Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC, FA Cup 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2025-26
Manchester City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 11:45 UTC Etihad Stadium 50,754 HT 45' · FT 45'
Erling Haaland pen 39' 1–0
Erling Haaland 45+2' 2–0
Antoine Semenyo 50' 3–0
Erling Haaland 57' 4–0
Y 23' Ryan Gravenberch
Rodri 34' Y
Y 65' Milos Kerkez
Bernardo Silva 67' Y
Y 87' Ibrahima Konate
Nico Gonzalez 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC — FA Cup at Etihad Stadium.

Head-to-Head

7
6
5
Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 Manchester City FC 4–0 Liverpool FC 2026-02-08 Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-11-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Liverpool FC 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 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' 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.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-04 Manchester City FC 4–0 Liverpool FC 2026-02-08 Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-11-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Liverpool FC 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC

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 D

Liverpool 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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC54% Draw25% Liverpool FC21%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC38% Draw45% Liverpool FC17%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.