FA Cup round-up: Manchester City thrash Salford while Leeds narrowly avoid cup upset
City put eight past their League Two opponents at the Etihad
Manchester City cruised into the Fourth Round of the FA Cup after a commanding 8-0 victory over League Two Salford City at the Etihad.
Salford-born James McAtee bagged a first senior hat-trick as City side avoided a huge cup upset with a ruthless performance that will be a welcome confidence boost for Pep Guardiola and his players.
The excellent Jeremy Doku scored a brace, while Jack Grealish, Nico O’Reilly and debutant Divin Mubama completed the rout to continue the Premier League champions’ fine start to 2025.
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Elsewhere, top-of-the-Championship Leeds United edged past League Two strugglers Harrogate Town at Elland Road.
The game was goalless at half-time but Largie Ramazani found the net with a header shortly before the hour mark to secure passage to the next round for Daniel Farke’s side.
The all-Championship contest between Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday went all the way to penalties after the two sides could not be separated over 120-minutes.
Liam Kitching gave Frank Lampard’s team the advantage with 26-minutes gone had preserved the lead until deep into second-half stoppage time.
However, Wednesday’s Anthony Musaba popped up with the equaliser with 93-minutes on the clock to send the game to extra time.
Neither team could find a winner during the additional half an hour and so the tie was to be decided by a shootout, which Coventry won 4-3.