Liverpool v Manchester City — Premier League

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Liverpool 29%Draw 21%Manchester City 50%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

LiverpoolManchester City

35Possession65

1.02Expected goals (xG)1.35

13Shots15

6Shots on target4

3Shots off target7

4Blocked shots4

6Shots inside box8

7Shots outside box7

5Corners6

2Offsides2

19Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

1Saves6

301Passes562

240Accurate passes497

Match events

8′Ronald Araújo
47′Ryan Gravenberch
56′Iliman Ndiaye ← Jérémy Doku
58′Nico O'Reilly
62′Ryan Gravenberch
65′Erling Haaland
66′Florian Wirtz → Trey Nyoni
66′Nico O'Reilly ← Joško Gvardiol
68′Jérémy Doku (assist Elliot Anderson)
75′Ronald Araújo → Jeremie Frimpong
75′Lewis Koumas → Rio Ngumoha
78′Rayan Cherki (assist Joško Gvardiol)
80′Erling Haaland ← Allan
80′Enzo Fernández ← Ayyoub Bouaddi
86′Ayyoub Bouaddi
88′Jérémy Jacquet → Joe Gomez
88′Bradley Barcola → Federico Chiesa
90′Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool · Manchester City

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Liverpool4-3-3

46.0Dijk

15.9Becker

106.3Allister

384.4Gravenberch

336.0↓75'Araújo

76.3↓66'Wirtz

296.3↓88'Barcola

66.3Kerkez

676.3↓75'Koumas

56.3↓88'Jacquet

236.3Muñoz

Manchester City4-3-3

17.3Donnarumma

37.2Dias

426.8Semenyo

97.8↓80'Haaland

107.8Cherki

67.2Guéhi

57.5Anderson

76.8↓56'Ndiaye

277.2Nunes

176.8↓80'Fernández

336.9↓66'O'Reilly

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Liverpool

4Virgil van Dijk6.0
1Alisson Becker5.9
10Alexis Mac Allister6.3
38Ryan Gravenberch4.4
33Ronald Araújo6.0
7Florian Wirtz6.3
29Bradley Barcola6.3
6Milos Kerkez6.3
67Lewis Koumas6.3
5Jérémy Jacquet6.3
23Víctor Muñoz6.3

Manchester City

1Gianluigi Donnarumma7.3
3Rúben Dias7.2
42Antoine Semenyo6.8
9Erling Haaland7.8
10Rayan Cherki7.8
6Marc Guéhi7.2
5Elliot Anderson7.5
7Iliman Ndiaye6.8
27Matheus Nunes7.2
17Enzo Fernández6.8
33Nico O'Reilly6.9

LiverpoolTale of the tapeManchester City

4-3-3Formation4-3-3

12 ptsTable21 pts

+1Goal difference+12

WDWDDFormWWWWW

0Head-to-head wins2

29%Win chance50%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Liverpool 0W0D2W Manchester City

Goals 1–5

2026-02-08Liverpool FC1–2Manchester City FC
2025-11-09Manchester City FC3–0Liverpool FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Liverpool

WDWDD

@Bournemouth1-0
vsFulham0-0
@Ipswich2-0
vsNottingham Forest2-2
@Newcastle2-2

Manchester City

WWWWW

vsSunderland5-3
@Manchester United1-0
vsCoventry1-0
@Crystal Palace4-1
vsBournemouth2-1

This season — other meeting

Manchester CityvLiverpool

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Liverpool	7	3	3	1	+1	12
Manchester City	7	7	0	0	+12	21

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