
Semenyo scores and assists in perfect debut as TENchester City destroy Exeter!
Reading Time: 3min | Sat. 10.01.26. | 20:24
The latest Man City signing had a Man of the Match performance in one of the most brutal victories in the recent history of this competition (10-1)
Antoine Semenyo needed just one game in sky blue to announce himself to the world!
Manchester City's £65 million signing marked his dream debut with a goal and an assist as Pep Guardiola's side humiliated Exeter City 10-1 in the FA Cup on Saturday night, equalling the biggest win in the club's history.
Thrown straight into the starting XI after completing his move from Bournemouth on Friday, the Ghanaian forward wasted no time justifying the faith. City were already cruising by the time Semenyo really got involved, but when he did, he added a personal stamp to a night that became brutal for the League One visitors.
It ends 10-1 to City! 🤯
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 10, 2026
🤝 @okx pic.twitter.com/1tROdFPnYF
Guardiola, watching from the stands while serving a touchline ban, had named a powerful side and the gap in quality was obvious from the start.
Academy product Max Alleyne opened the scoring after 12 minutes, before Rodri unleashed a 30-yard rocket to double the lead. Two Exeter own goals from Jake Doyle-Hayes and Jack Fitzwater made it 4-0 by half-time and turned the tie into a formality.
The second half became Semenyo's stage.
He first fed Rico Lewis with a sharp cross, then calmly finished his own chance after being played through, opening his City account in style. From there, the goals kept coming: Tijjani Reijnders curled one in, Nico O'Reilly headed another, and Ryan McAidoo added his name to the scoresheet as City ran riot.
1+1 - Antoine Semenyo is the first player to both score and assist a goal on his Manchester City debut in all competitions since Sergio Agüero against Swansea in August 2011. Running. pic.twitter.com/rWcdX1jstU
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 10, 2026
Teenager George Birch gave Exeter something to remember with a late consolation, but even that could not stop City from reaching double figures, with Lewis striking again to make it 10.
The final score mirrored City's famous 10-1 win over Huddersfield in 1987, but this one will be remembered for a different reason: the night Antoine Semenyo arrived in Manchester with a statement.
FA CUP - ROUND 3
Friday
Milton Keynes Dons - Oxford 3-4 on pen (1-1)
/Collins 34 - Lankshear 52/
Port Vale - Fleetwood 1-0 (1-0)
/Shipley 45+2/
Preston - Wigan 0-1 (0-0)
/Bettoni 75/
Wrexham - Nottingham Forest 4-3 on pen (3-3)
/Cacace 37, Rathbone 40, Hyam 74 - Jesus 64, Hudson-Odoi 76, 89/
Saturday
Cheltenham - Leicester 0-2 (0-2)
/Daka 23, Mavididi 45/
Everton - Sunderland 0-3 on pen (1-1)
/Garner 89 pen - La Fee 90/
Macclesfield - Crystal Palace 2-1 (1-0)
/Dawson 43, Buckley 61 - Pino 90/
Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury 6-1 (3-1)
/Larsen 9, 41, 58, Arias 11, Gomes 86, Arokodare 90+2 - Marquis 26 pen/
Manchester City - Exeter City 10-1 (4-0)
/Alleyne 12, Rodri 24, Hayes 42 og, Fitzwater 45+2 og, Lewis 49, 90+1, Semenyo 54, Reijnders 71, O'Reilly 79, McAidoo 86 - Birch 90/
Boreham Wood - Burton 0-5 (0-2)
/Lofthouse 35, O'Connell 41 og, Tavares 67, Williams 83, McKiernan 90+2/
Burnley - Millwall 5-1 (3-0)
/Barnes 11, 65, Tchaouna 35, Anthony 44, Banel 89 - Coburn 90+4/
Doncaster - Southampton 2-3 (0-3)
/Pearson 48, Gibson 59 - Bragg 8, Archer 24, Matsuki 41/
Fulham - Middlesbrough 3-1 (0-1)
/Wilson 60, Smith Rowe 77, Kevin 90+3 - Hackney 30/
Ipswich - Blackpool 2-1 (1-0)
/Philogene-Bidace 35, Greaves 87 - Fletcher 90+6/
Newcastle - Bournemouth 7-6 on pen (3-3)
/Barnes 50, 118, Gordon 90+5 pen - Scott 62, Brooks 68, Tavernier 120+2/
Salford City - Swindon POSTPONED
Sheffield Wednesday - Brentford 0-2 (0-1)
/Lewis-Potter 27, Jensen 64 pen/
Stoke - Coventry 1-0 (0-0)
/Cisse 88/
20.45: (2.25) Bristol City (3.30) Watford (3.00)
20.45: (4.70) Cambridge (3.50) Birmingham (1.80)
20.45: (1.25) Grimsby (6.50) Weston (10.0)
20.45: (2.55) Tottenham (3.35) Aston Villa (2.75)
23.00: (8.00) Charlton (4.70) Chelsea (1.40)
Sunday
15.00: (5.10) Derby (3.60) Leeds (1.73)
17.00: (12.0) Portsmouth (6.50) Arsenal (1.22)
17.30: (2.20) Hull (3.45) Blackburn (3.25)
17.30: (1.62) Norwich (3.80) Walsall (5.80)
17.30: (1.42) Sheffield Utd (4.60) Mansfield (7.50)
17.30: (2.55) Swansea (3.20) WBA (2.85)
17.30: (1.58) West Ham (4.00) QPR (5.90)
19.30: (1.88) Man.Utd. (3.60) Brighton (4.10)
***odds are subject to change***




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