Bournemouth vs Man City LIVE: Marmoush sets up FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest after Haaland injury
Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester City: Marmoush came off the bench to send City to Wembley after Haaland injured his ankle
Manchester City completed the FA Cup semi-final line-up and will play Nottingham Forest at Wembley after coming from behind to beat Bournemouth in the last remaining quarter-final tie.
Pep Guardiola’s side kept their hopes of winning silverware this season alive as goals from Erling Haaland and substitute Omar Marmoush - who replaced Haaland when the striker suffered an ankle injury - secured a hard-fought 2-1 win.
Marmoush scored with virtually his first touch after Haaland went over his ankle under the challenge of Lewis Cook. The Egyptian snuck a strike under Kepa Arrizabalaga, who had saved a penalty from Haaland in the first half of the quarter-final.
It was one of three big chances missed by Haaland when the game was goalless and Bournemouth looked as if they would punish City when Evalison scrambled in the opener to put the home side 45 minutes away from the club’s first ever FA Cup semi-final.
But City turned it around after half-time to book a Wembley date with high-flying Forest, with Aston Villa and Crystal Palace facing off in the other semi-final to be played across the weekend of April 26/27.
Follow all the reaction and updates from the Vitality Stadium with our live blog below:
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
90 mins
Adams is booked for the foul but the free-kick comes to nothing.
There’ll be SEVEN minutes of added time though.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
89 mins
City are knocking it around well, looking much more like the side that fans have become accustomed to seeing over the last few seasons.
Bournemouth are looking a little lost out there, unable to deal with City’s possession and unable to threaten in attack.
City will have a free-kick in a dangerous position as a frustrated Adams runs into the foul.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
87 mins
Kepa does well to come off his line and head away a long ball that Marmoush was chasing, but it’s no good for the Cherries as City keep possession – though McAtee loses it soon after.
Not long left for the hosts now, with City still looking fairly comfortable overall.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
85 mins
A bit better from Bournemouth as they sweep forward and Semenyo narrowly avoids bringing down the cross before Smith’s good cross is just over the heads of his teammates in the box.
Nunes is booked for taking too long over the throw-in.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
85 mins
More late changes as Senesi comes off for Daniel Jebbison.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
84 mins
The corner is eventually cleared but City recycle possession. They have barely been threatened at all since Marmoush made it 2-1.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
83 mins
Subs for City as Gundogan and Kovacic make way for James McAtee and Nico Gonzalez.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
82 mins
OFF THE POST! Brilliant from Grealish here.
He evades a couple of challenges, drawing in two defenders, before laying it off to Gundogan, whose sweeping effort comes back off the far post!
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
80 mins
Bournemouth put together their first move in what seems like forever, and there are some decent combinations on the edge of the City box before they win a throw.
Hill’s long through is cleared and Zabarnyi’s mistake almost allows Marmoush in 1-v-1 with Kepa, but the chance goes begging as Gundogan’s through ball is deflected into the ‘keeper’s path.
Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
79 mins
De Bruyne wins a corner as his cross is put behind, and it’ll be another chance for City.
At the second attempt, Gundogan heads it back across goal but it’s cleared just off the goal line, and City recycle possession before Nunes fouls Ouattara.
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