Manchester City vs Salford City - FA Cup Match Report

Manchester City ✓

2–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Salford City

Match Summary

In the FA Cup match held at the Etihad Stadium on February 14, 2026, Manchester City faced Salford City. The home team controlled the game, and despite Salford's efforts, they fell short. Manchester City managed to score two goals, leading to a final score of 2-0. City’s solid performance ensured their progress in the tournament, showcasing their strength against lower-league opposition.

Match Events

3'Kelly N'Mai Foul Salford City
6'A. Dorrington (Own Goal) Manchester City
22'M. Alleyne (R. McAidoo) Manchester City
64'R. Ait-Nouri (N. O'Reilly) Manchester City
65'J. Stones (M. Guehi) Manchester City
65'P. Foden (A. Semenyo) Manchester City
70'J. Grant (O. Ashley) Salford City
70'K. N'Mai (D. Udoh) Salford City
75'Nico (Rodri) Manchester City
79'Z. Awe (O. Turton) Salford City
79'B. Woodburn (M. Butcher) Salford City
80'Rosaire Longelo Foul Salford City
81'M. Guehi Manchester City
86'R. Graydon (P. Ehibhatiomhan) Salford City

Statistics

Manchester City		Salford City
4	Shots on Goal	2
6	Shots off Goal	1
19	Total Shots	6
9	Blocked Shots	3
15	Shots insidebox	4
4	Shots outsidebox	2
8	Fouls	6
7	Corner Kicks	6
5	Offsides	3
80%	Ball Possession	20%
0	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	3
687	Total passes	157
625	Passes accurate	86
91%	Passes %	55%
1.50	expected_goals	0.31
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Manchester City 4-2-3-1

1J. Trafford

14Nico

82R. Lewis

4T. Reijnders

10R. Cherki

47P. Foden

7O. Marmoush

1 J. Trafford G
68 M. Alleyne D
45 A. Khusanov D
5 J. Stones D
21 R. Ait-Nouri D
82 R. Lewis M
14 Nico M
47 P. Foden M
10 R. Cherki M
4 T. Reijnders M
7 O. Marmoush F

Substitutes

25 G. Donnarumma G
3 R. Dias D
15 M. Guehi D
16 Rodri M
27 M. Nunes M
33 N. O'Reilly M
42 A. Semenyo F
56 R. McAidoo F
75 T. Samba

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Salford City 3-5-2

28Z. Awe

24A. Dorrington

45R. Longelo-Mbule

26R. Graydon

1 M. Young G
24 A. Dorrington D
15 B. Cooper D
28 Z. Awe D
45 R. Longelo-Mbule M
7 B. Woodburn M
8 J. Grant M
17 J. Austerfield M
29 L. Garbutt M
26 R. Graydon F
10 K. N'Mai F

Substitutes

33 M. Howard G
4 O. Ashley M
6 O. Turton D
9 C. Stockton F
16 F. Borini F
18 M. Butcher M
23 D. Udoh F
25 P. Ehibhatiomhan F
27 N. Siri F

Coach: Karl Robinson

Player Stats

Top Rated: Matthew Young (highest match rating)

Manchester City

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
James Trafford	G	90'	—	0	7.7
Max Alleyne	D	22'	—	0	6.9
Abdukodir Khusanov	D	90'	—	0	7.3
John Stones	D	65'	—	0	7.7
Rayan Aït-Nouri	D	64'	—	0	6.9
Rico Lewis	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Nico González	M	75'	—	0	7.3
Phil Foden	M	65'	—	0	6.7
Rayan Cherki	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Tijjani Reijnders	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Omar Marmoush	F	90'	—	0	7.3
Ryan McAidoo sub	F	68'	—	0	7
Nico O'Reilly sub	M	26'	—	0	6.3
Marc Guéhi sub	D	25'	1	0	7.9
Antoine Semenyo sub	F	25'	—	0	6.7
Rodri sub	M	15'	—	0	6.9
Gianluigi Donnarumma sub	G	—	—	—	—
Matheus Nunes sub	M	—	—	—	—
Rúben Dias sub	D	—	—	—	—
Floyd Samba sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
James Trafford	—	16/–/15%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Max Alleyne	—	10/–/6%	1	3/3	—	1/–	0/0
Abdukodir Khusanov	—	52/–/49%	3	6/9	—	–/1	0/0
John Stones	–/1	57/–/54%	1	2/2	—	—	0/0
Rayan Aït-Nouri	—	71/1/69%	—	1/3	1/2	—	0/0
Rico Lewis	—	89/–/84%	1	3/7	1/2	1/–	0/0
Nico González	—	112/–/102%	1	5/11	—	–/2	0/0
Phil Foden	–/1	41/1/36%	—	2/7	–/1	2/–	0/0
Rayan Cherki	–/1	75/6/67%	1	3/6	1/3	—	0/0
Tijjani Reijnders	1/2	42/1/39%	1	3/9	1/3	1/2	0/0
Omar Marmoush	—	18/1/14%	1	1/3	–/1	–/1	0/0
Ryan McAidoo	1/1	30/3/25%	—	3/12	2/5	–/2	0/0
Nico O'Reilly	1/1	16/–/14%	2	2/3	—	—	0/0
Marc Guéhi	1/1	22/–/20%	—	2/2	—	—	0/0
Antoine Semenyo	–/2	8/–/5%	—	2/4	1/3	1/–	0/0
Rodri	—	28/–/26%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gianluigi Donnarumma	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matheus Nunes	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Rúben Dias	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Floyd Samba	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Salford City

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Matthew Young ★ Top Rated	G	90'	—	0	8
Alfie Dorrington	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Brandon Cooper	D	90'	—	0	6.5
Zach Awe	D	79'	—	0	6.6
Rosaire Longelo	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Ben Woodburn	M	79'	—	0	7
Jorge Grant	M	70'	—	0	6.7
Josh Austerfield	M	90'	—	0	6.2
Luke Garbutt	M	90'	—	0	7.7
Ryan Graydon	F	86'	—	0	6.3
Kelly N'Mai	F	70'	—	0	6.3
Ossama Ashley sub	M	20'	—	0	6.5
Daniel Udoh sub	F	20'	—	0	6.3
Oliver Turton sub	D	11'	—	0	6.3
Matt Butcher sub	M	11'	—	0	6.5
Princewill Ehibhatiomhan sub	F	4'	—	0	—
Mark Howard sub	G	—	—	—	—
Fabio Borini sub	F	—	—	—	—
Cole Stockton sub	F	—	—	—	—
Nicolás Siri sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Matthew Young	—	37/–/17%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Alfie Dorrington	—	12/–/9%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Brandon Cooper	–/1	8/–/5%	2	3/4	—	1/–	0/0
Zach Awe	—	13/–/9%	2	4/7	—	1/–	0/0
Rosaire Longelo	—	14/1/9%	2	5/9	–/1	–/1	1/0
Ben Woodburn	1/1	13/–/5%	4	7/9	—	3/–	0/0
Jorge Grant	—	10/1/6%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Josh Austerfield	—	15/–/7%	2	2/6	—	–/3	0/0
Luke Garbutt	—	7/1/6%	5	8/11	1/1	1/–	0/0
Ryan Graydon	—	12/2/7%	2	4/15	1/2	–/1	0/0
Kelly N'Mai	1/1	7/–/2%	3	6/11	–/1	2/1	1/0
Ossama Ashley	—	3/–/3%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Daniel Udoh	—	3/–/1%	—	2/4	—	—	0/0
Oliver Turton	—	1/–/–	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matt Butcher	—	2/–/–	—	—	—	—	0/0
Princewill Ehibhatiomhan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mark Howard	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Fabio Borini	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cole Stockton	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nicolás Siri	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: FA Cup
Round: Round of 32
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: M. Donohue