Manchester City vs Exeter City: 10–1

Manchester City beat Exeter City 10–1 in the English FA Cup on Saturday, 10 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round)
Kick-off time: Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,705
Teams: Manchester City (home), Exeter City (away)

Goals

12' — Max Alleyne (Manchester City)
24' — Rodri (Manchester City)
42' — Jake Doyle-Hayes (own goal) (Manchester City)
45'+2' — Jack Fitzwater (own goal) (Manchester City)
49' — Rico Lewis (Manchester City), assist Antoine Semenyo
54' — Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), assist Rayan Cherki
71' — Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City), assist Jérémy Doku
79' — Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), assist Rico Lewis
86' — Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City), assist Divine Mukasa
90' — George Birch (Exeter City), assist Jake Doyle-Hayes
90'+1' — Rico Lewis (Manchester City), assist Rayan Cherki

Starting line-ups

Manchester City (4-1-4-1): James Trafford (G), Max Alleyne (CD-L), Abdukodir Khusanov (CD-R), Rodri (DM), Nathan Aké (LB), Rico Lewis (RB), Tijjani Reijnders (CM-L), Rayan Cherki (CM-R), Antoine Semenyo (LM), Ryan McAidoo (RM), Erling Haaland (F).

Exeter City (3-4-2-1): Joseph Whitworth (G), Jack Fitzwater (CD), Luca Woodhouse (CD-L), Ed Turns (CD-R), Ethan Brierley (CM-L), Jake Doyle-Hayes (CM-R), Liam Oakes (LM), Ilmari Niskanen (RM), Jayden Wareham (F), Jack Aitchison (CF-L), Reece Cole (CF-R).

Recent form

Manchester City: won 3–0 vs West Ham United (20 Dec); won 2–1 away to Nottingham Forest (27 Dec); drew 0–0 away to Sunderland (1 Jan); drew 1–1 vs Chelsea (4 Jan); drew 1–1 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (7 Jan).

Exeter City: won 3–0 vs Barnsley (20 Dec); lost 1–0 away to Cardiff City (26 Dec); won 1–0 away to AFC Wimbledon (29 Dec); won 1–0 vs Luton Town (1 Jan); drew 2–2 away to Huddersfield Town (4 Jan).