S. Agüero has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by Bernardo Silva.
Bernardo Silva lifts a precise ball into the box for Aguero to convert from close range.
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! AGUERO HEADS HOME! City score another late goal this season as Aguero notches a crucial strike for his team. Bernardo Silva lifts a pinpoint cross into the box and the Argentine gets a march on Wright to guide his effort past the on-rushing Fielding. Deadly from Aguero.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time.
Sterling breaks to the byline and lifts the ball up for Sane to strike, but he scuffs his attempt at goal on his right foot.
89'
WIDE! City fail to clear their lines from a throw-in and Walsh goes for a strike on the half-volley, firing only narrowly past the post.
88'
Paterson does extremely well to take time off the clock in the right-hand corner flag deep in City territory.
86'
De Bruyne surges through the visitors' defensive line and goes for a strike with the outside of his boot, but his effort is deflected past the post by Baker.
84'
It's all hands on deck for Bristol City at the back as the home side are encamped in their half.
82'
Reid collects a knockdown in the final third and he goes for the strike on the half-volley, but can only guide his effort well over the bar.
81'
Brownhill throws the ball long into the box and Flint rises to head at goal. Mangala jumps with him and guides the ball behind for a corner. Bristol City are not done yet this evening.
79'
K. Walker enters the game and replaces O. Zinchenko.
Walker replaces Zinchenko for the home side.
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78'
BLOCK! Sterling raids forward down the right before he cuts inside to shoot on his left foot. However, his effort clatters into a wall of red shirts inside the area.
76'
For all of City's dominance in the second half, they're yet to take the lead in the contest. Johnson's men are hanging in there.
74'
Gundogan lines up another drive from distance and he gets the desired power, but not the placement, firing into the stand behind the goal.
72'
L. Walsh enters the game and replaces H. Magnússon.
Walsh replaces Magnusson for the visitors.
De Bruyne looks for the offload into the right inside channel for Sterling's run, but the pass just evades the winger's movement in the penalty area.
70'
S. Agüero enters the game and replaces Y. Touré.
WIDE! Gundogan runs at the Bristol City defence and slides a pass to Sane on the edge of the box, but the German curls his effort wide of the target.
Aguero replaces Toure for the home side.
69'
SAVE! De Bruyne whips a low ball into the box and Sterling gets the better of his man at the near post, but his strike is well saved by the body of Fielding.
66'
Bristol City string together a series of passes to allow Magnusson to raid forward, but he drifts offside as he collects the ball down the left flank.
64'
Brownhill wins the ball in the final third and he sends a low ball into the box, but Bravo is there to gather ahead of Reid.
63'
Bristol City are having to deal with serious pressure from Guardiola's men at the moment. Their working extremely hard at the back, but even that might be enough to see them through this passage of play.
61'
CLOSE! Sane whips the ball towards the near post, but Fielding does well to make the save before being helped out by his defenders to snuff out the attack.
60'
J. Bryan gets yellow.
Bryan goes into the book for his foul on the Belgian.
City win another free-kick in a dangerous position as Bryan brings down De Bruyne on the right flank.
59'
Sane latches on to De Bruyne's ball over the top, but from a tight angle he cannot bring the pass under control and fire his effort on target.
58'
K. Smith gets yellow.
Smith goes into the book for dissent during the build-up to the free-kick.
BLOCK! De Bruyne goes for goal from the free-kick as Sane rolls the ball to him to strike, but his effort clatters into a wall of red shirts.
56'
A. Flint gets yellow.
Flint blocks off De Bruyne on the edge of the box and he hands City a free-kick in a dangerous position. He goes into the book for his challenge.
55'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by R. Sterling.
Sterling latches onto De Bruyne's pass before playing the ball back to the Belgian to fire home.
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! DE BRUYNE EQUALISES! City respond with a fine finish from the Belgian. Bravo starts the attack from the back with a well-placed into the feet of the midfielder, cutting out the visitors' line of press. De Bruyne breaks forward to the edge of the box before feeding Sterling, who cuts the ball back to the Belgian to strike. He makes no mistake with his effort drilling the ball past Fielding into the top corner.
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SAVE! City break with pace down the left and Sterling surges into the box, only to hammer his effort straight at Fielding, who makes the stop. The home side have not been clinical enough in the final third.
51'
The visitors break down the right and win a corner. Flint rises to meet the delivery from Bryan, but he cannot direct his header towards the target.
50'
WIDE! Sane takes possession down the left flank and he creates space for a strike. He delays for a second as Bristol City's backline slide in, and the German pulls his eventual strike past the post.
49'
Sterling and Danilo combine down the right and the full-back hammers a low ball towards the near post, but Fielding gathers with ease.
48'
Sterling raids forward with menace cutting in from the right flank, but his attempted pass to Sane is cut out by Wright on the slide.
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We're back underway at the Etihad Stadium.
Sterling wins a corner for the home side, but from the resulting delivery Stone commits a foul and the pressure on the visitors abates.
45' +2
The referee ends the first half.
45' +1
OFF THE LINE! Flint acts on the line to stop Sterling from equalising. City break with numbers and the winger finds space on the right flank. He lifts his effort over Fielding and towards the net, but the defender is there to head over the bar.
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
44'
Penalty goal scored by B. De Cordova-Reid for Bristol City!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!! REID CONVERTS FROM THE SPOT! Bristol City take the lead in the tie as the striker holds his composure and fires his strike from 12 yards beyond Bravo. Mangala's mistake at the back led to the penalty as he lost out to Brownhill, who in turn fed Reid. Stones made a wild lunge and it allowed the striker to put his team in front at the Etihad Stadium.
43'
PENALTY TO BRISTOL CITY! Stones brings down Reid and the referee points to the spot.
42'
CHANCE! Bristol City break on the counter and Bryan sends a low ball across the face of goal. Paterson latches on to the cross, but he can only slice his effort at goal towards the bottom corner, allowing Bravo to save.
39'
City have lacked their usual clinical edge in the final third, which has seen the visitors grow in confidence. They have not been afraid to commit men forward, especially from set-pieces.
37'
Johnson's men push forward in numbers, but Bryan loses out on the edge of the box. City break on the counter, only for Bernardo Silva to scuff his effort. The home side keep the attack alive, but Gundogan blazes his strike over the bar.
36'
WIDE! City catch out Bristol City with a quickly-taken corner and Gundogan has space to shoot on the edge of the box. Brownhill makes the block, but it travels to the back post where Mangala can only glance wide of the target.
35'
Danilo and Sterling combine down the right, but the latter's cross is well cleared by Flint in the middle.
33'
Bryan lifts the ball into the box for the visitors and it gets cleared only as far as Pack on the edge of the box. He connects well with an effort on the half-volley, but Bravo gets down to make the stop.
32'
De Bruyne lifts the resulting free-kick into the box, but Fielding comes off his line to make the claim. There's a worrying moment as he spills the ball, but he gathers before Toure can react.
31'
Sane wins a free-kick down the left as he draws a foul from Wright. The visitors are beginning to struggle down that side of the pitch.
30'
Gundogan tries to loft the ball into the box from the left flank, but he overhits his delivery to the back post, sending it out for a goal-kick.
29'
City are just starting to find penetration in the wide areas that is stretching Bristol City's backline. Johnson's men cannot afford a mistake.
28'
SAVE! Sane bursts past the challenge of Wright down the left and fires the ball across the face of goal. Fielding reacts to stick out a leg and the visitors' defence clear before a sky blue shirt can pounce on the loose ball.
25'
SAVE! De Bruyne tries to catch out Fielding at his near post with a strike from the left flank, but the keeper reacts to turn the ball over the bar.
24'
Bristol City win a corner down the left and Bryan lifts the ball into the box. Flint rises highest to head at goal, but the home side manage to clear before Zinchenko nods the long ball back in from the visitors back to Bravo.
22'
Johnson's men are not backing down from the challenge this evening and are commiting numbers forward when possible.
20'
WIDE! Paterson loses out to Sterling and the forward feeds Bernardo Silva to strike at goal, but the Portuguese spurns the opening by placing his effort past the post.
19'
City clear the initial danger from the cross before Zinchenko atones for his error by robbing Reid and sending the ball down the line.
18'
Zinchenko brings down Brownhill on the right flank and it hands the visitors a chance to whip a free-kick into the box.
16'
SAVE! De Bruyne loses possession in the middle of the park and it allows Smith to feed Bryan. The winger goes for the strike from distance, but Bravo makes a good save low to his right.
15'
WIDE! Bernardo Silva collects in the right inside channel and he goes for the strike on his left foot, but Magnusson and Baker divert the ball behind for a corner.
13'
City work the ball on the edge of the box between Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne, but the Belgian's lofted ball over the top goes out for a goal-kick.
12'
BLOCK! The Championship side throw the ball long into the box and it deflects into the path of Paterson for the strike, but Stones makes a good block to stop his effort.
11'
Reid and Pack look to combine in the final third, but Stones reads the danger to clear away the latter's throughball.
9'
WIDE! Gundogan has space on the edge of the box and he goes for goal with a left-footed strike. However, he scuffs his effort well wide of the target.
7'
De Bruyne attempts to latch on to Danilo's forward pass into the right inside channel, but Fielding does enough to knock the ball away from the Belgian. City try to keep the pressure on, only for Toure to lose possession on the edge of the box.
6'
The visitors have their first probe forward of the match, but Paterson is caught offside as he takes possession in the City box.
5'
SAVE! De Bruyne goes for goal from the left flank, curling his effort deep towards the back post, forcing Fielding into action as he turns the ball past the post.
4'
Sane probes down the left before sliding a pass to Gundogan in the channel. The German attempts to send in a cross, but Wright deflects the ball out for a corner.
2'
Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne combine down the right flank, but Flint intercepts the Belgian's low cross into the box.
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We're underway at the Etihad Stadium.
City are unbeaten in domestic competitions this season, although that was put to the test by Burnley at the weekend in the FA Cup. Ashley Barnes put the Clarets into a half-time lead, but Sergio Aguero led a second-half rout to guide City into the fourth round. Guardiola's men remain on course for a historic quadruple, but injuries are beginning to limit his resources.
For all of their dominance this season City have not enjoyed the easiest of paths to the last four of the competition. They needed a brace from Leroy Sane to overcome West Brom, while Pep Guardiola's men were forced to go through penalty shootouts to overcome Wolves and Leicester City, setting up their showdown with the Robins. Given Bristol City's result against City's bitter rivals, Guardiola knows that his team have to be on form tonight.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the League Cup semi-final first leg clash between Manchester City and Bristol City at the Etihad Stadium.
Bristol City pulled off one of the greatest results in the club's history by beating Manchester United in the quarter-finals at Ashton Gate. Korey Smith's late winner sent Lee Johnson and the Robins' supporters into overdrive in their celebrations, but the team now have the opportunity to create another upset against one of the strongest sides produced in English football.
The Robins' form has tailed off since their win over United, winning only one of their last five matches. The club have lost their last three matches on the bounce, including their 3-0 defeat to Watford at the weekend. They cannot afford a lapse display this evening.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
MAN CITY (4-3-3): Bravo; Danilo, Stones, Mangala, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Toure, De Bruyne; Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Sane.
Man City subs: Walker, Aguero, Delph, Adarabioyo, Fernandinho, Ederson, Diaz.
Bristol City subs: Walsh, Taylor, Steele, Engvall, Eliasson, Kelly, Vyner.
City have made four changes from their side that beat Burnley on Saturday. Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Eliaquim Mangala and Yaya Toure come into the fold for Guardiola's men.
Johnson has brought a number of players back into the side after altering his team for the clash at Watford. Frank Fielding returns between the sticks, while Bailey Wright, Nathan Baker, Josh Brownhill, Marlon Pack, Joe Bryan, Jamie Paterson and Bobby Reid all return to action.
STAT ATTACK! This will be the first meeting between these sides since Man City won a second round League Cup tie 2-1 at Ashton Gate in August 2007 – Emile Mpenza and Rolando Bianchi scoring for Sven-Goran Eriksson’s City.
STAT ATTACK! Bristol City have eliminated four top-flight clubs so far in this year’s competition – the only other lower league side to knock out that many were Sheffield Wednesday in 1990-91, who that year were the last non top-flight side to lift the trophy.
HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 0-1 BRISTOL CITY
Bristol City are on course for a magnificent result this evening as they take a 1-0 lead into the break against Manchester City. The visitors soaked up the pressure from Pep Guardiola's men for the majority of the opening 45 minutes, while looking a threat on the break themselves at times. Mistakes from Eliaquim Mangala and John Stones opened the door, which allowed Bobby Reid to convert from the spot after he was brought down in the box by the England defender. Guardiola will not be happy with his side and their poor finishing, which could prompt changes at the interval.
FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 2-1 BRISTOL CITY
Sergio Aguero scores at the death to hand Manchester City the lead in the League Cup semi-final tie against Bristol City heading into the second leg at Ashton Gate. The Robins were outstanding this evening and took the lead in the first half through Bobby Reid from the penalty spot. City responded in the second half half equalised through Kevin De Bruyne. However, Lee Johnson's men continued to battle, and were only undone by the brilliance of Bernardo Silva and Aguero. Although City have the lead there is hope for the Robins as they trail by only one goal heading back to home soil.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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