Holders Manchester City cruised into the semi-finals of the FA Cup thanks to two deflected strikes from Bernardo Silva that gave them a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

City took the lead in the 13th minute when a Silva shot took a wicked deflection off Newcastle defender Dan Burn, wrong-footing keeper Martin Dubravka and sending the ball looping into the net.

The home side went 2-0 up in the 31st minute and again it was Portuguese playmaker Silva cutting in from the right and shooting, with Sven Botman's head helping to steer the ball past Dubravka this time.

City join Coventry City, who pulled off a shock 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier in the day, in the draw for the semi-finals which will be made after Sunday's remaining quarter-final ties featuring Chelsea against Leicester City and Manchester United versus Liverpool.

Man City vs Newcastle highlights

• Man City breeze into FA Cup semi-finals with win over Newcastle

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Man City breeze into FA Cup semi-finals with win over Newcastle

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Manchester City sealed a return to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals with a routine win over Newcastle.

Bernardo Silva scored both goals as Pep Guardiola’s side became the first team to reach six consecutive semi-finals.

Read our full match report here!

FT: Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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City cruise through with a brace from Bernardo Silva.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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91 mins: Two minutes added on here as City are playing keep ball.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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86 mins: Haaland off and there was some worry about a potential injury...

Guardiola will no doubt update after the game.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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82 mins: After a brief spell of Newcastle pressure, City are back in control.

Botman off for Krafth.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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74 mins: Newcastle have certainly looked better since their changes but it feels a little too late.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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66 mins: A touch more enterprise from Newcastle. Miguel Almiron finds Alexander Isak with just Ortega to beat but the striker’s first touch lets him down and he’s forced too wide.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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63 mins: Haaland again blocked off when aiming to shoot. A quiet night for him.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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59 mins: City have rarely had to get out of third gear.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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53 mins: First chance for Haaland as the striker drives forward and shoots just wide. Newcastle are all over the place.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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50 mins: Newcastle just sitting in during the opening stages of the second-half. Concede another and they may as well pack up and go home.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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47 mins: Dubravka saves well from Doku after more slick play from City.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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We’re back underway here!

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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And the second...

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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How City opened the scoring

HT: Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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A breeze for City.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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47 mins: Two Newcastle players have run into each other when attempting to break. That about sums up their evening.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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43 mins: Newcastle lack belief here. It’s a stroll for City.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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40 mins: Foden flicks past Schar, creating space for a shot but Guimaraes is back to challenge him and force it wide.

Fantastic play.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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35 mins: Great save from Ortega!

Burn nods down Murphy’s cross for Isak, who sees his volley saved by Ortega. A good save but the Swede should be scoring.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle

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33 mins: An absolute nightmare for Newcastle.

They’ve stood off City and conceded two poor goals as a result. Going to be a long evening for them here.

Man City 2-0 Newcastle | Bernardo Silva '31

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31 mins: GOAL!

Silva doubles his tally, curling one past Dubravka from just outside the box. Newcastle far too passive and the shot comes off Botman’s head.

Another poor goal to concede.

Man City 1-0 Newcastle

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23 mins: Newcastle have improved since the goal and are seeing the ball much higher up the pitch but are yet to cause any real issues.

Man City 1-0 Newcastle

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19 mins: A decent break from Newcastle shows the threat of Gordon on the counter but his pass to Willock sees the midfielder forced too wide and eventually crowded out.

Man City 1-0 Newcastle

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15 mins: A really tough task for Newcastle now. They need to stay in this game for the next ten minutes or so at least.

Man City 1-0 Newcastle | Bernardo Silva '12

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12 mins: GOAL!

Patient play from City, pulling Newcastle from left to right just on the edge of their box. Burn and Willock stand off Silva, who sees his shot blocked by the defender but it loops over Durbavka.

End to end!

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08 mins: Neither team are creating anything particularly clear cut but its a high-energy game full of counter attacks.

Botman does brilliantly to deny Doku teeing up Foden.

Man City 0-0 Newcastle

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04 mins: Newcastle aren’t just sitting off here, however. Dias clears away Murphy’s teasing cross.

Man City 0-0 Newcastle

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02 mins: As expected, City are dominating the ball the in the early stages.

KICK-OFF!

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Away we go!

Man City vs Newcastle

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Another chance for Anthony Gordon to impress.

The winger, fresh from his first call-up for England, has shaken off a knee complaint to feature today.

Man City vs Newcastle

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One game from Wembley as Man City look to follow up last season’s treble.

If anyone can, it is surely Pep Guardiola’s side...

Man City vs Newcastle

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A change of shape for Newcastle today, with Eddie Howe going for a five-man defence.

Man City vs Newcastle

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An FA Cup boost for City!

Confirmed Newcastle lineup

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Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Murphy, Schar, Lascelles, Botman, Burn; Guimaraes, Longstaff, Willock; Gordon, Isak

Subs: Karius, Dummett, Ritchie, Targett, Krafth, Hall, Almiron, Anderson, Miley

Confirmed Man City lineup

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Man City XI: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Carson, Stones, Ake, Grealish, Alvarez, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis

Man City vs Newcastle: FA Cup latest

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Some suggestions, albeit unconfirmed, that Tino Livramento will miss today’s game...

Man City vs Newcastle: Pep Guardiola praises Bruno Guimaraes

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Bruno Guimaraes has been linked with a move from Newcastle to Manchester City and Pep Guardiola has now praised the Brazilian.

“He is an exceptional holding midfielder,” he said.

“He is aggressive, with the ball or without the ball.

“At set pieces, he’s aggressive and is a real, complete holding midfielder since being at Lyon and now at a club who want to grow up and up.

“I’m sure he’s part of the project for the next years. Definitely.”

When will the FA Cup semi-finals be played?

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The FA Cup semi-finals are scheduled to take place on the weekend of Saturday 20 April – Sunday 21 April, 2024.

Man City vs Newcastle: FA Cup odds today

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Man City to win: 1/4

Draw: 5/1

Newcastle to win: 10/1

Odds via Bet365

FA Cup semi-final draw ball numbers

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1 - Coventry

2 - Manchester United or Liverpool

3 - Chelsea or Leicester

4 - Manchester City or Newcastle

Man City vs Newcastle: Head to head (h2h) history and results

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Man City wins: 77

Draws: 41

Newcastle wins: 73

Kevin De Bruyne out but Jack Grealish could face Newcastle in FA Cup

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Manchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne for Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final game against Newcastle United, but Jack Grealish is back in contention.

The Belgian star has been struggling with a groin strain, and played through the pain against Liverpool last time out, and was subsequently left out of Belgium’s squad for friendlies against England and Ireland.

Read the full story here!

When is the FA Cup semi-final draw?

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The semi-finals of the FA Cup will be drawn this weekend.

Coventry were the first team to book their trip to Wembley with a dramatic 3-2 win away at Wolves.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United are among the teams who could join them should they overcome their respective quarter-finals.

United’s trip to Anfield is surely the standout fixture, while holders Man City are strong favourites to beat Newcastle on Saturday.

The Blues, meanwhile, are under pressure to beat Championship leaders Leicester are they look to return to the country’s national stadium after losing the Carabao Cup final there last month.

Here’s everything you need to know about the FA Cup semi-final draw.

Man City vs Newcastle: FA Cup prediction today

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Newcastle and Howe boast such a bad record at the Etihad that it would be a major surprise to see City knocked out.

Man City to win 3-1.

Newcastle team news vs Man City today

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Newcastle, meanwhile, are hopeful Anthony Gordon will be fit to play despite coming off against Chelsea. Eddie Howe said on Friday: "It was a strange one because initially when you see a player come off like that you do fear that there is a serious injury.

“But he partly trained yesterday, he joined in and did okay so I don't think he did anything serious which is great news for us. We train again today, we will make a judgement after that."

Kieran Trippier is missing, while all of Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Nick Pope, Harvey Barnes and Callum Wilson are unavailable.

Man City team news vs Newcastle today

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Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of the game in a fresh blow for the holders.

City will also be without goalkeeper Ederson after he sustained an injury during the draw with Liverpool, though Stefan Ortega usually deputises in the FA Cup anyway.

Man City vs Newcastle: Free TV channel and live stream for FA Cup today

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TV channel: The game will be broadcast on free-to-air TV in the UK on BBC One. Coverage starts at 5.10pm GMT.

Live stream: The BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website will offer a live stream service.

Live blog: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.

Welcome

14:57 , Jonathan Gorrie

Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester City’s FA Cup clash with Newcastle.

Kick-off from the Etihad Stadium is at 5.30pm GMT.