Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC, FA Cup 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC — FA Cup at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Liverpool FC H 4–0 W 17 Mar Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L 14 Mar West Ham United FC A 1–1 D 11 Mar Real Madrid CF A 0–3 L 07 Mar Newcastle United FC A 3–1 W 04 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Manchester City FC A 0–4 L 21 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L 18 Mar Galatasaray SK H 4–0 W 15 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D 10 Mar Galatasaray SK A 0–1 L 06 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–1 W Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season25% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-15–/–16-30–/–31-452/–46-602/–61-751/–76+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Manchester City FCAntoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Etihad Stadium that hosts another battle between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rayan Cherki, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 23' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Gravenberch.
- 28' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 33' Matheus Nunes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 27 Yellow cards this season.
- 34' Rodri was booked on 34.
- 39' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Erling Haaland on 39.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 47' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 45. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo
- 50' GOAL! Antoine Semenyo scores on 50. Assisted by Rayan Cherki
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rodri suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' Erling Haaland makes a hat-trick on 57.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Jeremie Frimpong. He replaces Joe Gomez on 62 minute.
- 63' Nico Gonzalez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodri on 63 minute.
- 65' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Milos Kerkez gets a card.
- 67' Manchester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
- 67' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Ryan Gravenberch is replaced by Alexis Mac Allister on 67 minute.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Cody Gakpo. He replaces Hugo Ekitike on 68 minute.
- 71' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tijjani Reijnders is hanging Rayan Cherki on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' 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.
- 77' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 77 minute. Erling Haaland leaves to be changed by Omar Marmoush.
- 82' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 87' Ibrahima Konate was booked on 87.
- 88' Manchester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
- With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Antoine Semenyo ↓ Phil Foden 71'
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Rodri ↓ Nico Gonzalez 63'
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9
Erling Haaland ↓ Omar Marmoush 77'
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11
Jeremy Doku ↓ Savio 62'
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Bench
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4
Tijjani Reijnders ↑ 71'
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47
Phil Foden ↑ 71'
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Omar Marmoush ↑ 77'
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Savio ↑ 62'
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Nico Gonzalez ↑ 63'
Liverpool FC Lineups
4-2-2-2Starting XI
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11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Federico Chiesa 77'
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Joe Gomez ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 62'
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- 25
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7
Florian Wirtz ↓ Rio Ngumoha 67'
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22
Hugo Ekitike ↓ Cody Gakpo 68'
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Bench
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Cody Gakpo ↑ 68'
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14
Federico Chiesa ↑ 77'
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10
Alexis Mac Allister ↑ 67'
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Jeremie Frimpong ↑ 62'
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Rio Ngumoha ↑ 67'
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42
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
Manchester City FC Form
2026-04-04 Manchester City FC 4–0 Liverpool FC W 2026-03-17 Manchester City FC 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2026-03-14 West Ham United FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2026-03-11 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Manchester City FC L 2026-03-07 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2026-03-04 Manchester City FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC DLiverpool FC Form
2026-04-04 Manchester City FC 4–0 Liverpool FC L 2026-03-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Liverpool FC L 2026-03-18 Liverpool FC 4–0 Galatasaray SK W 2026-03-15 Liverpool FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2026-03-10 Galatasaray SK 1–0 Liverpool FC L 2026-03-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.78 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Liverpool FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.82Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 79%Draw or Liverpool FC 46%Manchester City FC or Liverpool FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual1 – 1 11.9%1 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 9.3%0 – 0 7.8%3 – 1 5.6%1 – 2 5.5%3 – 0 5.4%0 – 1 5.3%2 – 2 4.9%0 – 2 3.2%3 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 17% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 23% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 13% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.