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Manchester City will play in their third consecutive FA Cup final next month after defeating Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola's side required just two minutes to open the score, with Rico Lewis drilling a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Forest then struggled to settle before the interval, maybe due to nervousness from the big occasion, and this continued as the game progressed to the second half.
Matz Sels made a good save to deny Matheus Nunes, but City increased the pressure, and Josko Gvardiol climbed above everyone from the resulting corner to score their second goal of the afternoon.
Pep Guardiola's side required just two minutes to open the score, with Rico Lewis drilling a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Forest then struggled to settle before the interval, maybe due to nervousness from the big occasion, and this continued as the game progressed to the second half.
Matz Sels made a good save to deny Matheus Nunes, but City increased the pressure, and Josko Gvardiol climbed above everyone from the resulting corner to score their second goal of the afternoon.
Forest's finest chance of the game came shortly after the hour mark, when Morgan Gibbs-White struck the crossbar with an attempted volley.
A few minutes later, he struck the woodwork again, this time pouncing on a loose ball in the vicinity.
A few minutes later, he struck the woodwork again, this time pouncing on a loose ball in the vicinity.


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