Arsenal v Manchester City, 23 April 2017

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionFA Cup Semi-final
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance85,725

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Kick-off: 3.00pm After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes. Due to the new ruling that was introduced in this season's FA Cup, Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho became the first-ever fourth substitute to be introduced in a game in senior English club football.

2 Arsenal

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Nacho Monreal 71 G
Alexis Sánchez 101 G

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Claudio Bravo Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Jesús Navas Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Olivier Giroud 83
Héctor Bellerín for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 105
Francis Coquelin for Mesut Özil 119

Substitutions:

Raheem Sterling for David Silva 23
Fabian Delph for Sergio Agüero 99
Fernando for Fernandinho 99
Kelechi Iheanacho for Raheem Sterling 106

Cards:

Alexis Sánchez 25 Y
Granit Xhaka 105 Y

Cards:

Fernandinho 69 Y
Kevin De Bruyne 89 Y
Leroy Sané 102 Y
Fabian Delph 105 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 115 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

Arsenal would now become the first club to appear in a 20th FA Cup final. The Gunners had now lost only one of their last 22 games in the FA Cup. Alexis Sánchez had now scored six goals in his five appearances at Wembley (four for Arsenal and and two for Chile). Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “When I don’t win the games I feel sad because I don’t feel that I gave people what they want. We have gone through a very difficult period and we faced some adversity that made the situation more difficult, from inside as well. We have shown a united response, not a divided response."

Comments:

In his 50th game in charge, Manchester City named an unchanged starting line-up under manager Pep Guardiola for the first time. This would now be the first time during his managerial career that Pep Guardiola would go through a season without winning a trophy. Sergio Agüero had now scored 14 goals in his 15 appearances in the FA Cup and 12 goals in his last 12 games for City in all competitions. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "We will improve next season and be stronger. We make a good cup. All the games away against Premier League teams. We arrive here and we compete, create more chances than our opponent, and hit the post. It was a little bit similar like what happened in the season."

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Nacho Monreal 71 G
Alexis Sánchez 101 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Olivier Giroud 83
Héctor Bellerín for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 105
Francis Coquelin for Mesut Özil 119

Cards:

Alexis Sánchez 25 Y
Granit Xhaka 105 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

Arsenal would now become the first club to appear in a 20th FA Cup final. The Gunners had now lost only one of their last 22 games in the FA Cup. Alexis Sánchez had now scored six goals in his five appearances at Wembley (four for Arsenal and and two for Chile). Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “When I don’t win the games I feel sad because I don’t feel that I gave people what they want. We have gone through a very difficult period and we faced some adversity that made the situation more difficult, from inside as well. We have shown a united response, not a divided response."

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 62 G

Starting lineup:

Claudio Bravo Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Jesús Navas Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Raheem Sterling for David Silva 23
Fabian Delph for Sergio Agüero 99
Fernando for Fernandinho 99
Kelechi Iheanacho for Raheem Sterling 106

Cards:

Fernandinho 69 Y
Kevin De Bruyne 89 Y
Leroy Sané 102 Y
Fabian Delph 105 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 115 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Fabian Delph
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

In his 50th game in charge, Manchester City named an unchanged starting line-up under manager Pep Guardiola for the first time. This would now be the first time during his managerial career that Pep Guardiola would go through a season without winning a trophy. Sergio Agüero had now scored 14 goals in his 15 appearances in the FA Cup and 12 goals in his last 12 games for City in all competitions. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "We will improve next season and be stronger. We make a good cup. All the games away against Premier League teams. We arrive here and we compete, create more chances than our opponent, and hit the post. It was a little bit similar like what happened in the season."