Man City fight back to beat Southampton and reach fourth straight FA Cup final

LONDON, April 25 : Manchester City came from behind to beat Championship side Southampton 2-1 with a late goal from Nico Gonzalez at Wembley on Saturday to book a place in an unprecedented fourth consecutive FA Cup final and keep alive their hopes of a domestic treble.

Southampton, who upset Arsenal 2-1 in the quarter-finals, looked poised to continue their dream run when Finn Azaz struck a gorgeous shot from distance in the 79th minute that James Trafford had little chance of stopping.

But in a thrilling second half of the semi-final, Jeremy Doku wiped out Southampton's lead four minutes later when he worked the ball on to his right foot before unleashing a shot from the edge of the penalty area that deflected off James Bree and into the net.

Gonzalez struck a rocket from 30 yards out, the longest goal scored by any City player this season, in the 87th minute and City, who won the League Cup earlier this season and are neck and neck with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table, held on for victory in a breathless final few minutes.

"Really special for me, especially because I'm not used to scoring these goals," Gonzalez told TNT Sports. "So with the winning goal like this, in this amazing stadium, it's amazing."

City, who have hoisted the FA Cup trophy seven times, will meet the winners of Sunday's semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds United in the May 16 final at Wembley. 

 "Every time you reach the final you're like wow what a journey it has been," Doku told the BBC. "Reaching the final again is unbelievable.

"I was analysing the game in the first half. We were playing in the middle a lot. I knew that I had to bring a threat and make it uncomfortable for the fullbacks. I watched (Southampton's) game against Arsenal