Liverpool vs Manchester City
Ref: Craig Pawson, EnglandAnfield, Liverpool · 61,276 cap
Match recap
Manchester City beat Liverpool 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Szoboszlai scored for Liverpool; Silva and Haaland replied for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.21 for Liverpool versus 2.75 for Manchester City. Liverpool sit 5th in the Premier League table while Manchester City are 2nd.
First Half
42'
Omar Marmoush
Yellow Card
Second Half
van Dijk
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Khusanov
61'
⇄
Omar Marmoush
69'
Guéhi
Yellow Card
⚽
Szoboszlai
84'
⚽
Silva
Assist: Haaland
⇄
Gakpo
Alisson Becker
Yellow Card
90+4'
Haaland
Yellow Card
⇄
Kerkez
90+6'
⇄
Semenyo
90+7'
Silva
Yellow Card
90+12'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Szoboszlai
Red Card
90'
⚽
Haaland
Penalty
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LiverpoolManchester City
5Won
Statistical edge
5–10
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.21VS2.75
Attack2 · 3 won
15
Shots
17
4
Shots on target
7
9
Shots in the box
9
6
Shots outside box
8
8
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
390
Total passes
465
306
Accurate passes
393
78%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 2 won
13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
4
1
Red cards
0
6
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-3-3
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 3W. EndoM
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 42T. NyoniM
- 47C. RamsayD
- 73R. NgumohaF
Manchester City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 9E. HaalandF
- 15M. GuéhiD
- 16RodriM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 42A. SemenyoF
- 45A. KhusanovD
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 6N. AkéD
- 10R. CherkiM
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 47P. FodenM
- 68Max AlleyneD
- 82R. LewisD
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 85 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/3 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Robertson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Woodman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Ramsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Curtis Jones | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Marc Guéhi | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rodri | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nico O'Reilly | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Antoine Semenyo | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Omar Marmoush | F | 61 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Phil Foden | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúben Dias | D | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nathan Aké | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |