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West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Manchester City

By Phil DawkesBBC Sport

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Leroy Sane
Leroy Sane has now scored four goals for Manchester City this season

Leroy Sane scored twice as Manchester City beat West Brom in the third round of the Carabao Cup in a match that saw Ilkay Gundogan limp off in his first start since December.

Gundogan, who has missed most of the past nine months after damaging ligaments in his knee, was substituted in the second half following a late tackle from Claudio Yacob, the scorer of West Brom's goal at the Hawthorns.

However, City boss Pep Guardiola said after the game that the midfielder has a "small issue" with his knee but that it "does not look serious".

"It's not eight months, but a little injury," added Guardiola. "Unfortunately the action is tough. He will be back soon hopefully.

"Tomorrow we will make a test. The physio and doctor told me it's not big issue.

"I'll have to review [Yacob's tackle]. It's from behind but I don't know if he touched the ball or not. I didn't see the image. Fortunately Gundogan is coming back soon.

"I suffer for him. He was on the grass and at that moment you think the wrong situation. You can't imagine, for eight months, to be fighting every day alone."

Prior to leaving the field, Gundogan had put in a tidy display, and it was his saved shot which fellow German Sane followed up to side-foot City in front.

Carabao Cup fourth-round draw
Ties to be played week commencing 23 October
Tottenham v West Ham
Bristol City v Crystal Palace
Swansea v Manchester United
Arsenal v Norwich
Chelsea v Everton
Manchester City v Wolves
Leicester v Leeds
Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

Having scored 15 goals in their past three games, there would have been fears among the Baggies support of another big scoreline in favour of the still unbeaten City, but this did not materialise.

This is largely down to home keeper Ben Foster, who produced a string of saves to keep the visitors at bay, palming away a header from Eliaquim Mangala following a short corner and twice denying shots from Raheem Sterling.

Gabriel Jesus spurned another good opportunity, firing over from inside the box.

This kept Albion within touching distance, which they capitalised on when Yacob fired past Claudio Bravo in the 72nd minute.

But five minutes later, Sane struck again, this time decisively courtesy of a superb left-footed finish in a counter-attacking move that began straight after Bravo had saved well from James Morrison.

Robson-Kanu could, and probably should have taken the game to an extra 30 minutes, but after pulling one shot wide he struck the outside of the upright with just the keeper to beat in added time.

City will now face Championship side Wolves in a fourth-round home tie.

Line-ups

West Brom

Formation 3-5-2

  • 1Foster
  • 25Dawson
  • 23McAuleySubstituted forPhillipsat 62'minutes
  • 6Evans
  • 2Nyom
  • 20Krychowiak
  • 5YacobBooked at 54minsSubstituted forMcCleanat 80'minutes
  • 7Morrison
  • 3Gibbs
  • 19RodriguezSubstituted forRondónat 67'minutes
  • 4Robson-Kanu

Substitutes

  • 9Rondón
  • 10Phillips
  • 13Myhill
  • 14McClean
  • 18Barry
  • 26Hegazi
  • 28Field

Man City

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Bravo
  • 3DaniloBooked at 84mins
  • 5Stones
  • 15Mangala
  • 18DelphBooked at 44mins
  • 20Bernardo Silva
  • 42Y Touré
  • 8GündoganSubstituted forWalkerat 59'minutes
  • 7SterlingBooked at 66mins
  • 33Gabriel Jesus
  • 19SanéBooked at 59minsSubstituted forFernandinhoat 79'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Walker
  • 24Tosin
  • 25Fernandinho
  • 31Ederson
  • 35Zinchenko
  • 47Foden
  • 55Diaz
Referee:
Mike Jones
Attendance:
14,953

Match Stats

Home TeamWest BromAway TeamMan City
Possession
Home34%
Away66%
Shots
Home15
Away15
Shots on Target
Home3
Away7
Corners
Home6
Away9
Fouls
Home16
Away12

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Manchester City 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Manchester City 2.

  3. Post update

    Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.

  4. Post update

    Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.

  5. Post update

    Attempt blocked. James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.

  6. Post update

    Hand ball by James McClean (West Bromwich Albion).

  7. Post update

    Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).

  9. Post update

    Attempt saved. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

  10. Post update

    Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  11. Post update

    Foul by Allan Nyom (West Bromwich Albion).

  12. Post update

    Attempt missed. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Morrison with a cross.

  13. Post update

    Attempt missed. Grzegorz Krychowiak (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Nyom with a cross following a corner.

  14. Post update

    Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Danilo.

  15. Booking

    Danilo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  16. Post update

    Foul by Danilo (Manchester City).

  17. Post update

    Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. Post update

    Fabian Delph (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).

  20. Post update

    Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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101 comments

  • Comment posted by James J, at 21:59 20 Sep 2017

    Joke of a refereeing performance. Jones let West Brom kick City off the pitch and target Gundogwan. Typical ugly Pulls team.

  • Comment posted by BBC Censure, at 22:01 20 Sep 2017

    16 fouls by WBA, 12 by City. 1 yellow card for WBA, 4 for City. The yellow for WBA was when Yacob CRIPPLED Gundogan. Now, explain that. PIGMOL doing the FA's work.

  • Comment posted by User0593293414, at 21:59 20 Sep 2017

    Job done whilst resting key players. Can't ask for much more.

    If anything, I'd rather we hadn't risked Gundogan. That's no disrespect to WBA, I'm just not fussed about the League cup.

  • Comment posted by PGB MCFC ADDICT, at 22:03 20 Sep 2017

    Well done lads great result 3rd away game in a row all 3 won keep the blue flag flying high .

  • Comment posted by User0532541719, at 22:44 20 Sep 2017

    Man City lucky to escape with just the one injury.

  • Comment posted by MotherBear, at 22:46 20 Sep 2017

    Excellent from Sané, brilliant composed finishing for someone so young. Almost came unstuck there with the high pressure from West Brom but overall a decent performance considering who was missing. I hope Gündogan is okay after Yacob butchered him! He ran the show against Barcã last season, there's no doubt he can be a huge presence in this city squad if he can stay fit and get a good run of games

  • Comment posted by Naz MCFC, at 23:06 20 Sep 2017

    22. @ Richard Turner. 'Going down like flies at the slightest touch'. Yacob on Gundogan. I just watched it on Channel 5 and it was a terrible 'tackle'

  • Comment posted by Haz, at 23:05 20 Sep 2017

    Anyone remember Yacob almost slicing Aguero in two not that long ago ? His lunge on Gundogan was another sinister moment. I just hope he's ok. How on earth do you baggies put up with such a miserable style of play ? Most Prem clubs have billionaire owners and vast amounts of money to spend. No excuses for playing anti-football. And Richard Turner - you lost it 2 - 1 matey.

  • Comment posted by Haz, at 23:24 20 Sep 2017

    Supernova. City heritage - record crowd 84,569 - biggest ever crowd in an English stadium for a domestic match. Before the money came in (under John Wardle) they were already among the 20 richest clubs in Europe according to Deloitte. Won every major trophy except the CL and what is now the Mickey Mouse Europa. No heritage ?

  • Comment posted by Sakuraba, at 22:47 20 Sep 2017

    Yacob scissor tackle on Gündoğan was a disgrace. Pulis reaction to the challenge showed lack of class also.

  • Comment posted by Ynot, at 07:52 21 Sep 2017

    Well done City.
    Well done too for the Baggies who never stopped trying.
    You've got a very good manager there.

  • Comment posted by Haz, at 23:36 20 Sep 2017

    City til I die - Love it. Clearly, WB fans can't spell.

  • Comment posted by City til I die, at 23:28 20 Sep 2017

    @23- Please explain what a 'pre-Madonna' is? Is it a singer from the seventies?
    Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Comment posted by Edwin Cooke, at 23:44 20 Sep 2017

    I thoroughly enjoyed tonight after wiping the floor with LFC, Feyenord & Watford, it was nice to battle out a hard fought win. WBA had some great chances in the . Despite being far better City rode their luck -
    poor finishing. On another night could have lost. We're lucky to have the investment To the likes of Hawthornes - we've seen plenty of tripe, now all we do is enjoy breathtaking football.

  • Comment posted by Me, at 22:37 20 Sep 2017

    i love the fact that supernova's always on the City HYS's.
    Typical sad, bitter, twisted rag living in the past

  • Comment posted by Ledwulf, at 22:32 20 Sep 2017

    See you in the next round then City. Remember 1974 by any chance ? I do, I was there. You did everything but win. Rodney Marsh still can't believe it even to this day. Thats football I suppose. Cya later.

  • Comment posted by TMcG, at 22:27 20 Sep 2017

    Poor second half by City not helped by a terrible ref. How we got 4 yellow cards to Stoke's sorry WBAs 1 is beyond me.
    Yacob is a carthorse. Still job done against a typical clogger Pulis team & a good draw in the next round

  • Comment posted by 45plus4 , at 04:51 21 Sep 2017

    Some very bitter and strange comments on here. How can you justify an injury causing tackle to a player just because he took the ball over the half way line and didn't pass? As for the posts by @ 61 62 U16563477 says it all about some clubs "fans". Let me guess, he follows man utd??
    @ Pedro99 you are really deluded and blind to what is happening. Did you know football existed before 1992??

  • Comment posted by User0789133352, at 00:49 21 Sep 2017

    This is the first article that I have seen from the bbc or any other media that doesn't make mention of "big spending city", or adding the transfer fee before a player is mentioned. Thanks for once bbc!!!

  • Comment posted by User0457730473, at 23:35 20 Sep 2017

    Refs are against City by and large, disgrace tonight.

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