at the Etihad today. The City ‘keeper kept a clean sheet and stayed on the pitch despite a horrific looking injury sustained following contact with Cameron Jerome’s knee while bravely diving to grab the […]