Saturday , 24 October 2026

Liverpool FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Liverpool FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 11 Oct 2026 · 15:30 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 65' Erling Haaland
0–2 68' Jeremy Doku
0–3 78' Rayan Cherki
Ronald Araujo 8' Y
Ryan Gravenberch 47' Y
Y 58' Nico O'Reilly
Ryan Gravenberch 62' YR
Y 86' Ayyoub Bouaddi
Virgil van Dijk 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Assistant 1 Dan Cook
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 7 21
2 Arsenal FC 7 18
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 7 16
4 Chelsea FC 7 13
5 Liverpool FC 7 12
6 Brentford FC 7 10
7 Leeds United FC 7 10
8 Everton FC 7 10
9 Ipswich Town FC 8 10
10 Hull City AFC 7 9
11 Newcastle United FC 7 8
12 Aston Villa FC 7 8
13 Manchester United FC 7 7
14 Crystal Palace FC 7 7
15 AFC Bournemouth 7 6
16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 6
17 Nottingham Forest FC 8 6
18 Coventry City FC 7 6
19 Fulham FC 7 5
20 Sunderland AFC 7 4

Head-to-Head

5
6
8
Liverpool FC 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-11 Liverpool FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2026-04-04 Manchester City FC 4–0 Liverpool FC 2026-02-08 Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-11-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Liverpool FC 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Oct Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
20 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
12 Sep Fulham FC H 0–0 D
09 Sep Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–1 W
04 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 2–0 W
29 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Oct Liverpool FC A 3–0 W
20 Sep Sunderland AFC H 5–3 W
13 Sep Manchester United FC A 1–0 W
08 Sep FC Porto A 2–0 W
05 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
28 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Manchester City FC
#5 Position #1
12 Points 21
7 Played 7
3 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 0
9 Scored 19
8 Conceded 7
+1 GD +12
1.71 PPG 3.00
43% Win % 100%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Liverpool FC are 5th (12 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
3/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 5 G
Victor Munoz 2 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 8 G
Rayan Cherki 4 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 3 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Liverpool FC host Manchester City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ronald Araujo.
  • 13' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' Liverpool FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 28' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' Victor Munoz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ryan Gravenberch on 47 minutes.
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Iliman Ndiaye is replaced by Jeremy Doku on 56 minute.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Nico O'Reilly.
  • 62' Liverpool FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Erling Haaland — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Florian Wirtz exits the field as Trey Nyoni enters on 66.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Jeremy Doku makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 73' The 25-year-old Enzo Fernandez has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 4 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremie Frimpong is hanging Ronald Araujo on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rayan Cherki makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 80' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Erling Haaland departs to be replaced by Allan.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' Ayyoub Bouaddi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 88' Jeremy Jacquet makes way for Joe Gomez at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 90' That is a card for Liverpool FC. Virgil van Dijk will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 8
Sadio Mane 5
Erling Haaland 5
Phil Foden 4
Ilkay Gundogan 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3

Head to Head

2026-10-11 Liverpool FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2026-04-04 Manchester City FC 4–0 Liverpool FC 2026-02-08 Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-11-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Liverpool FC 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2026-10-11 Liverpool FC 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2026-09-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2026-09-12 Liverpool FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2026-09-09 Liverpool FC 2–1 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2026-09-04 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-08-29 Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2026-10-11 Liverpool FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2026-09-20 Manchester City FC 5–3 Sunderland AFC W 2026-09-13 Manchester United FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2026-09-08 FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2026-09-05 Manchester City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2026-08-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.78 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC17% Draw23% Manchester City FC60%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Manchester City FC
83%
Liverpool FC or Manchester City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC11% Draw41% Manchester City FC48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.1%
0 – 1
10.9%
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 4
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
2 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 23% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 21% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.