Manchester City Book FA Cup Final Spot with Win Over Nottingham Forest
Manchester City are heading back to Wembley after a composed 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Rico Lewis opened the scoring in style just two minutes into the match, curling a precise low strike into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. The second came moments after the break, as Joško Gvardiol rose highest to head home from a corner, doubling City’s lead and effectively sealing the win.
It was a professional and controlled performance from Pep Guardiola’s men, who will now face Crystal Palace in the 2024/25 FA Cup Final on 17 May.
2024-25, England - FA Cup
Nottingham Forest - Manchester City 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Lewis R., 2 (0:1); Gvardiol, 51 (0:2)
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Murillo; Toffolo; Milenković; Abbott (Sosa Ramón, 83); Anderson E. (Sangaré I., 71); Gibbs-White; Hudson-Odoi; Dominguez N. (Jota Silva, 82); Danilo (Elanga, 46); Wood C. (Awoniyi, 71)
Bench: Pereira C.; Morato F.; Alex Moreno; Boly
Yellow Cards: Gibbs-White 65; Sosa Ramón 90
Manchester City: Ortega S.; Dias R.; Gvardiol; Lewis R.; Kovacic M. (Nico González, 89); Grealish (Gundogan, 71); Bernardo Silva; Matheus Nunes; Sávio Moreira (Foden, 81); O'Reilly; Marmoush (Doku J., 81)
Bench: Ederson; Vitor Reis; Akanji; Khusanov; De Bruyne
Yellow Cards: Grealish 55; O'Reilly 78; Ortega S. 87
