Match stats: Manchester City 6-1 Wycombe
Possession - Manchester City: 78,8%, Wycombe: 21,2%
Total shots: 26-11
Shots on target: 14-3
Offsides: 2-3
Corners: 8-5
Passes: 636-161
Fouls committed: 9-11
Yellow cards: 1-0
FULL TIME
48' Robert Jones points to the center of the field and determines the end of the second half. Manchester City confirm their favoritism and await the draw for the next round. Wycombe is eliminated and concentrates on the English third division.
Last opportunity
47' Jacobson takes a corner from the right, goalkeeper Zack Steffen misses when he punches the ball away, Vokes heads the ball over the goal.
Almost
46' Another ball worked foot to foot from the back, Foden opens for Mahrez on the right, he pedals and shoots over the goalkeeper, on the rebound Palmer tries the goal by cover and Stockdale gets a firm grip.
Additional time
45' Two minutes to end the match in Ettihad Stadium
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY!
44' PALMER! Phil Foden makes a good tackle in midfield, Mbete gets the ball and releases the No. 80, who receives in the center circle, carries the ball down the middle towards the goal without being disturbed. He gets to the half-moon and shoots a left-footed volley past goalkeeper Stockdale.
Wycombe again
42' Hanlan sets up Scowen on the right wing, he plays it back to McCarthy. The full-back crosses, Burns heads in
City hungry
41' Sterling starts from the back towards goal, carries through the middle, goes to the back line and rolls back, Scowen gives away a corner. Foden escapes and goes to the end line, but cannot complete the move
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY!
38' MAHREZ! De Bruyne comes forward on the left and makes a deep pass to Sterling, who looks for the back line and rolls it back. The Algerian dominates in the middle of the area and shoots a left-footed shot to make the fifth.
Goal disallowed
33' Foden feeds the ball to Sterling, who invades the area on the left and swings into the net, but the referee raises the flag for offside
Substitution in Wycombe
30' No chance for Gape. Josh Scowen is coming on.
Ouch!
28' Gape feels pain and receives medical attention
Over the goal
28' Following good footwork from City's attack, Palmer tests the goalkeeper with a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and the ball goes over the bar
Substitution in Manchester City
27' Cole Palmer and James McAtee in, Ferran Torres and Wilson-Esbrand out
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY!
26' FERRAN TORRES! De Bruyne sends a ball to Foden on the left wing, he crosses low and the Spaniard pushes it into the goal with his right foot
Stop!
23' Jacobson takes a corner, Vokes heads the ball, Steffen punches it away and then the assistant signals for offside
Steffen!
22' Obita invades the area on the left, face to face with the goalkeeper, who closes the angle and prevents the second goal
Out!
21' Hanlan receives on the left, goes forward at speed, cuts inside, clears the marking of Burns and shoots seeking the angle of Stockdale, but the ball goes to the left of the goal
Substitution in Wycombe
20' Sam Vokes (FWD) in place of Adebayo Akinfenwa (FWD)
Far far away
18' De Bruyne heads a corner kick, Phil Foden fills his left foot from midfield and the ball goes wide of the goal
Fouls committed
16' Manchester City: 8, Wycombe Wanderers: 10
A belgian hunger for another goal
15' De Bruyne makes an individual move down the left and sends another ball into the goal, but low and without force, Stockdale falls and saves without giving a rebound.
Out!
11' Stewart wins the toss from Phil Foden on the edge of the box, hits a cross to the left of the goal
Chance for Wycombe
8' Akinfewa receives a cross from the right and heads the ball to the right of Steffen
No danger
6' De Bruyne receives the ball on the left side of the box, shoots straight at the goal and Stockdale makes a save
On time!
5' De Bruyne lifts the ball into the box, Tafazolli appears before Ferran Torres and gives away a corner. After the ball is taken, the defense clears the ball out of the box.
Saved!
4' Egan-Riley escapes down the right and crosses to Foden, who heads weakly in the middle of the goal and Stockdale grabs the ball
City wants more
2' Quick triangulation between De Bruyne, Sterling and Mahrez, who receives in the area on the right and hits a cross, Stockdale saves safely.
GAME RESTARTS
00' Robert Jones authorizes the start of the second half. Veteran captain Akinfenwa leads the way.
Substitutes
MANCHESTER CITY: 33. Scott Carson, 3. Rúben Dias, 9. Gabriel Jesus, 20. Bernardo Silva, 27. João Cancelo, 80. Cole Palmer, 87. James McAtee.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS: 31 Adam Przybek, 2 Jack Grimmer, 17 Daryl Horgan, 12 Garath McCleary, 8 Josh Scowen, 8 Curtis Thompson, 9 Sam Vokes.
First half stats: Manchester City 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Possession - Manchester City: 81%, Wycombe: 19%
Saves: 1-0
Total shots: 12-5
Shots on target: 5-2
Offside: 0-2
Corners: 4-1
Passes: 328-74
Passing accuracy - Manchester City: 93%, Wycombe: 61%
Crosses: 9-6
Interceptions: 2-7
Tackles: 1-6
Clearances: 5-13
Fouls committed: 6-9
Yellow cards: 1-0
Half time
48' The referee blows his whistle! End of the first half in Manchester.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY!
46' PHIL FODEN! Mahrez takes a corner from the right and rolls it to the Englishman, who sends a rocket from the edge of the box, with no chance for goalkeeper Stockdale
Uhhhhhhhhhhh
45' De Bruyne receives from Mahrez, cuts inside and hits the goal, but it deflects off Tafazolli and goes out for a corner
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY!
43' MAHREZ! Wilson-Esbrand receives on the left and crosses to the Algerian practically on the penalty spot. He hits it firmly into Stockdale's left corner.
HIT THE BAR AGAIN!
41' De Buryne serves Mahrez on the right, he cuts inside and shoots left-footed into the goalkeeper's right corner, but the ball touches the post
Yellow card
40' Romeo Lavia, from Manchester City, for committing a hard foul in the previous
Almost the second
39' Sterling goes forward on the left and passes to Ferran Torres, who hits the goal and Stockdale saves with his left foot, on the rebound Jacobson pulls away and then Lavia takes a cart and brings down Wheeler on the edge of the area
Out!
37' Foden takes off down the right and rolls it back, Stewart cuts it off, the rest is left to Mahrez, who plays it into the area and the defense cuts it to the side. Sterling gets in the middle, clears the marking and shoots to the left of the goal, without danger to Stockdale.
Not yet
35' Foden crosses, the ball touches Wheeler and goes out for a corner, but City doesn't take the chance to finish
HIT THE BAR!
31' Foden gets on the edge of the box, looks for space, but is surrounded, he plays to Sterling, who takes a placed shot that hits Stockdale's left post. Ferran comes in for the rebound but was offside.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY!
29' DE BRUYNE! Foden takes off down the middle and feeds a ball to the Belgian on the left wing, he shoots a cross and hits David Stockdale's left corner
Spread out, Stockdale!
24' Sterling goes to the by-line and crosses, defense partially cuts off, De Bruyne picks up the loose ball and goalkeeper sends it for a corner.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! WYCOMBE!
22' BRANDON HANLAN! Another Kaikai attacking run, he shoots and the ball falls to Tafazolli on the left. He returns the ball in the middle of the box and pushes it with his right foot to open the scoring
Wycombe's response
21' Kaikai go forward, Jacobson shoots and hits the defense, Gape catches the left and takes a left-footed shot, then it's Obita who takes a left-footed shot and Steffen saves
David Stockdale!
17' After good play by Egan-Riley, Mahrez crosses and Ferran Torres heads in, but goalkeeper bridges the gap and saves without giving a rebound.
City again
16' Sterling passes the ball to Ferran Torres in the box, but he is blocked when he shoots
City goes ahead
14' Foden gets free in the box, but his shot counters the defense
Stop!
12' McCarthy hangs in the box, Akinfenwa rises to head and fouls De Bruyne
Easy, easy
11' Ferran Torres opens for Wilson-Esbrand on the left, he crosses and goalkeeper gets it.
Offside
9' Ball is played on the left wing, but assistant Darren Cann raises the flag and marks an irregular position for Wycombe's attack
Chance for City
5' Mahrez carries the ball through the middle, Sterling comes out on the left, his marking tightens and the ball goes back to De Bruyne, who restarts the game. The Algerian receives the ball back and lifts it into the box towards the #7, but the ball goes too high and goes straight over the line.
Chairboys in action
3' McCarthy works the ball down the left, Stewart misses the pass and Manchester City to attack, but player recovers and regains possession for Wycombe.
KICKOFF
00' The first half begins. Manchester City touch the ball for the first time.
Claps
A posthumous tribute in respect to Jimmy Greaves, a legend of English soccer, who died at the weekend at the age of 81 from complications of a stroke.
Ready to go
Manchester City wears an all sky blue uniform, with white details and numbers, goalkeeper Zack Steffen is all yellow, numbers in black; Wycombe Wanderers wears a red and white shirt, name and numbers in blue, red shorts and socks, goalkeeper David Stockdale in purple, numbers in white.
Keep an eye
Today it's a knockout match. It's all or nothing: whoever wins, advances to the round of 16 and the loser goes home
Kevin De Bruyne
The Belgian has suffered from injuries at the beginning of the season, especially with ankle pain that prevented him from playing in four matches. So far he has been on the field only three times, for a total of 107 minutes.
Kevin de Bruyne and co emerge for the warm-up.#MNCvWYC pic.twitter.com/NR7q6m7kJ7
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) September 21, 2021
Countdown
Players are warming up in Ettihad Stadium.
Here come our boys!#MNCvWYC pic.twitter.com/f1rB1lOAgn
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) September 21, 2021
Debut today
CJ Egan-Riley, Finley Burns, Luke Mbete, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, and Romeo Lavia are playing their first game for Manchester City's first team tonight.
WYCOMBE WANDERERS STARTING XI
13 David Stockdale, 26 Jason McCarthy, 3 Joe Jacobson, 5 Anthony Stewart, 6 Ryan Tafazolli, 4 Dominic Gape, 7 David Wheeler, 23 Jordan Obita, 16 Sullay Kaikai, 20 Adebayo Akinfenwa,18 Brandon Hanlan.
Coach: Gareth Ainsworth.
Substitutes: 31 Adam Przybek, 2 Jack Grimmer, 17 Daryl Horgan, 12 Garath McCleary, 8 Josh Scowen, 8 Curtis Thompson, 9 Sam Vokes.
MANCHESTER CITY STARTING XI
13. Zack Steffen, 56. CJ Egan-Riley, 79. Luke Mbete, 94. Finley Burns, 97. Joshua Wilson-Esbrand, 90. Romeo Lavia, 17. Kevin De Bruyne, 47. Phil Foden, 7. Raheem Sterling, 26. Riyad Mahrez, 21. Ferran Torres.
Coach: Pep Guardiola.
Substitutes: 33. Scott Carson, 3. Rúben Dias, 9. Gabriel Jesus, 20. Bernardo Silva, 27. João Cancelo, 80. Cole Palmer, 87. James McAtee.
Everyone's dream
Current four-time champions Manchester City have won the Carabao Cup eight times (1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021), as have Liverpool. Twenty-one other clubs have also lifted this trophy which is unprecedented for Wycombe Wanderers. The Chairboys have already reached the semi-final in 2006, when they were eliminated by Chelsea.
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Match: Manchester City vs Wycombe Wanderers
Competition: Carabao Cup
Matchday: #3
Date: September 21st
Kickoff: 2:45pm ET
Venue: Ettihad Stadium, in Manchester (England)
Where to watch: Sky HD and Blue To Go (Mexico), Sport TV (Portugal), ESPN+ (USA)
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Match officials
Referee: Robert Jones
Assistant Referee 1: Darren Cann
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Holmes
Fourth official: Martin Atkinson
Wycombe Wandererspredicted roster
Przybek; Ram, Tafazolli, Jacobson; Kaikai, Burley, Pendlebury, Obita; Scowen, Akinfenwa, Mehmeti.
Coach: Gareth Ainsworth.
Manchester Citypredicted roster
Carson; Walker, Mbete, Ake, Wilson-Esbrand; Fernandinho, Palmer, Foden; Ferran Torres, Delap, Edozie.
Coach: Pep Guardiola.
Cityzens information
Pep Guardiola's squad has played seven games this season, winning four (Norwich, Arsenal, Leicester and RB Leipzig), drawing one (Southampton) and losing two (Leicester City and Tottenham).
The road to here
This will be Manchester City's debut in the competition. To get here, Wycombe Wanderers drew with Exeter City and Stevenage and advanced on penalties after draws of 0-0 and 2-2 respectively.
Head to head
The teams have met four times, all in the 90's, and so far Manchester City has won only once and lost the last two, 1-0 in 1998 and 2-1 in 1999, when both were in the third division. In addition there were two English League Cup clashes in 1995. The first match ended goalless, and in the other the Manchester team won 4-0, with goals from Rösler (2), Niall Quinn, and Keith Curle. City's manager was Alan Ball and Alan Smith was on the other side.
Wycombe Wanderers
Founded in 1887, the team from the Buckinghamshire region in southern England currently plays in the EFL League One, equivalent to the third division. Their home stadium is Adams Park, which has a capacity of around 10,000 fans.
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