Manchester City vs Salford – Match preview and team news | OneFootball

Manchester City host League Two outfit Salford City in the FA Cup third round on Saturday evening.

There is an added element to the storyline of Saturday’s clash. Salford are owned by the ‘Class of ‘92’ contingent consisting of Manchester United legends including Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.

Pep Guardiola’s team will be aiming to go one better this season after losing last season’s FA Cup final to local rivals Manchester United.

Oscar Bobb was spotted in first-team training for the first time since breaking his leg days before the opening game of the campaign.

Guardiola has confirmed the availability of Ederson but John Stones has still not fully recovered from a foot issue. Ruben Dias is progressing well from a calf injury but isn’t likely to be risked against lower-level opposition.

Salford have reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history and have been rewarded with a mouth-watering tie.

Midfielder Dan Chesters is likely to miss the rest of the campaign with the cruciate ligament tear he sustained earlier in the season.

Manchester City vs Salford – Match preview and team news

Form

Manchester City: LLDWW

Manchester City commenced 2025 in style as they thrashed West Ham 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

An unfortunate own goal from Vladimir Coufal opened the scoring before Erling Haaland recorded a brace and Phil Foden secured the victory.

After they overcame Leicester City in the previous game, their win against the Hammers meant they had recorded successive victories for the first time since October.

With a tough upcoming schedule that includes facing Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, Pep Guardiola will be hoping the positive momentum continues into the next few weeks.

Salford: WWWWW

Salford go into today’s game full of confidence after winning six successive games.

Impressively, the Ammies haven’t conceded in any of those victories. They have the joint-best defence in League Two after only shipping 19 goals in 24 matches.

Karl Robinson’s side have knocked out Shrewsbury Town and Cheltenham so far in this competition to advance into the third round.

Salford will be hoping to become the next giant-killers to progress into the fourth round for the first time in their history.

Last Meeting: N/A

Despite being situated in close proximity, Manchester City and Salford City have never played each other.

Predicted Lineups

Manchester City: Ortega; Walker, Simpson-Pusey, Ake; Gundogan, O’Reilly; Doku, Nunes, McAtee, Grealish; Mubama.

Salford City: Young; Taylor, Negru, Tilt, Garbutt, Berkoe; Ashley, Lund, Fornah; Stockton, Adelakun.

Who is the referee?

Josh Smith will be the match official. He will be assisted by Stuart Burt and Sam Lewis while Edward Duckworth will be the fourth official. VAR will not be in operation.

What TV channel is Manchester City vs Salford on?

Manchester City vs Salford will be available to watch on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online.

What time is kick-off?

Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium will be at 5:45pm GMT on Saturday 11th January 2025.

Odds

Manchester City: 1/25

Draw: 16/1

Salford: 40/1

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