Manchester City vs Liverpool
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandEtihad Stadium, Manchester · 55,097 cap
Match recap
Manchester City beat Liverpool 3–0 in their Premier League fixture. Haaland, Nico González, and Doku scored for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Manchester City versus 0.61 for Liverpool. Manchester City sit 2nd in the Premier League table while Liverpool are 5th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Nico González
Yellow Card
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Matheus Nunes
36'
Mac Allister
Yellow Card
Silva
Yellow Card
⚽
Nico González
Assist: Silva
Second Half
52'
Bradley
Yellow Card
⇄
Cherki
56'
⇄
Robertson
56'
⇄
Ekitike
⚽
Doku
Assist: O'Reilly
74'
⇄
Mac Allister
⇄
Doku
83'
⇄
Bradley
83'
⇄
Wirtz
89'
Jones
Yellow Card
90+1'
Szoboszlai
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Manchester CityLiverpool
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS0.61
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
1
8
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
452
Total passes
471
377
Accurate passes
410
83%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 0 won
14
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
7
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester City
4-3-3
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10R. CherkiF
- 11J. DokuF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 47P. FodenM
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 26SávioF
- 52Oscar BobbM
- 82R. LewisD
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 12C. BradleyD
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 3W. EndoM
- 6M. KerkezD
- 9A. IsakF
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 18C. GakpoF
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 73R. NgumohaF
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Doku | F | 74 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7/8 |
| Nico González | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Foden | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | F | 53 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rico Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Bobb | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Stones | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Savinho | F | 37 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Marmoush | F | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 56 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Conor Bradley | D | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Isak | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Woodman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Curtis Jones | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Gakpo | F | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |