Saturday , 14 November 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 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

8
6
5
Manchester City FC 19 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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Manchester City FC face off against Liverpool FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Jordan Henderson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 9' A goal from the France international Ibrahima Konate! He fires home on 9 to make it 0-1!
  • 14' Raheem Sterling needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Sadio Mane gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Brazil international Fernandinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Gabriel Jesus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Liverpool 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.
  • 37' Fabinho is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sadio Mane makes it 0-3.
  • 47' Jack Grealish adds to his 0 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Naby Keita. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fernandinho.
  • 61' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Manchester City FC have won 1056 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' Jordan Henderson gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Naby Keita and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Riyad Mahrez. He replaces Gabriel Jesus on 83 minute.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Diogo Jota comes on to replace Sadio Mane.
  • 87' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Thiago Alcantara by Curtis Jones on 87 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Liverpool FC players.

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 5
Ilkay Gundogan 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Phil Foden 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.