Manchester City's quest for a quadruple of trophies remains intact after Gabriel Jesus's solitary early goal was enough to see off Brighton 1-0 and reach the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola's men will return to Wembley to face either Watford or Wolves on May 18 for what they hope will be the chance to clinch the first ever domestic treble in English football history.
City looked set for an easy afternoon when Jesus opened the scoring after just four minutes, but never hit top gear with one eye on their Champions League quarter-final, first leg at Tottenham on Tuesday.
And Brighton were left to rue a controversial decision not to send-off Kyle Walker just after the half hour mark for a clash with Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
With City staying in London until their trip to Tottenham's new stadium in midweek, Sergio Aguero had travelled south on Friday but was not risked after a minor muscle injury.
Jesus stepped up in the Argentine's absence by stooping to head home his 18th goal of the season, but the Brazilian's opener owed much to a wonderfully inviting cross from Kevin de Bruyne.
That was the third time in as many games City had struck inside the first five minutes, but unlike in cruising past Fulham and Cardiff in the Premier League, they failed to put the game out of Brighton's reach before the break.