Liverpool vs Man City

8 February 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Dominik Szoboszlai 74’
  • Bernardo Silva 84’
  • Erling Haaland 90+3’ (pen)

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 2-1 away at Liverpool, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Dominik Szoboszlai put Liverpool ahead with a direct free kick in the 74th minute, Bernardo Silva equalised in the 84th minute, set up by Erling Haaland, and Erling Haaland won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Liverpool's 1.27 from 15. Liverpool had a player sent off.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
15 Shots 17
4 Shots on target 7
5 Corners 4
100 Attacks 99
55 Dangerous attacks 42
390 Passes 465
78% Pass accuracy 85%
17 Tackles 15
13 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0
6 Offsides 2

Key events

Liverpool Man City
Kick-off
2’
Erling HaalandShot on target
22’
Marc GuehiShot on target
34’
Erling HaalandShot on target
42’
Omar MarmoushFoul
Half-time0-0
Virgil van Dijk Foul
47’
Second half underway
Dominik SzoboszlaiShot on target
52’
56’
Antoine SemenyoShot on target
61’
Rayan CherkiOmar Marmoush
61’
Rúben Dias Abdukodir KhusanovInjury
69’
Marc GuéhiFoul
Dominik SzoboszlaiFree Kick1-0 (Liverpool)
74’
84’
Bernardo SilvaLeft foot shot1-1 (Man City)
Curtis JonesCody Gakpo
85’
AlissonFoul
90+2’
90+3’
Erling HaalandPenalty1-2 (Man City)
Federico ChiesaMilos Kerkez
90+4’
90+4’
Erling Haaland
Federico ChiesaShot on target
90+5’
90+6’
Nathan AkéAntoine Semenyo
90+7’
Bernardo SilvaFoul
90+7’
Rayan Ait NouriShot on target
Alexis Mac AllisterShot on target
90+9’
90+12’
VAR review
Dominik SzoboszlaiProfessional foul last man
90+13’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.27 2.41 74’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), 1-0 74’ 84’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 1-1 84’ 90+3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 1-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.27 2.41 74’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), 1-0 Szoboszlai 74’ 84’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 1-1 Silva 84’ 90+3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 1-2 Haaland 90+3’
Liverpool 1.27 xGMan City 2.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Liverpool attacking 
90+3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 56’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 84’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 2’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+7’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 9’ Abduqodir Khusanov (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+15’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 22’ Marc Guehi (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+9’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Erling Haaland (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 56’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 84’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 2’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+7’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 9’ Abduqodir Khusanov (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+15’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 22’ Marc Guehi (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+9’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Rúben Dias (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Liverpool 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Alisson
Szoboszlai
Konaté
Dijk
Kerkez 90’
Gravenberch
Allister
Salah
Wirtz
Gakpo 85’
Ekitiké
Man City 4-1-3-2 Starting XI
Donnarumma
Aït-Nouri
Guéhi
Khusanov 61’
Nunes
Rodri
O'Reilly
Silva
Semenyo 90’
Marmoush 61’
Haaland

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Dominik Szoboszlai DEF9013 0.070.131
Ibrahima Konaté DEF900 0.000.000
Virgil van Dijk DEF900 0.000.021
Milos Kerkez DEF900 0.000.000
Alexis Mac Allister MID901 0.020.072
Ryan Gravenberch MID901 0.020.031
Mohamed Salah MID905 0.340.602
Florian Wirtz MID901 0.080.031
Cody Gakpo MID870 0.000.173
Hugo Ekitike FWD903 0.690.081
Curtis Jones Sub30 0.000.000
Federico Chiesa Sub11 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.84
Man City win 31% Avg odds 3.01

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool DDDLW
Man City DDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 3-0 Liverpool, 09 Nov 25 Next meeting: Liverpool 0-3 Man City, 11 Oct 26  All Liverpool vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.