Wednesday , 30 September 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
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#6 Position #1
9 Points 15
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 0
7 Scored 13
4 Conceded 5
+3 GD +8
1.80 PPG 3.00
40% Win % 100%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Anfield. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Cody Gakpo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Stefan Ortega Moreno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 255 appearances.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Matheus Nunes is booked for Manchester City FC — card on 24.
  • 29' Liverpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Phil Foden on 32 minutes.
  • 36' Liverpool FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' Andrew Robertson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
  • 45' Manuel Akanji is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Manchester City FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Matheus Nunes has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Doku to step up.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Nathan Ake, a Netherlands defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Trent Alexander-Arnold is withdrawn and Jarell Quansah gets his opportunity.
  • 78' GOAL! Mohamed Salah scores on 78. Assisted by Luis Diaz
  • 79' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Rico Lewis is replaced by Jack Grealish on 79 minute.
  • 84' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Mohamed Salah is withdrawn and Curtis Jones gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Harvey Elliott on, Luis Diaz off on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Liverpool FC to claim maximum points.

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
Erling Haaland 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Phil Foden 4
Ilkay Gundogan 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
2 / 4
1.57 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC53% Draw25% Manchester City FC22%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Manchester City FC
47%
Liverpool FC or Manchester City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC34% Draw47% Manchester City FC19%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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