James McAtee scored his first senior hat-trick as Manchester City cruised to a routine 8-0 defeat by Salford City in the third round of the FA Cup.
FA Cup 2024/2025
8-0
Competition events
0' The match is about to start!
5' match event for Man City vs Salford City
9' DOKU finishes the ball in the bottom left corner! Manchester City 1-0 Salford City
13' Doku's shot wide!
20' DIVIN MUBAMA SCORES HIS FIRST GOAL FOR MAN CITY! Manchester City 2-0 Salford City
34' Salford with a shot. Comfortable for Ederson
38' match event for Man City vs Salford City
In 42' Salford City should have scored. Adeuklan put in a good ball
44' NICO O'REILLY MAKES IT THREE!!! Manchester City 3-0 Salford City
50' JACK GREALISH SEPARATES A PENALTY!! Manchester City 4-0 Salford City
55' match event for Man City vs Salford City
62' JAMES MCATEE MAKES IT FIVE!DOKU WITH ANOTHER ASSIST! Manchester City 5-0 Salford City
70' DOKU PRODUCES 2 OBJECTIVES AND 2 AID AGAINST SALFORD! Manchester City 6-0 Salford City
72' SALFORD ARE ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED! Man City 7-0 Salford City (McAtee)
81' GOAL! Man City 8-0 Salford City (James McAtee)
Match report
Jeremy Doku scored twice, while Divin Mubama, Nico O'Reilly and Jack Grealish were also on target in a comfortable win for Pep Guardiola's side at the Etihad Stadium.
Only eight minutes had passed when Grealish set up Doku for the opener, before Matheus Nunes unselfishly tapped the unmarked Mubama into an empty net on 20 minutes.
It was 3-0 just before half-time when Doku got behind the defense before hitting the ball back for O'Reilly to sweep cleanly into the far corner.
Grealish came into action just after half-time with his first goal in over a year. The England international was brought down by Ossama Ashley before picking himself up and sending Matt Young the wrong way from twelve yards.
The hosts scored a fifth goal in the 62nd minute. Nunes released the fast Doku on the right with the final crossing, giving McAtee a nice first finish.
Doku then doubled his goal tally from the penalty spot on 69 minutes, with McAtee completing his own brace from close range shortly afterwards. The latter had the last word nine minutes before the end and turned in a low cross from Grealish to seal his treble.
HATTRICK!!!
8-0#ManCity pic.twitter.com/SQ0NPWM5rv
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 11, 2025
Data debrief: Grealish ends drought as Man City rises
Man City scored seven or more goals in a match for the first time since beating Rotherham United 7-0 at this stage of the 2018/19 competition, in which they ultimately triumphed.
The Citizens have now won their last 25 matches against lower division sides (in both the FA Cup and EFL Cup) by an aggregate score of 96-12.
Grealish ended his goal drought with the first of the penalties; the England international scored for the first time since Man City's 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in December 2023.
Doku also struck from 12 yards, meaning Guardiola's side have scored in their last seven FA Cup penalties, with the last failure coming when Gabriel Jesus was unsuccessful against Swindon Town in January 2022.
Setups
Man City XI: Gündogan, Aké, Ederson, Grealish, Matheus Nunes, Jérémy Doku, James McAtee, Divin Mubama, Savinho, Nico O'Reilly, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
Subs: De Bruyne, Stefan Ortega, Kovacic, Bernardo, Akanji, Haaland, Foden, Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis
Salford City
Subs: Chester, Conor McAleny, Jon Taylor, Cole Stockton, Ryan Watson, Jamie Jones, K. Malcolm, Marshall Heys, Will Wright
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