Manchester City discover FA Cup semi-final opponents following completed draw | OneFootball

Following victory over Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, Manchester City’s next challenge in this season’s FA Cup semi-final has now been revealed.

This season’s competition began with a home rout against League Two opposition for Pep Guardiola and his players despite a difficult campaign in other competitions, as they cruised past local side Salford City via an 8-0 scoreline at the Etihad Stadium.

A step up the football pyramid then came away from home for the Premier League champions as they came from behind to defeat Leyton Orient in North-East London thanks to goals from Abdukodir Khusanov and Kevin De Bruyne.

Then came another comeback victory as Championship club Plymouth Argyle succumbed to a Nico O’Reilly headed brace either side of half-time, before De Bruyne got on the act once again in the cup to tap home from close range in the dying embers.

And reaching Wembley Stadium this weekend, Manchester City managed to dismiss of Bournemouth as goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush helped the Blues secure a hard-fought 2-1 win in the south.

Four Premier League fixtures will come between this weekend and the last-four of the cup as City welcome Leicester to the Etihad Stadium in midweek before an away trip to local rivals Manchester United.

A home clash with Crystal Palace then follows as Manchester City then precede their FA Cup semi-final clash in the capital with an away visit to Everton in their final trip to Goodison Park.

Now, as Manchester City book their place at Wembley Stadium once again, it has been confirmed that Pep Guardiola and his players will take on Nottingham Forest in the semi-final stage of the competition!

Completed FA Cup semi-final draw

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

When will the FA Cup semi-final matches be played?

The semi-finals of the FA Cup will be held at Wembley Stadium across the weekend of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April.

For Manchester City, that means that a tie in the last-four of the competition would likely precede, and definitely postpone, a home clash against Aston Villa in the Premier League, and follow a visit to Everton the previous weekend in the top-flight.