
LIVEUpdated just nowMan City 0-0 Southampton live FA Cup score updates from Wembley as Blues push for openerManchester City can book their place in the FA Cup final today when they face Championship side Southampton at Wembley.CommentsSportJack Flintham Sport Central Audience Writer and Ross Jackson Head of FootballIt's FA Cup semi-final day and Southampton stand in the way of Manchester City as they look to book their spot in the final.
Here are the teams for today's game:
City: Trafford, Nunes, Stones, Ake, Ait-Nouri, Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden, Marmoush.
Southampton: Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Wellington, Jander, Bragg, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart.
Follow updates from Wembley Stadium in the blog below:
New UpdatesKey EventsHalf-time ratingsView Post1’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Kick-off!View PostMan City team newsView PostToday18:33 BST58’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Foden struggled todayFoden coming off to a standing ovation but it has been a poor day for him. Kovacic also coming off. He has performed much better and has given City a glimpse of life without Bernardo.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:33 BST58’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - ChangesDoku on for Kovacic.
Savinho on for Foden.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:30 BST56’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Changes coming10 minutes into the second half and Pep has seen enough. Doku and Savinho are both being readied.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:30 BST55’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Foden chanceCity free-kick is played out to the edge of the area and Foden is teed up but his effort is way off target.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:28 BST53’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Up a gearCity have gone up a gear at the start of the second half.
Three or four times they've found themselves at the byline but the final ball just hasn't quite been good enough. Better start.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:26 BST51’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Pep frustrationGuardiola was exasperated then as Marmoush’s pullback was blocked. City have started well at the start of this half with Ake impressing at both ends.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday18:24 BST49’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Marmoush againThere's that run in behind from Marmoush again.
He manages to create half a yard of space but his shot is diverted over the crossbar.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:21 BST47’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Lapse in concentrationIt was a good job Ake was alert there. Ait-Nouri was still in the dressing room as Fellows pounced on him. An impressive challenge denying a certain goal.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday18:20 BST46’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Second half beginsWe're back underway at Wembley.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:07 BSTHappy SaintsSouthampton will be happier with that first half. They have been well organised while City have struggled to break them down. That being said, Marmoush could have had a hat-trick after breaking their offside trap.
Work for City to do. They need another quick second-half start.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday18:04 BSTHalf-time ratingsHere are your half-time ratings:
James Trafford: Not much to do so far. 6
Matheus Nunes: Solid at full-back. 6
John Stones: Assured on his return. 6
Nathan Ake: Made an important interception but otherwise quiet. 6
Rayan Ait-Nouri: Same as Nunes. 6
Nico Gonzalez: An okay performance. 6
Mateo Kovacic: Finding the pockets nicely to link up play. 7
Rayan Cherki: Quiet first half. 5
Tijjani Reijnders: Struck the post early albeit the flag was up. 6
Phil Foden: Looking off the pace. 5
Omar Marmoush: Too hesitant when breaking the offside trap, could have had a hat trick. 5
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:04 BST45+2’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Half-time!There goes the half-time whistle at Wembley. It's not quite been a classic.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday18:03 BST45’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Two minutes addedTwo minutes added before half-time.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:59 BST42’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Change of plan!Nunes is on the sidelines and it looks like he may continue. Khusanov has put his bib back on and is continuing to warm up.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:58 BST41’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Injury worryKhusanov is ready to come on while Nunes receives treatment. He appeared to go down with nobody around him. Guardiola is taking no chances today.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:57 BST40’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Bring on half-timeHalf-time can't come soon enough here.
It has been anything but a classic and City have been off the pace.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:49 BST32’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Gone quietThe game has fallen into a lull as we pass the half-hour mark. Southampton are dangerous on the counter and City have lacked that deadly finishing when they have broken the offside trap.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday17:45 BST29’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Southampton have been solidPep said in his pre-match chat that he hoped his team selection didn't come across as arrogant, and his players certainly won't be disrespecting their opposition.
Southampton have been solid and are enjoying a good spell of possession.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:42 BST25’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Lazy from CherkiThat was a lazy foul by Cherki who has been quiet so far. He is lucky City dealt with that free kick well.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday17:41 BST24’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Foden springs into lifeThat's better from Foden.
He's struggled to get into the game so far but came to life on the edge of the area with a cute flick for Cherki but his effort is blocked.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:39 BST23’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Offside againAnother offside as Ross Stewart is flagged off after heading over.
The linesman has been busier than some of the players so far. Scrappy game.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:36 BST20’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Kovacic impressingKovacic has started this game nicely. He danced through a number of challenges there but perhaps should have hit the target. He is the architect of everything good about City so far.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday17:35 BST19’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Looking for MarmoushCity are looking to utilise Omar Marmoush's pace by playing the forward in behind the Saints backline.
It's a tactic that looks like it could be successful but he's already been caught offside twice and needs to be more careful.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:29 BST13’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Confusion at WembleyConfusion inside Wembley as it was not clear Scienza was offside at first. City need to be very careful as the forward took that very well.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday17:29 BST12’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - GOAL. But it's ruled outScienza slots home but the linesman's flag denies him!
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:28 BST11’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - WarningSouthampton break but the attack comes to nothing. City need to be careful here as Saints look dangerous on the break. Marmoush is played through shortly after but his effort is blocked and the linesman's flag is up anyway.
CommentsRoss JacksonToday17:26 BST9’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Foden rustyFoden showing his rustiness there as he was eased off the ball by Jander. He recovers well to win back possession in his own half but that was not the Foden of old.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday17:23 BST6’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Reijnders should have scoredCity are in the groove. I am not quite sure how that didn’t go in as Reijnders strikes the post. Fortunate that Marmoush was rightly flagged for offside in the build-up. Good start from the Blues.
CommentsJack FlinthamToday17:22 BST5’ - CITY 0-0 SAINTS - Close!Reijnders strikes the post from close range but the flag is up for an offside against Marmoush. It wouldn't have counted.