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Live updates from HaytersTV reporters Stan Smith at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City host League One side Exeter City in the FA Cup.
It is ten for City and Lewis haa his second.
Doku drives into the area but cannot find space to shoot. It comes to Lewis who fires into the roof of the net.
Exeter fire back and it’s a brilliant strike.
It is substitute Birch who rifles in from outsude the box, finding the top corner perfectly. It is goal of the day and given the travelling supporters something to celebrate.
City keep coming and score their ninth.
Mukasa unselfishly plays it through to McAidoo, who has impressed all day today. McAidoo drills into the bottom corner, a well deserved goal.
Caldwell and Exeter make the final substitutions of the game.
Brierley and Oakes make way for Francis and Birch.
The first yellow card of the game is produces.
Doku beats Woodhouse, who then wipes out the Belgian to prevent him advancing.
It is now eight for City, as O’Reilly gets on the scoresheet.
It is Lewis who crosses and O’Reilly heads home with a perfectly directed header.
Khusanov has been down for some time after a head collision.
The last thing City need is anymore defensive injuries.
Reijnders is the latest to get in on the act.
Doku cuts back to the Dutchman on the edge of the area, and he curls one in.
More changes from the hosts who are in total control here.
Alleyne and Semenyo are withdrawn, replaced by Silva and Doku.
A double change from Exeter is made, with the game well and truly beyond them.
Aitchison and Cole are replaced by Gomes and Higgins.
It’s a debut goal for Semenyo, who already had an assist.
Stunning footwork from Cherki who then threads a ball through for Semenyo. The winger drives into the box and finishes calmly.
The goals keep coming after the break.
It is a brilliant cross from Semenyo and Lewis is there in the middle to turn it home.
Cherki takes the kick off for the hosts.
We are back underway in the second half.
Haaland, Rodri and Ake are withdrawn at half-time.
Mukasa, Mfuni and O’Reilly are sent on.
Wareham is replaced by Magennis for the visitors.
City make a triple change.
The first half comes to an end and the hosts certainly have a commanding lead.
A very long way back for Exeter now.
City score a fourth, and it is potentially a second own goal in quick succession from the visitors.
Reijnders gets to the by-line and cuts back. Unfortunately for him, Fitzwater cannot react fast enough and turns it into his own net.
Niskanen flies forward from right wing-back for the visitors and gets in behind.
However, he drags his effort just wide of the post.
City have a third before the break and should now be out of reach.
It’s a slightly bizarre goal from a corner, as Fitzwater gets his clearing header wrong, directing it at Ake instead. It goes in off the back of the Dutchman, who had no idea about it.
Semenyo does well and finds Haaland in a dangerous position.
The Norwegian gets his shot off but it is just kept out by Whitworth at full stretch.
The hosts look totally at ease now, and this should turn into a relatively straight forward afternoon for them.
After failing to do so in both of their last two matches, they have extended their advantage beyond a 1-0 lead.
City double their lead as Rodri thunders one in from distance.
Semenyo has a shot blocked but it only comes out as far as Rodri. From about 30 yards out, the Spaniard drills it into the net.
City take the lead and Alleyne scores his first goal for the club on his second appearance.
It comes from a City corner, which bounces around the box before Alleyne eventually pokes home.
Haaland takes his first shot of the game for City who have started slow here.
It is deflected behind for a corner.
The visitors get forward for the first time and earn themselves a corner from a deflected Wareham shot.
Fitzwater wins the header from the corner and powers at goal but Trafford reacts well to keep it out.






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