Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle

FA Cup - 5th Round 1 Mar 2025, 17:45
Manchester City
Manchester City
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
🏟 Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 👤 C. Pawson

Match report

Manchester City beat Plymouth Argyle 3-1 in the FA Cup - 5th Round on 1 March 2025.

Manchester City dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 29 shots to Plymouth Argyle's 1.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester), with C. Pawson in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 73% - 27% Shots 29 - 1 On target 9 - 1 Corners 20 - 1 Fouls 5 - 7
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Player of the match
Nico O'Reilly
Manchester City · 2 goals
9 Kevin De Bruyne 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Maksym Talovierov 1 goal
8 İlkay Gündoğan captained the side
8 Jack Grealish 73 passes (88% accurate)
First half vs second half
Manchester City stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 13 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–1 16–0
Shots On Goal 3–1 6–0
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 11–1 9–0
Attacks 66–34 60–40
Match statistics
20 Corners 1
18 Throw In 21
11 Free Kick 7
1 Goal Kick 11
3 Substitution 5
126 Attacks 74
111 Dangerous Attacks 19
9 On Target 1
20 Off Target 0
29 Shots Total 1
9 Shots On Goal 1
10 Shots Off Goal 0
10 Shots Blocked 0
23 Shots Inside Box 1
6 Shots Outside Box 0
5 Fouls 7
20 Corners 1
1 Offsides 5
73% Ball Possession 27%
0 Saves 6
677 Passes Total 257
608 Passes Accurate 180
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-1-4-1
18 S. Ortega
82 R. Lewis 22 V. Reis 6 N. Aké 75 N. O'Reilly
19 İ. Gündoğan
20 B. Silva 87 J. McAtee 17 K. Bruyne 10 J. Grealish
47 P. Foden
Plymouth Argyle · 3-4-2-1
21 C. Hazard
40 M. Talovierov 25 N. Katić 5 J. Pleguezuelo
29 M. Sorinola 19 M. Boateng 18 D. Gyabi 3 N. Ogbeta
11 C. Wright 2 B. Mumba
15 M. Bundu
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 9 Erling Haaland
  • 14 Nico González
  • 31 Ederson
  • 24 Joško Gvardiol
  • 26 Savinho
  • 27 Matheus Nunes
  • 11 Jérémy Doku
  • 7 Omar Marmoush
Plymouth Argyle
Coach
M. Muslić
Substitutes
  • 4 Jordan Houghton
  • 28 Rami Al Hajj
  • 30 Michael Baidoo
  • 17 Tymoteusz Puchacz
  • 6 Kornél Szűcs
  • 31 Daniel Grimshaw
  • 44 Victor Pálsson
  • 8 Joe Edwards
  • 34 Caleb Roberts
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Rúben Dias ↓ N. Aké Manchester City
  • 59' ↑ E. Haaland ↓ J. McAtee Manchester City
  • 64' ↑ M. Baidoo ↓ M. Bundu Plymouth Argyle
  • 64' ↑ R. Al Hajj ↓ B. Mumba Plymouth Argyle
  • 64' ↑ J. Houghton ↓ D. Gyabi Plymouth Argyle
  • 71' ↑ T. Puchacz ↓ N. Ogbeta Plymouth Argyle
  • 80' ↑ K. Szűcs ↓ M. Sorinola Plymouth Argyle
  • 83' ↑ Nico González ↓ P. Foden Manchester City
Head-to-head
Manchester City 1 0 draws 0 Plymouth Argyle
2025-03-01 Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle 3 - 1
Recent form
Manchester City D D D D W
Plymouth Argyle D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle?
Manchester City won 3-1 against Plymouth Argyle on 1 March 2025.
Who won Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle?
Manchester City won the match 3-1.
Where was Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle?
Manchester City had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.