Man City vs Sheff Utd Match Preview Saturday 22nd April 2023

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🕗 Saturday 22nd April, 16:45 GMT

Here we have a preview of the game along with stats and football betting tips that may interest you.

On Saturday afternoon, we see Manchester City take on Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

Sheffield United will be looking to cause an upset against the Premier League side.

However, Manchester City will be looking to dominate another Championship side in the FA Cup as they did against Burnley in the previous round. 

Manchester City’s Form

Manchester City are currently on a fifteen-game unbeaten run in all competitions and are still challenging for multiple trophies this season.

City are sitting second in the Premier League and are battling with Arsenal for the title.

In their previous round of the FA Cup, Man City thrashed Championship leaders Burnley 6-0 at the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola’s side picked apart Vincent Kompany’s team. Manchester City’s win took them to their sixth FA Cup semi-final in the last seven seasons under Pep.

Manchester City also beat another Championship side Bristol City in the fifth round. Guardiola’s side was also victorious against Premier League giants Arsenal and Chelsea in the third and fourth rounds respectively.

Manchester City will be looking to win the FA Cup for the seventh time this season.

Sheffield United’s Form

Sheffield United are currently sat second in the Championship and are one win away from regaining their Premier League status.

In the previous round of the FA Cup, they beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 at Bramall Lane after Tommy Doyle scored a last-minute thunderbolt against the Lancashire side.

Paul Heckingbottom’s side took on Tottenham earlier in the FA Cup and got a 1-0 win against the Premier League side.

Sheffield United also beat Welsh side Wrexham and Championship side Millwall in the FA Cup on their way to the semi-finals.

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Star players

Erling Haaland is Manchester City’s top goalscorer after signing from Borussia Dortmund for £51m.

The Norwegian has scored an outstanding forty-eight goals in forty-one games in all competitions this season.

He is currently the top goalscorer (32) in the Premier League and is only three goals away from beating Alan Shearer’s record of (34) goals in one Premier League season.

Iliman Ndiaye has played a vital role in Sheffield United’s success in the FA Cup and the Championship this season.

The Senegalese man has one goal and one assist in the FA Cup this season.

Ndiaye has had twenty-three goal contributions in forty-seven games in all competitions.

The 23-year-old will be looking to add a few more goal contributions to his tally this season and will want to help the Blades to a shock victory again the Premier League giants at Wembley.

Having a bet on the game? Here our football betting tips.

If you are interested in some football betting tips for this fascinating FA Cup match, we have a couple below that might be of interest to you;

Having a bet builder on the game? What about Anel Ahmedhodzic being yellow carded, Julian Alvarez having more than 1.5 shots on target, Alvarez to score anytime, Sheffield United to have more than 2.5 corners and Man City to win by more than 2.5 goals? You can get this for 17/1 as a Bet Builder Accumulator for these outcomes at BetUK

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Man City Top Scorers

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Man City Yellow Cards

B Silva – 7 Yellows 
Rodri – 7 Yellows
Haaland – 5 Yellows
Akanji – 4 Yellows

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Man City football betting stats

Sheff Utd Top Scorers

Sheff Utd Yellow Cards

Ahmedhodžić – 12 Yellows
Egan – 10 Yellows
Bogle – 9 Yellows
Baldock – 8 Yellows

Games involving Sheff Utd Corner Stats

Our tip: Man City easy win

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