The match was full of great chances, but neither team got a meaningful ball in the net until Aké was quickest on the trigger in the 88th minute of play. The Dutchman was first on the ball after a return and poked it over the line.
Bobb started for City in the match. Earlier in January, he scored his first Premier League goal when he became the match winner in extra time against Newcastle. Bobb also started the last FA Cup round against Huddersfield. He then contributed with a goal-scoring pass.
On Friday, he put the ball in the goal on a rebound after five minutes, but the referee quickly canceled it for offside. Afterwards, the VAR team stepped in to assess the situation, where the TV images showed that the Norwegian was on the wrong side of the offside line by a very small margin.
Maddison back
After 75 minutes, there was a buzz over Tottenham’s stadium when James Maddison was substituted for the whites. The elegant midfielder has lost a number of games with injury after being very good at the start of the season. He joined the London club from Leicester before the season.
Bobb was replaced after just over an hour of play. Ten minutes before the end, Kevin De Bruyne had a great chance, but the finish went wide.
On the pitch, Aké became the hero of the Manchester club.
Manchester City’s goal machine Erling Braut Haaland is still not ready to play after breaking his foot before Christmas. However, Jærbuen is back in training.
Rematch
None of the other three games on Friday ended with a winning team. Chelsea and Aston Villa have to go into a rematch after the 0-0 match in London, while Bristol City and Nottingham Forest (0-0) and Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry (1-1) also have to play another match.
The fourth round is the last with the rematch system. From the fifth round, matches are decided in extra time and possibly a penalty shootout.
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