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Man City vs Liverpool LIVE: FA Cup semi-final result, final score and reaction as Reds reach final

Man City 2-3 Liverpool: Follow reaction after Liverpool and Manchester City play out another thriller as Reds reach first FA Cup final in a decade

Michael Jones
Saturday 16 April 2022 18:11 BST
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Liverpool kept their bid for an unprecedented quadruple on track as their 3-2 FA Cup semi-final win also ended Manchester City’s hopes of a treble.

England’s top two teams served up another epic encounter but, having drawn 2-2 in the Premier League just six days ago, Jurgen Klopp’s side deservedly came out on top at Wembley.

It was not without a little help from City’s number two Zack Steffen, their designated cup goalkeeper, whose huge first-half error with the score at 1-0 contributed to the game getting away from them. Man of the match Sadio Mane scored twice to add to Ibrahima Konate’s opener as they raced into a 3-0 interval lead.

Goals from Jack Grealish, early in the second half, and Bernardo Silva, in added time, ensured Liverpool were never as comfortable as they wanted to be but, despite some concerted late City pressure, the seven-time winners booked a 15th final appearance.

The minute’s silence before the semi-final began to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster was stopped early after being disrupted by noise from the Manchester City fans.

Follow reaction from Manchester City vs Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals, below.

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

33 mins: Rodrigo Bentancur is the next Tottenham man to pick up a yellow card. He comes across the pitch and slides into a tackle on Yves Bissouma. Bentancur wins the ball but cleans out the man in the process and goes in the book.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 13:05

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

30 mins: Oh close. What a chance this could have been for Brighton. They win a corner that is swung into the middle of the box. It gets flicked over to the back post where Alexis Mac Allister is arriving for a tap in. Rodrigo Bentancur sticks out his left leg and gets the slightest of touches to the ball as it hits his shin but that’s enough to divert it behind the Brighton forward and stop the visitors from opening the scoring.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 13:00

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

27 mins: Dejan Kulusevski is a lucky man. He throws an elbow at Marc Cucurella after the Brighton defender wins the ball after a tussle. Kulusevski only brushes Cucurella with his outburst but the referee spots it and pulls out a card. More contact and he could have been looking at a red.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:58

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

24 mins: Chance! The corner comes into the box and Tottenham are a little sloppy trying to clear it. It drops to Joel Veltman whose shot on the spin is blocked by Harry Kane.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:57

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

21 mins: Chance! Brighton whip a cross in from the right wing that Spurs fail to deal with. It comes out to Trossard who nods it back into the box and drops kindly for Mwepu. He shoots from just inside the box and wins a corner as Ben Dives deflects the effort behind.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:53

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

18 mins: Emerson Royal leaps above Leandro Trossard as the ball is played over to Spurs’ right side by Hugo Lloris. Royal wins the ball but can only head it as far as Yves Bissouma in midfield but the referee stops the game as Trossard stays down after the challenge from Royal.

He’s okay to play on though.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:50

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

15 mins: Tottenham win a couple of corners back-to-back. Son Heung-Min plays the first one short and earns a repeat after his cross is deflected behind by a block from Tariq Lamptey.

The second set piece is whipped into the middle. Robert Sanchez flaps at the ball to clear it but scuffs it to Marc Cucurella who tries to drive it up the pitch.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:47

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

12 mins: Brighton are dominating possession with Spurs looking to hit them on the counter-attack. There is space around Brighton’s back line when they commit men up the pitch with Marc Cucurella in particular sprinting up and down that left side to get back in his defensive position.

Lewis Dunk and Harry Kane collide off the ball and the referee just has a word with both players.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:45

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

9 mins: Tariq Lamptey loses the ball just inside Tottenham’s half which sparks a quick counter for the home side. Son Heung-Min has Harry Kane in front of him but holds onto the ball and gets clattered from the right. He goes down but the referee judges that Yves Bissouma - who made the tackle - won the ball and lets play go on.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:42

Tottenham 0 - 0 Brighton

6 mins: It’s been a positive start for Brighton who have pushed into Tottenham’s final third and are passing it around nicely. As I say that Lewis Dunk fires a wayward pass over to the left wing and sends it out for a Tottenham throw in.

Michael Jones16 April 2022 12:39

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