Liverpool vs Manchester City match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 25 · Anfield, Liverpool · Ref C. Pawson

Liverpool stats & fixtures · Manchester City stats & fixtures

Liverpool lost to Manchester City 1–2 in the Premier League on 8 February 2026. Expected goals finished 1.21–2.75. Manchester City had 53% of the ball.

Liverpool vs Manchester City match statistics

LiverpoolManchester City

47% Ball possession 53%
1.21 Expected goals (xG) 2.75
15 Total shots 17
4 Shots on target 7
8 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 9
5 Corners 4
13 Fouls 16
6 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0
390 Passes 465
78% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

42' Yellow card Omar Marmoush Manchester City
47' Yellow card V. van Dijk Liverpool
69' Yellow card M. Guéhi Manchester City
74' Goal D. Szoboszlai Liverpool
84' Goal B. Silva (assist E. Haaland) Manchester City
90' Penalty scored E. Haaland Manchester City
90+2' Yellow card Alisson Becker Liverpool
90+4' Yellow card E. Haaland Manchester City
90+7' Yellow card B. Silva Manchester City
90+13' Red card D. Szoboszlai Liverpool

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Liverpool

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Arne Slot

1 Alisson Becker

6 M. Kerkez 4 V. van Dijk 5 I. Konaté 8 D. Szoboszlai

10 A. Mac Allister 38 R. Gravenberch

18 C. Gakpo 7 F. Wirtz 11 Mohamed Salah

22 H. Ekitike

Bench F. Woodman , G. Mamardashvili , F. Chiesa , C. Jones , W. Endo , A. Robertson , C. Ramsay , T. Nyoni , R. Ngumoha

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-3-3 Pep Guardiola

25 G. Donnarumma

21 R. Aït-Nouri 15 M. Guéhi 45 A. Khusanov 27 M. Nunes

33 N. O'Reilly 16 Rodri 20 B. Silva

7 Omar Marmoush 9 E. Haaland 42 A. Semenyo

Bench J. Trafford , Rúben Dias , T. Reijnders , R. Lewis , Nathan Aké , P. Foden , Nico , R. Cherki , Max Alleyne

Form guide

Liverpool at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City away

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 7.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Liverpool vs Manchester City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 Nov 25	Manchester City v Liverpool	3–0
23 Feb 25	Manchester City v Liverpool	0–2
1 Dec 24	Liverpool v Manchester City	2–0
10 Mar 24	Liverpool v Manchester City	1–1
25 Nov 23	Manchester City v Liverpool	1–1
1 Apr 23	Manchester City v Liverpool	4–1

The full Liverpool vs Manchester City head-to-head record