Sunday , 16 August 2026

Manchester City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, FA Cup 2024-25 LAST 16

FA Cup · 2024-25
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 17:45 UTC Etihad Stadium 50,044 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 38' Maksym Taloverov
Nico O'Reilly 45+1' 1–1
Nico O'Reilly 76' 2–1
Kevin De Bruyne 90' 3–1

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FCFA Cup at Etihad Stadium.

Head-to-Head

1
Manchester City FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–1 W
26 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–0 W
23 Feb Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
19 Feb Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
15 Feb Newcastle United FC H 4–0 W
11 Feb Real Madrid CF H 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
22 Feb Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
19 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
12 Feb Millwall FC H 5–1 W
09 Feb Liverpool FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
/
16-30
/
31-45
2/
46-60
2/
61-75
1/
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Etihad Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and Plymouth Argyle FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Michael Baidoo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Manchester City FC have won 1020 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' It looks surprising Plymouth Argyle FC does not make any changes. Rico Lewis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' England international Bali Mumba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Plymouth Argyle FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' Plymouth Argyle FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maksym Taloverov on 38.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Plymouth Argyle FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 46' What composure from Nico O'Reilly! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 46' Ruben Dias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Ake at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James McAtee made 436 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Manchester City FCErling Haaland on, James McAtee off on 59 minutes.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Mustapha Bundu as he leaves the pitch. Michael Baidoo steps in for Plymouth Argyle FC.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Darko Gyabi is replaced by Jordan Houghton on 64 minute.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Tymoteusz Puchacz. He replaces Nathanael Ogbeta on 71 minute.
  • 76' Sensational shot from Nico O'Reilly. Manchester City FC is back in the lead.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Kornel Szucs. He replaces Matthew Sorinola on 80 minute.
  • 83' Nico Gonzalez gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Phil Foden and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nikola Katic, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' The Belgium Kevin De Bruyne breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 3-1!
  • 3-1 the final result. Plymouth Argyle FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.94 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC55% Draw24% Plymouth Argyle FC21%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
45%
Manchester City FC or Plymouth Argyle FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC40% Draw43% Plymouth Argyle FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 16% 84%
-2 16% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% 66%
-1 34% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% 44%
+0.5 80% 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
35%
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
15%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.