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Man City Books Another FA Cup Final After Beating Southampton
- Manchester City reached their fourth successive FA Cup final on April 25, defeating Championship side Southampton 2-1 at Wembley Stadium, keeping their treble quest alive.
- Mindful of their Premier League title race, manager Pep Guardiola made eight changes from the midweek win at Burnley, leaving the rotated squad appearing rusty against Southampton's disciplined defense.
- Finn Azaz curled in a sublime goal for Southampton with 11 minutes remaining, but substitute Jeremy Doku equalized with a deflected strike before Nico Gonzalez secured victory with an 87th-minute piledriver.
- While Southampton sold out their initial allocation of 33,350 tickets, uptake among Manchester City supporters was half that of last month's final, secretary David Sigworth of the Castleton supporters' club told MEN Sport.
- City will return to Wembley Stadium in May to face either Leeds or Chelsea in the final, with an eight-day break before resuming their league campaign against Everton.
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FA Cup: Man City make history after beating Southampton to qualify for final
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Total News Sources87
Leaning Left14Leaning Right9Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left
39% Left
L 39%
C 36%
R 25%
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