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:
HALF-TIME! Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
The teams are starting to re-emerge at the Vitality, so we’ll be back underway soon.
HALF-TIME! Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
Not the most entertaining half for the neutral, but Bournemouth fans won’t care!
City are certainly still in this, having had the better of the chances, and on another day they have a 2-0 (or maybe 3-0) lead.
But Bournemouth’s game plan so far has paid off, and they’ve looked dangerous at points, especially when winning possession high up. The hosts aren’t creating a lot when they’re allowed possession, however.
It’s finely poised as the second half approaches.
HALF-TIME! Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
45 +1 mins
Foden has picked the ball up in dangerous positions so far and he does once again, almost threading it though to Haaland. City recycle the ball and work it to De Bruyne, but his effort flies well over.
The referee blows the whistle and it’s 1-0 to Bournemouth at the break!
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
45 mins
Plenty of cheap fouls from the hosts at the moment as they try and disrupt City at the end of the half.
It works for now as Khusanov plays a pass straight out for a throw.
The hosts would be delighted to go into the break at 1-0 up considering the chances City have had – and there’ll be one minute of added time before they do so.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
44 mins
There have been a couple of occasions when it just hasn’t quite fallen for City, and here’s another as the through ball to Haaland is taken narrowly wide of the Norwegian’s path.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
42 mins
It’s all a little bit pedestrian from both sides as the half approaches an end, with De Bruyne’s clipped ball forward running out for a goal kick.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
40 mins
De Bruyne and Foden try their first combination of the game on the edge of the box, but the Belgian’s attempted pass into the box is cut out.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
37 mins
Adams tries to slip in a pass to Evanilson but Khusanov brings him down and is given the first yellow card of the match.
From the free-kick, Kluivert and Brooks line it up once again and the Welshman clips in a ball that Gundogan can only flick back towards his own goal, and Senesi is inches away from making it 2-0!
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
35 mins
No chances to report over the last few minutes, with City looking comfortable in possession but lacking penetration in attack, as has often been the story of the season.
Bournemouth look happy to sit back and absorb pressure at the moment, but it’s always dangerous to let City have so much of the ball near your box.
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