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Easy qualification for City – They go to replay Nottingham Forest and West Ham

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A comfortable and restful afternoon was had by Manchester City in the FA Cup, where the “citizens” easily cleaned up with a score 5-0 Huddersfield at “Etihad”, qualifying for the “32” of the institution!

Playing with several changes in the lineup, his team Pep Guardiola he had no problem bending the resistance of the team from the B division. The big star for City was Foden with two goals (33′, 65′), while Docu (74′) and Alvarez (37′) added one each, with Jackson’s own goal in the 58th minute temporarily making it 3- 0. A great moment for the “citizens”, the return of Kevin De Bruyne in competitive action after almost five months, with the Belgian even hearing his name rhythmically!

In the other games of the day, West Ham stayed at home 1-1 against Bristol City, with the game leading to a replay, at the home of the second. The match started very well for the “hammers”, who took the lead in the 4th minute with a goal by Bowen. However, the continuation was not similar, since both o black cloth, as well as Packages, left with an injury problem in the first half. Finally, in the 61st minute, the visitors, in one of their few chances in the match, drew the final 1-1 with Conway.

In a repeat game, the qualification of the match between Nottingham Forest and Blackpool (2-2). The team of Vangelis Marinakis was on the ropes from the very first half hour, when they found themselves behind in the score with 2-0 thanks to the goals of Gabriel and Morgan in the 25′ and 27′ respectively. In the 39th minute, Dominguez made it 2-1, only for Gibbs-White to come on in the 56th minute to set up the final score. Despite any efforts by the home side in the final for a total upset, it never came, with the 3rd division side holding out until the final.

Today’s FA Cup round of 64 results in detail:

Source: Sport Fm

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