At 22 o'clock in the evening of January 7, Beijing time, in the third round of the 2023-24 English FA Cup, the defending champion Manchester City will host the Championship relegation team Huddersfield. In the first half, Foden broke the deadlock with Alvarez's cross, and in the second half, Kevin De Bruyne came back from the bench after a long injury, Ben Jackson scored an own goal, Foden scored twice, and De Bruyne assisted Doku to add the icing on the cake. In the end, Manchester City beat Harbin Town 5-0 to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
In the 7th minute, Alvarez cut inside with the ball in front of the penalty area, and when he saw that no one was pressing, he hit a long shot, and the ball was collected by the goalkeeper. In the 17th minute, teenager Bob cut into the penalty area from the right rib and his left-footed volley was blocked by his teammates.
In the 18th minute, Akanji was injured and replaced by Nunez. In the 31st minute, Foden fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, but the ball bounced off the ground and was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 32nd minute, Kovacic went straight to the left side of the penalty area, Alvarez received the ball and crossed, Foden stopped the ball and volleyed into the near corner from a small angle, Manchester City 1-0 Hazhen.
In the 36th minute, Manchester City played a dazzling combination on the right side of the opponent's penalty area, Rico Lewis crossed, Alvarez tackled the ball into the goal, Manchester City 2-0 Ha Town.
In the 38th minute, Sergio Gomez fell to the ground in a scramble, but fortunately the injury was not serious and he could continue the game. At the end of the first half, City led by two goals.
In the second half, Bob hit a shot wide of the post in the box. In the 57th minute, De Bruyne finally returned from injury and replaced Alvarez. In the 58th minute, the Manchester City midfielder picked up a pass, Nunes stopped the ball and pushed it to Bob next to him, whose pass bounced off Ben Jackson and bounced into the goal, who made an own goal to make Manchester City 3-0.
In the 60th minute, Manchester City pressed hard, and Hazhen got a one-time chance, and goalkeeper Ortega came out to block the opponent's shot. In the 65th minute, Manchester City's tactical corner kick on the right side was passed to the top of the arc continuously, and Foden, who followed up, pushed hard to score twice, Manchester City 4-0 Ha Town.
In the 68th minute, De Bruyne took the ball in front of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot, but the ball was slightly wide. In the 74th minute, De Bruyne, who had just returned, provided an assist, he stepped forward to the right side of the penalty area, received Bob's through ball and returned to the middle, and the unguarded Doku volleyed home to make it 5-0 to Ha Town.
In the 78th minute, Sergio Gomez stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and turned and volleyed, and the ball went high. In the 83rd minute, Bob fell after dribbling in the box, but the referee did not award a penalty. In the end, the game ended at full-time, and Manchester City beat Huddersfield Town 5-0 to advance to the next round.