Sunday , 16 August 2026

Liverpool FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Liverpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 1 Dec 2024 · 16:00 UTC Anfield 60,248 HT 45' · FT 45'
Cody Gakpo 12' 1–0
Mohamed Salah pen 78' 2–0
Y 24' Matheus Nunes
Y 32' Phil Foden
Ryan Gravenberch 36' Y
Y 45' Manuel Akanji

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Assistant 1 Lee Betts
  • Assistant 2 Darren Cann
8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
6
7
Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC 2024-03-10 Liverpool FC 1–1 Manchester City FC 2023-11-25 Manchester City FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2023-04-01 Manchester City FC 4–1 Liverpool FC 2022-10-16 Liverpool FC 1–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–0 W
27 Nov Real Madrid CF H 2–0 W
24 Nov Southampton FC A 3–2 W
09 Nov Aston Villa FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 4–0 W
02 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
26 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–3 D
23 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–4 L
09 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
05 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–4 L
02 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Manchester City FC
#12 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Liverpool FC gets underway.
  • 5' Savio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 12' A goal from the Netherlands international Cody Gakpo! He fires home on 12 to make it 1-0!
  • 17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 22' Manchester City FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Matheus Nunes. He receives a card.
  • 29' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Phil Foden. He receives a card.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Ryan Gravenberch on 36 minutes earns him a card. Liverpool FC will be frustrated.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Manuel Akanji. He receives a card.
  • 50' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Jeremy Doku has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Phil Foden, a England midfielder, has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Doku. He replaces Matheus Nunes on 58 minute.
  • 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Trent Alexander-Arnold departs to be replaced by Jarell Quansah.
  • 78' Mohamed Salah does the damage! The net is bulging and Liverpool FC surge ahead!
  • 79' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Rico Lewis is withdrawn and Jack Grealish gets his opportunity.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Curtis Jones on, Mohamed Salah off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Virgil van Dijk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Harvey Elliott. He replaces Luis Diaz on 90 minute.
  • Manchester City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Liverpool FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC 2024-03-10 Liverpool FC 1–1 Manchester City FC 2023-11-25 Manchester City FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2023-04-01 Manchester City FC 4–1 Liverpool FC 2022-10-16 Liverpool FC 1–0 Manchester City FC

Liverpool FC Form

2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC W 2024-11-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Real Madrid CF W 2024-11-24 Southampton FC 2–3 Liverpool FC W 2024-11-09 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC W 2024-11-05 Liverpool FC 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-11-02 Liverpool FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2024-11-26 Manchester City FC 3–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2024-11-23 Manchester City FC 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-11-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-11-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC54% Draw33% Manchester City FC13%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Manchester City FC
46%
Liverpool FC or Manchester City FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC29% Draw64% Manchester City FC7%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.3%
1 – 0
24.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
1.8%
1 – 2
1.6%
0 – 2
1.4%
4 – 0
1%
2 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 30% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 9% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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