The seven-time winner Manchester City came through two Nico O’reilly goals and one from Kevin de Bruyne to the end of the championship club Plymouth Argyle’s FA Cup Run in the fifth round at the Etihad Stadium.
City dominated the first half and hit a post through a curling Ilkay Gundogan shot to fall back to the 8,000 away fans when Maksym Talovierov Matthew Sorinola fell back to Matthew Sorinola with the center of Ukraine.
🟢 Plymouth Bed im Etihad! 🟢
Maksym Talovierov with a towering header 💥#Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/vtxjedehbd
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Just as the team who Knocked out Liverpool In the previous round, O’Reilly in Kevin de Bruye’s free kick seemed to have reached half -time to give the Premier League a level of relief after their opponents had punished them for the type of generous defense, which was a characteristic of their uncertain form this season.
City are back! ⚽️
Nico O’reilly ends a wonderful delivery from de Bruyne ✨#Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/dpnfdxnl3r
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O’Reilly goals transform the FA Cup tie
The 19-year-old midfielder met Phil Foden to drive again at 14 minutes and put the Cityzens on course for a seventh quarter-finals.
Captain de Bruyne stood third in the 90th minute after Erling was saved by goalkeeper Conor Hazard and sent the ball back to the city’s top scorer to supply the playmaker.
Nico O’reilly in doubles! ⚽️⚽️
The resistance of the Green Army is finally broken!#Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/tlhqttllzu
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Manchester City against Plymouth: Equalizer ‘Serle Spirituits’
While City Haaland kept in the fifth round of the competition under her changes to the lowest team in reserve, Plymouth may have had more reasons to change their homepage in connection with a fight against the relogative championship, and manager Miron Muslic-proclaimed as Wayne Rooney’s successor in January change.
Argyle’s tactical plan impressed for a game in which they almost continuously recorded pressure. Their performance reflected how they had recorded two top scalps in the previous rounds.
Game. Sentence. Agree.
Haaland Up de Bruyne to send the city to the quarter -finals of the FA Cup.#Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/dcbajj9ruq
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A 1-0 victory in Brentford was an excellent start to a memorable campaign, in which Muslic and his players hugged their colleagues in the city and divided mutual admiration with travelers.
The product of the City Academy, O’Reilly, was also thriving in the FA Cup, starting in all three games in the competition of this season and increased his goal in the 8-0 home win against Salford City in the third round.
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“It would have been hard at 1-0 at half time,” said the Englishman ITV Sport. “It lifted the spirits. We were ready for the second half afterwards. “
Plymouth can appear with the team directly outside the championship reinforcement zone in Hull City on points if you visit the Tigers on Tuesday (7.45 p.m.).
The fourth city is on Saturday (12.30 p.m.) next to the team in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest.
How did that not come in?! 🫨
Gundogan’s efforts clatter the post and Plymouth survive … #Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/grarycq6vw
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FA Cup Fifth round and TV time plan for the fifth round
Sunday, March 2nd
Newcastle United against Brighton & Hove Albion (13:45 GMT) – ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV player
Manchester United against Fulham (16:30 GMT) – BBC One and BBC IPlayer
Monday, March 3rd
Nottingham Forest against Ipswich Town (19:30 GMT) – ITV4 and ITVX
WHAT. A. Save.
Danger with a miracle stop to keep argyle in it 🧤#Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/kwipxdhlho
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When is the FA Cup quarter -finals 2025?
The draw will take place on Sunday, March 2, after United tried to win a third win against Fulham this season when the Cottagers attended Old Trafford.
This game begins at 4.30 p.m., so the earliest the draw may take place around 6.30 p.m.
All connections from the first round of the competition must be settled on this day, so there can be additional time and punishment if the score remains, which would drive the approximate time of the draw over 7 p.m.
FA Cup quarter-finals Draw: TV channel, online live stream
United against Fulham is shown by BBC SportWhich means that the drawing on BBC One becomes a screath.
Fans can follow the ceremony online and on the go via BBC IPlayer and the BBC Sport website, while the online channels of the football association will also bear reporting.
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FA Cup time plan: quarterfinal data 2025
Here are the rest of the data in the competition of this season.
Quarter-finals weekend on Saturday, March 29th
Semi-final weekend of Saturday, April 26th
Finale – Saturday, May 17th
FA Cup 2024/25 prize money
Here are the numbers published by the published FA How much the winners and losers receive in different phases.
Third round – winner £ 115,000 / loser £ 25,000
Fourth round – winner £ 120,000
Fifth round – winner £ 225,000
Quarter-finals winner £ 450,000
Semi-finals £ 1 million / £ 500,000
Finale – £ 2m / £ 1m
