Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC, FA Cup 2021-22 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sat 16 Apr 2022 · 14:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Jesus 28' Y
Y 37' Fabinho
Y 48' Naby Keita
Fernandinho 57' Y
Y 61' Sadio Mane

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

7
6
5
Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC 2021-10-03 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester City FC 2021-02-07 Liverpool FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2020-11-08 Manchester City FC 1–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–3 L
13 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–0 D
10 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–0 W
02 Apr Burnley FC A 2–0 W
20 Mar Southampton FC A 4–1 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Manchester City FC A 3–2 W
13 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–3 D
10 Apr Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–1 W
02 Apr Watford FC H 2–0 W
20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 9' Ibrahima Konate doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Sadio Mane gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Alisson Becker, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' England international Jordan Henderson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Fabinho on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Liverpool FC will be frustrated.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' What composure from Sadio Mane! The Senegal international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 47' What a strike from Jack Grealish! The score is 1-3.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Naby Keita.
  • 53' Phil Foden is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Liverpool FC so far.
  • 57' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sadio Mane on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' Diogo Jota needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Naby Keita is withdrawn and Jordan Henderson gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Erling Haaland scoring 3 goals.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Riyad Mahrez on, Gabriel Jesus off on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Diogo Jota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sadio Mane on 85 minute.
  • 87' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Thiago Alcantara has done his job and it is now time for Curtis Jones to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

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

2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC 2021-10-03 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester City FC 2021-02-07 Liverpool FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2020-11-08 Manchester City FC 1–1 Liverpool FC

Manchester City FC Form

2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-13 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2022-04-05 Manchester City FC 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2022-04-02 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2022-03-20 Southampton FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W

Liverpool FC Form

2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-04-13 Liverpool FC 3–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2022-04-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2022-03-20 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Liverpool FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC37% Draw27% Liverpool FC36%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Liverpool FC
63%
Manchester City FC or Liverpool FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC29% Draw43% Liverpool FC28%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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