Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Man City
Match Time & Date:
11/01/2025
18:45
Prediction: 5-0
Salford
Manchester City and Salford City take on each other at Etihad Stadium in a David-vs-Goliath FA Cup game. The Citizens managed to put an end to their dreadful winless run in the Premier League, with the team beating both Leicester City and West Ham United in the last two league matches and they must be high on confidence ahead of the visit of Salford. Pep Guardiola is expected to shuffle his pack, with all Kyle Walker, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, and Jeremy Doku pushing for a start. Both Ederson and Ruben Dias are major doubts.
The Lions, on the other hand, will have a mountain to climb in Saturday’s game. As previously mentioned, David faces Goliath at Etihad Stadium and anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Wales forward Benjamin Woodburn has been struggling with injury of late, speaking of the League Two side.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Salford):
Founded during the Second World War (1940) as Salford Central, the League Two side play their home games at Moor Lane. The stadium, which was opened in 1978 and renovated in 2019, can hold up to 5,108 spectators. The Lions wear red jerseys and white shorts when playing in front of home fans, while white and black are the dominant colours of their away kit.
Salford City secured promotion to the League 2 at the end of the 2018/19 as they defeated Flyde 3-0 in the National League play-offs final. The match was played at Wembley Stadium, with Touray, Pergianni, and Dieseruvwe scoring for the Lions.
In the 1977/78 season Salford City won their first Manchester Premier Cup trophy, with the team repeating the success the following year. Bury are seen as the club’s main rivals, but their rivalry with the likes of Oldham and Rochdale is pretty big as well.
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