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Manchester City defeats Leyton Orient in FA Cup fourth round
Manchester City secured a convincing 2-1 victory over Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fourth round at the Gaughan Group Stadium in London on February 8th, 2025. Despite an early own goal by Ortega in the 16th minute giving the home side the lead, City dominated the match. Possession heavily favoured the visitors (73% vs 27%), reflecting their superiority in the game. Manchester City had 24 shots on goal, 10 on target, while Leyton Orient managed only 3 shots on target.
City’s comeback came in the second half. Khusanov scored the equaliser in the 56th minute, assisted by Lewis. In the closing stages, De Bruyne secured the victory with a goal in the 79th minute, assisted by Grealish. The match was characterized by Manchester City’s superior attacking play, but also saw a few yellow cards, two for Leyton Orient (Cooper and Obiero) and one for City’s McAtee.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 22 B. Silva came in and Nico went out., at minute 46 J. Stones came in and R. Dias went out., at minute 46 A. Khusanov came in and Vitor Reis went out., at minute 72 K. De Bruyne came in and N. O’Reilly went out., at minute 72 P. Foden came in and J. McAtee went out.
Substitutions leyton orient: at minute 54 D. Pratley came in and D. Jaiyesimi went out., at minute 65 B. Cooper came in and S. Perkins went out., at minute 85 D. Agyei came in and J. Donley went out., at minute 85 D. Ball came in and J. Brown went out., at minute 86 Z. Obiero came in and E. Galbraith went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Leyton Orient
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