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

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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.

Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Liverpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Head-to-Head

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

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

Liverpool FC

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 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC is underway.
5' Mohamed Salah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Gravenberch argues furiously but the card stands.
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 415 games and scored 814 goals.
33' Milos Kerkez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
34' Rodri was booked on 34.
39' The deadlock is broken! Erling Haaland gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ibrahima Konate made 519 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
47' Erling Haaland makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
50' Antoine Semenyo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' GOAL! Erling Haaland fires home to make it 4-0!
62' Jeremie Frimpong gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Joe Gomez and will look to change the dynamic.
63' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Nico Gonzalez on, Rodri off on 63 minutes.
65' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a card on 65.
67' Manchester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
67' The crowd applauds Ryan Gravenberch as he leaves the pitch. Alexis Mac Allister steps in for Liverpool FC.
68' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Hugo Ekitike exits the field as Cody Gakpo enters on 68.
71' Tijjani Reijnders gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Rayan Cherki and will look to change the dynamic.
76' 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 Matheus Nunes suffering a number of foals already.
77' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Erling Haaland is replaced by Omar Marmoush on 77 minute.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
87' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a card on 87.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Nico Gonzalez.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Manchester City FC 4-0 Liverpool FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

4
Tijjani Reijnders ↑ 71'
6
Nathan Ake
8
Mateo Kovacic
47
Phil Foden ↑ 71'
21
Rayan Ait Nouri
25
Gianluigi Donnarumma
7
Omar Marmoush ↑ 77'
26
Savio ↑ 62'
14
Nico Gonzalez ↑ 63'

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Federico Chiesa 77'
2
Joe Gomez ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 62'
4
Virgil van Dijk
17
Curtis Jones
38
Ryan Gravenberch ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 67'
5
Ibrahima Konate
8
Dominik Szoboszlai
25
Giorgi Mamardashvili
7
Florian Wirtz ↓ Rio Ngumoha 67'
22
Hugo Ekitike ↓ Cody Gakpo 68'
6
Milos Kerkez

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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.