Manchester City vs Newcastle LIVE: FA Cup group information, line-ups and extra forward of quarter-final immediately

Champions League holders City will tackle the competitors’s report 14-time winners within the quarter-finals of this season’s competitors subsequent month.

The two golf equipment have met within the semi-finals for the previous two years, with Real profitable in 2022 however City avenging that loss – wrapped up with a 4-0 win on the Etihad Stadium – final time period.

“It looks like a little bit of a tradition, three years in a row playing the kings of the competition,” mentioned City supervisor Guardiola following Friday’s draw.

Manchester City tackle Newcastle for a place within the FA Cup semi-finals this night. Pep Guardiola’s aspect are the holders and are as soon as once more on the Treble hunt; after wining the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup final season, they’re nonetheless within the operating for all three trophies this marketing campaign.

It was Newcastle who landed a blow to City earlier this season when Eddie Howe’s group knocked the champions out of the Carabao Cup again in September, however the Magpies landed the worst attainable draw once they had been handed a visit to the Etihad within the quarter-finals. Newcastle have misplaced 9 matches in a row away to City since their final Etihad win in October 2014.

The FA Cup is now Newcastle’s solely probability of profitable a trophy this marketing campaign and Howe’s aspect will likely be seeking to hold their season alive in opposition to the holders.

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Holders Manchester City proceed their defence of the FA Cup as Pep Guardiola’s aspect host Newcastle within the quarter-finals immediately, with the Magpies preventing to maintain their season alive.

City lifted the FA Cup as a part of their treble-winning marketing campaign final season, as Guardiola’s aspect are nonetheless in a position to repeat the feat as they battle for the Premier League title and Champions League too.

The FA Cup is Newcastle’s final probability of profitable a trophy this season however Eddie Howe’s aspect received the worst draw attainable once they landed defending champions City on the Etihad.

Manchester City host Newcastle United within the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday (5.30pm, BBC One) as they proceed their march in the direction of one other treble this season.

Pep Guardiola’s group haven’t misplaced within the FA Cup since April 2022 once they had been overwhelmed by Liverpool within the semi-finals and are in an excellent position to make one other deep run within the competitors.

They are the favourites within the FA Cup odds to retain the trophy they gained final yr, whereas Newcastle are a 16/1 probability.