Magic Of The FA Cup: Dark Horse Wolves Through With Watford As Manchester City Struggle Against Swansea. Highlights. Comments. Player Ratings

Emirates FA Cup Saturday – Wolves Beat Manchester United As City Scrape Through Against Swansea

By Marc Gingell

Wolves joined Watford and Manchester City in the FA Cup Semi Final with an inspired Raul Jiménez performance which might have a few other clubs looking to sign the Mexican striker.

Manchester City needed an 88th minute goal from substitute Sergio Agüero to finally end Swansea’s chances. Swansea went 2-0 up inside 29 minutes thanks to a Matt Grimes penalty and a great strike from Bersant Celina. Celina, who made penalty headline news in the week, proved his worth in this game.

Pattaya One. A great moment for Bersant Celina as he scores against Manchester City.

In the early game, Andre Gray scored the winner two minutes after coming on as a 77th minute substitute as Watford beat Crystal Palace 2-1.

Pattaya One. Watford winner. Andre Gray.

FA Cup Quarter-Final Results

16.03. 12:15	Vicarage Road	ATT: 18,104	Watford	2	Crystal Palace	1
	REF: K Friend		Etienne Capoue 27′		Michy Batshuayi 62′
			Andre Gray 79
16.03. 17:20	Liberty Stadium	ATT: TBC	Swansea	2	Man City	3
	REF: A Marriner		Matt Grimes 20′ pen		Bernardo Silva 69′
			Bersant Celina 29		Kristoffer Nordfeldt 78′ og
					Sergio Agüero 88′
16.03. 19:55	Molineux Stadium	ATT: 31,004	Wolves	2	Man Utd	1
	REF: M Atkinson		Raul Jiménez 70′		Marcus Rashford 90+5′
			Diogo Jota 76′

Player Ratings

Wolves: Ruddy (7), Coady (8), Boly (8), Jonny (8), Doherty (8), Neves (7), Dendoncker (7), Saiss (8), Moutinho (8), Jota (8), Jimenez (8)

Subs: Traore (N/A), Costa (N/A)

Man Utd: Romero (8), Dalot (6), Lindelof (5), Smalling (6), Shaw (6), Herrera (6), Matic (6), Pogba (5), Lingard (6), Rashford (6), Martial (4)

Subs: Pereira (6), Mata (N/A), McTominay (N/A)

Man of the match: Raul Jimenez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8GLCJ-DBVA

Player Ratings

Swansea: Nordfeldt (7), Roberts (6), Van der Hoorn (6), Carter-Vickers (6), Grimes (7), Fulton (6), Celina (7), Byers (6), Dyer (6), James (6), Routledge (6)

Subs: Asoro (5), John (5), Harries (5)

Manchester City: Ederson (6), Walker (6), Otamendi (6), Laporte (5), Delph (5), Gundogan (6), David Silva (6), Bernardo Silva (8), Sane (6), Mahrez (5), Jesus (6)

Subs: Sterling (6), Zinchenko (6), Aguero (7)

Man of the match: Bernardo Silva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8Em0YdstU

Player Ratings

Watford: Foster (8), Janmaat (7), Cathcart (6), Kabasele (7), Holebas (7), Capoue (7), Doucoure (6), Hughes (6), Pereyra (8), Deeney (7), Gray (6).

Subs used: Sema (6), Success (n/a).

Crystal Palace: Hennessey (6), Ward (7), Kelly (6), Sakho (6), Van Aanholt (6), Townsend (7), Milivojevic (6), McArthur (6), Schlupp (6), Benteke (6), Zaha (7).

Subs used: Meyer (6), Sorloth (n/a).