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FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 11, 2025 at 5.45pm UK
Etihad Stadium
Salford City

Man City
8 - 0
Salford City

Doku (8', 69' pen.), Mubama (20'), O'Reilly (43'), Grealish (49' pen.), McAtee (62', 72', 81')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Shephard (21'), Tilt (60')

The Match

Match Report

James McAtee scores a hat-trick and Jeremy Doku produces a man-of-the-match display as Manchester City obliterate Salford City 8-0 in the third round of the FA Cup.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Salford City.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Salford City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Man City could line up for Saturday's FA Cup third-round clash with Salford City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their FA Cup third-round clash with Salford City.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Man City 4-1 West Ham
Saturday, January 4 at 3pm in Premier League
Last Game: MK Dons 0-1 Salford City
Saturday, January 4 at 3pm in League Two

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 74.29%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for Salford City had a probability of 10.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.92%) and 3-0 (8.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.52%), while for a Salford City win it was 1-2 (3.18%). The actual scoreline of 8-0 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawSalford City
74.29% (0.048999999999992 0.05) 14.85% (0.065 0.06) 10.86% (-0.111 -0.11)
Both teams to score 58.31% (-0.759 -0.76)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.69% (-0.70400000000001 -0.7)28.31% (0.71 0.71)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.88% (-0.879 -0.88)49.13% (0.883 0.88)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.52% (-0.146 -0.15)6.48% (0.15 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.8% (-0.407 -0.41)24.2% (0.411 0.41)
Salford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.35% (-0.71 -0.71)37.65% (0.713 0.71)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.57% (-0.703 -0.7)74.43% (0.70699999999999 0.71)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 74.29%
    Salford City 10.86%
    Draw 14.85%
Manchester CityDrawSalford City
2-0 @ 9.13% (0.231 0.23)
2-1 @ 8.92% (0.055 0.05)
3-0 @ 8.33% (0.14 0.14)
3-1 @ 8.14% (-0.019 -0.02)
1-0 @ 6.67% (0.223 0.22)
4-0 @ 5.7% (0.048 0.05)
4-1 @ 5.57% (-0.061 -0.06)
3-2 @ 3.98% (-0.087 -0.09)
5-0 @ 3.12%
5-1 @ 3.05% (-0.06 -0.06)
4-2 @ 2.72% (-0.084 -0.08)
5-2 @ 1.49% (-0.059 -0.06)
6-0 @ 1.42% (-0.012 -0.01)
6-1 @ 1.39% (-0.039 -0.04)
Other @ 4.65%
Total : 74.29%
1-1 @ 6.52% (0.095 0.09)
2-2 @ 4.36% (-0.058000000000001 -0.06)
0-0 @ 2.44% (0.101 0.1)
3-3 @ 1.3% (-0.054 -0.05)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 14.85%
1-2 @ 3.18% (-0.015 -0.01)
0-1 @ 2.38% (0.055 0.06)
2-3 @ 1.42% (-0.047 -0.05)
0-2 @ 1.16% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 1.04% (-0.025 -0.03)
Other @ 1.68%
Total : 10.86%

How you voted: Man City vs Salford City

Manchester City
81.1%
Draw
6.6%
Salford City
12.3%
106
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