Manchester City will take on Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals after beating Liverpool 4-0 last weekend.

Manchester City will return to Wembley Stadium to take on Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday, April 25. The game will kick off at 5.15pm with the match available on BBC One and TNT Sports 1. City reached the last-four last weekend when they beat Liverpool 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Erling Haaland scored the opener on 39 minutes from the penalty spot before adding a second shortly before half-time. Antoine Semenyo added a third shortly after the break with Haaland completing his hat-trick just before the hour mark.

The victory ensured City would be back at Wembley just five weeks after beating Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. Mikel Arteta’s side were expected to reach the semi-finals when they travelled to Championship club Southampton.

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However, the Saints pulled off a major shock to beat the Gunners 2-1 with former City youth player Shea Charles scoring the winner five minutes from time. Should City beat Southampton, they will face either Chelsea or Leeds in the final on Saturday, May 16. Their semi-final will be played on Sunday, April 26, at 3pm.

Were City to win the FA Cup, they would complete a domestic double this season. Pep Guardiola’s side also have the chance to make it a treble if they can win the Premier League.

Manchester City face a trip to Burnley in the Premier League later this month and the fixture now has a new date.

Manchester City’s Premier League game with Burnley later this month has been given a new date.

The fixture at Turf Moor was due to take place on Sunday, April 26, but has had to be moved after the Blues progressed into the FA Cup semi-finals, which take place over that weekend.

City thumped Liverpool 4-0 at the weekend to book an eighth successive last-four appearance in the FA Cup and will now take on Championship side Southampton at Wembley after the Saints stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal in the last eight.

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Fixture details for that game have yet to be confirmed but the Premier League have confirmed new dates for the affected league matches, so City know now they will travel to face Burnley on Wednesday, April 22, with an 8pm kick off. The match will be shown live on Sky Sports.

That means the Blues will play ahead of Arsenal that week and will get the chance to trim the Gunners’ advantage at the top of the table and put the pressure on Mikel Arteta’s men who take on Newcastle United in the evening kick-off.

City also still need to find a date for their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace, which was initially due to take place on Carabao Cup final weekend. The Eagles are still in Europe, and face Fiorentina in the Conference League quarter-finals, meaning available dates are in short supply.

City’s game with Palace will now likely move into May, with the two options being the week beginning May 11 and the week beginning May 18.

The FA Cup final takes place on Saturday, May 16 and should City reach the showpiece the game away at Bournemouth in the Premier League scheduled for that weekend would also need to be moved.

That scenario would leave City facing a hectic schedule of nine games in just five weeks, starting with a huge Etihad showdown with Arsenal on Sunday, April 19 and running until the final day of the season on Sunday, May 24.

Daniel Farke says Leeds are ‘for sure’ the ‘underdogs’ in their FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea, but his side will be ‘greedy’ for victory when they take to the field at Wembley later this month.

Leeds secured their spot in the last four of the cup for the first time in 39 years thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout win over West Ham at the London Stadium.

It was a pulsating contest in the capital, with Farke’s men seemingly cruising after Calvert-Lewin had doubled the visitors’ lead from the spot following Ao Tanaka’s opener.

But there was an almighty momentum shift as Mateus Fernandes reduced the deficit in the third minute of stoppage time after scores of Hammers supporters had already left the stadium in frustration.

Axel Disasi equalised just moments later to put West Ham firmly in the ascendancy heading into extra-time, only for Leeds to prevail on penalties after the two teams could not be separated.

Lucas Perri was the hero for Leeds, making two big saves in a nerve-shredding shootout, to help send his team just two wins away from the famous trophy.

A day earlier, Chelsea ensured they advanced through with an emphatic 7-0 thrashing of League One outfit Port Vale at Stamford Bridge.

In this year’s other semi-final, Manchester City will lock horns with Southampton, who stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal to seal their spot at Wembley.

‘We will be the underdog, that’s for sure,’ Farke told BBC Sport when asked for his reaction to the draw shortly after Leeds’ dramatic victory over West Ham.

‘It’s a big name and a side full of top players. For that we are the underdog but we have written history.

‘Nobody expected us to go though to the semi-final. And of course we are greedy to go to the next step.

‘My focus now is on the Premier League. We are on such a good path and want to make sure we can celebrate there.’

Speaking to TNT Sports, Calvert-Lewin said he and the rest of Leeds’ squad would be ready and prepared for a ‘difficult’ test against Chelsea under the Wembley arch.

‘It’s always going to be a difficult match against Chelsea,’ the Leeds and England striker said.

‘They’re a good side, but it’s the FA Cup, we’re going to Wembley. Excited.

‘I’ve never had the opportunity to play at Wembley for at club level before, so for me it was a big chance today.

‘When it went to 2-2, I thought maybe it’s not meant to be, but thankfully, we stuck in there and got the win.’

When will the FA Cup semi-finals and final be played?

The two semi-final ties will take place on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at Wembley.

The two winning teams will return to the stadium for this year’s final on May 16.

Asked what Leeds manager had Farke told the squad before extra-time, Calvert-Lewin explained: ‘I think they started overloading out wide and it was the basics of football, defending crosses and stopping crosses, which we didn’t do very well.

‘And you’ve got to be prepared for them to come forward and get themselves back in the game, and I think we just let ourselves down with that.

‘They had momentum and we managed to hold out and win on penalties.

‘I had a good feeling, particularly before I came on, that there was going to be chances to make an impact. And when you’re on the pitch and they’ve got the ball and I’m up front in position, all I’m thinking about is I hope they don’t score.

‘I wasn’t really thinking about the neutral. I was focused on scoring and stopping them from scoring.’

On his spot-kick to make it 2-0 against the Irons, Calvert-Lewin said: ‘Just basics, I did what I always do.

‘It’s no secret that I missed my last one against [Crystal] Palace away, so it was a big moment for me to make sure I put it away properly. And I’ve been practicing in training just drilling it.

‘When you miss one you want to go through your processes again and I have a process and I knew where I was going this time and put it away.’

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Manchester City will return to Wembley later this month for the FA Cup semi-final

Manchester City will face Southampton in the FA Cup semi-final later this month. The Blues will take on the Saints at Wembley on either Saturday, April 25 or Sunday, April 26.

Southampton dramatically knocked out Premier League leaders Arsenal on Saturday night, beating Mikel Arteta’s side 2-1 in arguably one of the shocks of the competition so far.

Ross Stewart opened the scoring ten minutes before half-time with Viktor Gyokeres equalising for Arsenal with 22 minutes left to play. Former City youngster Shea Charles netted a dramatic winner five minutes from time, though, to deal Arsenal back-to-back cup blows after Pep Guardiola’s men beat them in the Carabao Cup final before the international break.

City, meanwhile, booked their place in the last four after a comfortable victory over Liverpool on Saturday. Erling Haaland opened the scoring from the spot after Nico O’Reilly was fouled by Virgil van Dijk.

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On the stroke of half-time City doubled their lead as Antoine Semenyo’s cross was headed in by Haaland. Semenyo added his name to the scoresheet shortly after the break to seal the victory, and there was still time for Haaland to complete his hat-trick as he tapped in O’Reilly’s low cross to make it 4-0.

The Blues are now favourites to win the FA Cup after Premier League leaders Arsenal were knocked out on Saturday night. City remain in the hunt for a domestic treble.

Having already won the Carabao Cup, the Blues need to eat up a nine-point gap to leaders Arsenal in the Premier League title race. City have a game in hand on the Gunners and will host them in a couple of weeks in a potentially title-deciding game.

The lineup for the semi-finals of the FA Cup was confirmed after Leeds United’s dramatic penalty shootout win at West Ham United on Sunday Afternoon. After City dispatched of Liverpool on Saturday, Chelsea and Southampton beat Port Vale and Arsenal respectively.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the draw for this season’s FA Cup semi-finals. Manchester City are here again, having reached eight consecutive semi-finals in the world’s oldest domestic cup competition.

Pep Guardiola’s team have an excellent record in the last four – having not lost an FA Cup semi since 2022. The team that beat them on that occasion, Liverpool, were well beaten by the Blues on Saturday and after Arsenal’s shock exit yesterday – City will fancy their chances of another trophy.

Keep up to date with all the latest in our live blog throughout the afternoon and evening to discover who plays who in the FA Cup semi-finals later this month.

Manchester City deservedly beat Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday thanks to an Erling Haaland hat-trick

Dominik Szoboszlai believes Erling Haaland’s header shortly before half-time turned the game in Manchester City’s favour as they beat Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday. City took the lead on 39 minutes when Nico O’Reilly was tripped by Virgil van Dijk and Haaland scored the resulting penalty.

The Blues added a second on the stroke of half-time as Antoine Semenyo’s cross was guided in by Haaland. Shortly after the break, Semenyo made it three to secure City’s spot at Wembley. There was still time for Haaland to claim his hat-trick as he converted O’Reilly’s low cross.

Szoboszlai cut an understandably disappointed figure at full-time as Liverpool players thanked the fans for their support. After the match, the Hungary international explained where he felt the game was won and lost while praising the Blues. “I don’t think the penalty was the turning point, rather it was the second goal conceded that changed the game,” he said.

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“There is one minute left, and you could go into the half-time at 1-0, and you concede another one before that, it’s not a positive thing to come out afterwards feeling like you still have a chance away against Manchester City. I think few teams can come back from 2-0 down against City. So I would say the second goal was the turning point.”

For City, the result continues their momentum that started to build last month at Wembley. After winning the Carabao Cup, the Blues still have a realistic shot at winning a domestic treble.

Standing in their way in the Premier League are Arsenal. The Gunners are nine points clear of the Blues heading into the run-in.

However, Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in hand to play against Crystal Palace and also welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium in a couple of weeks. While City are in a buoyant mood, the Gunners are struggling.

Mikel Arteta’s team followed up the disappointing loss to City at Wembley with a poor result against Southampton on Saturday.

By LUKE AUGUSTUS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Published: 06:30 EDT, 5 April 2026 | Updated: 06:35 EDT, 5 April 2026

The fallout of Arsenal’s surprising FA Cup quarter-final exit at Southampton on Saturday night has continued, with some of their supporters fearing the worst for the rest of the season.

The Gunners suffered a 2-1 defeat on the south coast with Shea Charles’ 85th-minute winner seeing the Championship side progress to the FA Cup semi-finals.

Arsenal have now suffered back-to-back defeats in all competitions, either side of last month’s international break, having lost 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City at Wembley.

Those results have seen their quadruple dreams halve with the Premier League and Champions League now to play for.

Arsenal remain in the boxseat in the former, as they sit nine points clear of City on 70 points – albeit having played a game more. In the Champions League they travel to Lisbon to take on Sporting in the first leg of their quarter-final on Tuesday night.

But despite going well in the Premier League and Champions League, one of their celebrity supporters believes Arsenal could end the season empty-handed.

Jack Whitehall is among Arsenal fans fearing the worst after their FA Cup exit on Saturday 

After losing 2-1 at Southampton, Whitehall fears that the Gunners may end up empty-handed

Taking to X on Saturday night, comedian and actor Jack Whitehall bluntly wrote: ‘I actually think Arsenal might f*** everything’, with his caption accompanied by an ‘eek’ emoji.

Piers Morgan was another vocal about his beloved club, posting on X at half-time when they were trailing 1-0 at Southampton courtesy of Ross Stewart’s strike: ‘Do you actually want to win any trophies @Arsenal? Such a poor, lacklustre half.’

His mood did improve when Viktor Gyokeres equalised in the second half, but his frustrations came to the fore with the full-time result and then again on Easter Sunday morning.

With the latter, he wrote: ‘Not exactly in a celebratory mood’ in a quote post of Arsenal wishing all of their fans a happy Easter that celebrate it.

His posts have since seen him mocked by rival fans who are revelling in the club’s two most recent results.

One Chelsea supporter shared a video of actor Jim Royle, played by actor Ricky Tomlinson, just laughing from a scene of the hit comedy The Royle Family.

A Manchester City fan mocked up an AI image of an apple crumble rebranded as ‘Arsenal crumble’ too.

It wasn’t just his most recent tweets that Morgan was mocked for though, with Southampton digging up his post from March 9.

Piers Morgan was another celebrity fan to express his frustration on X after Arsenal’s loss

Morgan was quickly mocked by rivals and Southampton themselves on social media

Southampton also teased another Arsenal fan on X after their FA Cup quarter-final victory

On that day, Morgan declared it was a ‘Great draw for Arsenal’ in relation to their quarter-final tie and in response on Saturday night, Southampton merely put a picture of Charles’ face celebrating at the full-time whistle.

They also teased another Arsenal fan who labelled their victory as a ‘Fluke win’ by replying back: ‘Enjoy your quadruple, pal’.

Southampton can look forward to a FA Cup semi-final later this month when they’ll face either Chelsea, Liverpool or West Ham United/Leeds United.

Arsenal were knocked out of a second competition in two games after losing 2-1 at Championship club Southampton on Saturday night.

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta admitted his players are in pain and must look themselves in the mirror while Manchester City’s confidence continues to grow in the Premier League title race. On Saturday lunchtime, the Blues continued the momentum from before the international break with a dominant victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Still suffering a hangover from the Wembley defeat last month, the Gunners crashed out of the FA Cup yesterday evening after a 2-1 loss to Southampton. Before the Carabao Cup final defeat to City, Arsenal were chasing the quadruple.

Now, Arteta’s side find themselves battling in just the Premier League and Champions League. Speaking in his post-match press conference, the Arsenal boss refused to use the battle for four trophies as an excuse for the defeat. “No, and I don’t want to put any excuses about the players that are missing or the players that are here with issues,” he said.

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“It’s not the case – let’s look at ourselves in the mirror, accept the situation, and go to Portugal with clarity and look forward to it. I don’t know [if it will be a blessing in disguise].

“We are out, so while we are out we still have that pain, but when that pain goes, we have to use the time we have in the best possible manner to maximise every resource we have to then be better. You have to ‘stop’ when you’re winning, winning, and winning, like we’ve been doing, so that you don’t think you’re better than you are because you’re winning.

“It’s very clear – we’ve talked about it many times – you have to be very stable [in the Premier League], in any competition that you play, and we will continue to do that.” City are now the favourites to win the FA Cup but they still have work to do to win the Premier League.

The Blues sit nine points behind Arsenal in the title race. But they have a game in hand to play against Crystal Palace and will also face the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium on April 19.

City return to league action next Sunday when they visit Chelsea. As for Arsenal, they travel to Sporting on Tuesday night before facing AFC Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal are sweating on another potential injury blow after Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off in their FA Cup defeat against Southampton.

After Manchester City ended their quadruple bid, the Gunners crashed out of a second competition on Saturday night after a shock defeat at St Mary’s.

Mikel Arteta’s side trailed at half-time after an error from Ben White led to Ross Stewart scoring the opener for the hosts before Viktor Gyokeres levelled the quarter-final tie after 68 minutes with.

Shea Charles scored a winner for Saints five minutes from the final whistle, sparking jubilant celebrations among the home crowd.

It was a woeful night for Arsenal and there will be concern for Gabriel who was forced off with 20 minutes of the game remaining.

The Brazil international was among the clutch of players not involved for their respective nations during the international break but was named in Mikel Arteta’s starting XI at St Mary’s on Saturday night.

His evening came to an end after 73 minutes with the centre-half replaced by Gabriel Saliba. Gabriel was seen sat among the Arsenal subs with his right knee elevated with an ice pack applied.

Speaking after the game, Arteta revealed Gabriel asked to be replaced, describing the situation as ‘not ideal.’

Arteta said in his post-match press conference when asked about the Brazilian: ‘I don’t know. He felt something, we don’t know exactly what it is.

‘But when a player asks to be substituted, it is not ideal.’

Saliba, who replaced his teammate after the knock, was another who missed the international break as he recovered from an ankle issue.

Gabriel missed 10 games earlier in the season with a thigh injury he suffered while on international duty with Brazil last November.

Arsenal will be hoping the issue is not a serious one with a hectic fiixture schedule ahead, back in action away to Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

Bournemouth visit the Emirates next weekend before Sporting come to town for the return leg.

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Pressure will only intensify on Liverpool manager Arne Slot after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup following an emphatic 4-0 defeat to Manchester City.

A hat-trick from Erling Haaland and a well-taken finish from Antoine Semenyo saw City thrash Liverpool to advance to the semi-finals later this month.

Pep Guardiola’s side also keep alive their hopes of a cup double after winning the Carabao Cup last month at Wembley.

Liverpool, meanwhile, will come in for renewed criticism as their hopes of silverware this season took another huge blow.

The Reds face a daunting task against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in midweek, and still have work to do to ensure they secure a top-five finish and a return to the competition next season.

Earlier in the week, former Reds captain Jamie Carragher said a big defeat today could ‘ramp up the pressure to a potentially intolerable degree’.

And the manner of Saturday’s defeat will surely see questions resurface about the long-term future of Slot, who has failed to hit the same heights after guiding the Reds to the Premier League title in his first season in charge.

Who is favourite to be next Liverpool manager?

Former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is the shortest price to become the next Liverpool boss

The 44-year-old played 210 times for the Reds from 2004-09, winning the Champions League and FA Cup along the way.

His immense playing career also saw him win a string of trophies for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Spain.

Next Permanent Liverpool manager odds

Xabi Alonso 1/3 

Luis Enrique 3/1

Julian Nagelsmann 8/1

Steven Gerrard 8/1

Jurgen Klopp 12/1

Oliver Glasner 16/1

Simone Inzaghi 16/1

Andoni Iraola 20/1

Enzo Maresca 25/1

Cesc Fabregas 25/1

Odds via BetVictor (subject to change)

The former midfielder quickly became one of the most wanted managers on the planet thanks to his heroics in charge of Bayer Leverkusen from 2022-25, winning the Bundesliga in 2024.

A move to Real Madrid in June last year did not work out, with the Spaniard sacked in January, but Alonso’s managerial stock is still high, especially at a club where he was an immensely popular player.

Elsewhere, PSG boss Luis Enrique is high up on the odds list, with the Spaniard’s current contract in the French capital expires next year.

Other candidates include current Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann and former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.

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