Arsenal 1-0 Man City LIVE: Aubameyang Scores Opener In FA Cup Semi-Final At Wembley
Arsenal nets the first goal against Mancity as Aubameyang Scores Opener In FA Cup Semi-Final At Wembley.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are looking forward to winning the FA Cup for a second successive season, but familiar face Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal side stand in their way. Follow all the action, as it happens…
Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are both back in the Manchester City starting lineup for their FA Cup semi-final showdown with Arsenal at Wembley.
Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus both start in attack also, while captain David Silva also gets the nod from Pep Guardiola against the Gunners.
Eric Garcia once more partners Aymeric Laporte at the heart of defence for the holders.
Mikel Arteta hands Ainsley Maitland-Niles a surprise start for Arsenal, with the question being whether he plays as a left wing-back in 3-4-3 formation, or in central midfield in a 4-3-3.
Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all start in attack.
Follow all the action, as it happens, below. Kickoff at 7:45 pm.
Arsenal Starting XI: Martinez; Mustafi, Luiz, Tierney; Bellerin, Ceballos, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles; Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang
Subs: Macey, Sokratis, Torreira, Holding, Nelson, Willock, Kolasinac, Smith, Saka
Man City Starting XI: Ederson; Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Mendy; Gundogan, D Silva, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling
Subs: Carson, Stones, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Otamendi, Foden
Arsenal chance!
The Gunners again win the ball in midfield and Nicolas Pepe scampers down the left.
He twists it towards the near post, where Ederson makes a crucial intervention to stop Alexandre Lacazette from tapping it home.
Arsenal’s gameplan… appears to be working!
Comedy of errors
A mistake from Man City this time as Ederson clears straight to Dani Ceballos.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang receives his snap pass and tries to cue up Nicolas Pepe but makes a hash of it himself.
It’s the kind of sloppiness you might expect from a pre-season game in July.
City chance!
Hector Bellerin plays an absolutely woeful pass straight to Raheem Sterling, who sets up Kevin De Bruyne to shoot…
Except Xhaka is there AGAIN to block brilliantly.
Nearly more self-inflicted damage for the Gunners.
Here’s the goal
He’d gone close moments before.
And perhaps should have scored.
But with a more difficult opportunity, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made no mistake.
Arsenal lead.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Man City
This time Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes no mistake!
Nicolas Pepe curls the ball towards the far post and, while Aubameyang tried to force it moments before, now he improvises and neatly flicks in a sublime finish!
That’s his 24th goal of the campaign and his second goal in as many FA Cup games.
