Bristol City and Manchester City will be taking on each other in the FA Cup Round 5 at Aston Gate.
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Bristol City will be hosting Manchester City in the fifth round of FA Cup 2022/23. Bristol City are currently thirteenth in the EFL championship and Manchester City are second in the Premier League. Both the teams will want to qualify to the next round. Manchester City are clear favourites in this game and Bristol City will be the underdogs. This game will be played at Bristol City’s home stadium, Aston Gate.
Bristol City have been really good in their recent fixtures. They haven’t lost in twelve games and are undefeated in 7 home games . They are currently thirteenth in their league and will want to finish as high as possible. Bristol City will be the underdogs in this game and they would be needing their passionate home fans at their best.
Manchester City have been pretty strong this season. They have won three of in their last five matches. They are currently second in the Premier League and will be fighting for the title. They are strong favourites to win this tournament but Bristol City won’t go down without a fight. One thing that might worry the City fans is that they haven’t kept a clean sheet in six games.
There are a lot of injuries for Bristol City. Tommy Conway, Robert Atkinson, Kane Wilson, Kal Naismith and Ayman Benarous are out. For Manchester City, John Stones and Laporte are out.
Bristol City possible line-up: O’Leary; Tanner, Vyner, Kalas, Pring; James, Williams; Sykes, Scott, Bell; Wells
Manchester City possible line-up: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gomez; Silva, Phillips, Gundogan; Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden
Bristol City
| Opponents | Score |
| Hull City | 1-0 (W) |
| Sunderland | 1-1 (D) |
| Wigan Athletic | 1-1 (D) |
| Norwich City | 1-0 (W) |
| Preston North End | 2-1 (W) |
Manchester City
| Opponents | Score |
| AFC Bournemouth | 4-1 (W) |
| RB Leipzig | 1-1 (D) |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 (D) |
| Arsenal | 1-3 (W) |
| Aston Villa | 3-1 (W) |
| Last 2 match-results | Score |
| Manchester City beat Bristol City | 3-2 |
| Manchester City beat Bristol City | 2-1 |
The FA Cup match between Bristol City and Manchester City will take place at Aston Gate on 1st March at 1:30 am.
The live telecast of the FA Cup match between Bristol City and Manchester City can be seen on ITV 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, TalkSport Radio UK, ITVX in the United Kingdom.
