Liverpool vs Manchester City

Premier League 8 Feb 2026, 16:30
Liverpool
Liverpool
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Manchester City
Manchester City
🏟 Anfield 👤 C. Pawson Round 25

Match report

Manchester City edged past Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on 8 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Manchester City had 16 shots to Liverpool's 15.

D. Szoboszlai was sent off in the 90+13th minute.

The match was played at Anfield, with C. Pawson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 15 - 16 On target 4 - 7 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 13 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool · 1 goal
8 Bernardo Silva 1 goal
8 Matheus Nunes captained the side
7 Erling Haaland 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Alisson 5 saves
First half vs second half
Liverpool stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–10 12–6
Shots On Goal 0–3 4–4
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 2–4 3–0
Attacks 36–59 64–40
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
15 Throw In 16
18 Free Kick 18
8 Goal Kick 10
0 Penalty 1
2 Substitution 3
100 Attacks 99
55 Dangerous Attacks 42
4 On Target 7
11 Off Target 9
15 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 7
8 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 7
13 Fouls 16
5 Corners 4
6 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 3
386 Passes Total 460
301 Passes Accurate 388
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
1 Alisson
8 D. Szoboszlai 5 I. Konaté 4 V. Dijk 6 M. Kerkez
38 R. Gravenberch 10 A. Allister
11 M. Salah 7 F. Wirtz 18 C. Gakpo
22 H. Ekitiké
Manchester City · 4-3-3
25 G. Donnarumma
27 M. Nunes 45 A. Khusanov 15 M. Guéhi 21 R. Aït-Nouri
20 B. Silva 16 Rodri 33 N. O'Reilly
42 A. Semenyo 9 E. Haaland 7 O. Marmoush
Liverpool
Coach
Arne Slot
Substitutes
  • 17 Curtis Jones
  • 14 Federico Chiesa
  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • 28 Freddie Woodman
  • 26 Andrew Robertson
  • 47 Calvin Ramsay
  • 3 Wataru Endo
  • 42 Trey Nyoni
  • 73 Rio Ngumoha
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 10 Rayan Cherki
  • 6 Nathan Aké
  • 1 James Trafford
  • 68 Max Alleyne
  • 82 Rico Lewis
  • 4 Tijjani Reijnders
  • 14 Nico González
  • 47 Phil Foden
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ R. Dias ↓ A. Khusanov Manchester City
  • 61' ↑ R. Cherki ↓ O. Marmoush Manchester City
  • 85' ↑ C. Jones ↓ C. Gakpo Liverpool
  • 90+4' ↑ F. Chiesa ↓ M. Kerkez Liverpool
  • 90+6' ↑ N. Ake ↓ A. Semenyo Manchester City
Cards
  • 90+13' D. Szoboszlai Liverpool
  • 42' O. Marmoush Manchester City
  • 47' V. van Dijk Liverpool
  • 69' M. Guehi Manchester City
  • 90+2' Alisson Liverpool
  • 90+4' E. Haaland Manchester City
  • 90+7' B. Silva Manchester City
Head-to-head
Liverpool 5 5 draws 5 Manchester City
2026-04-04 Manchester City vs Liverpool 4 - 0
2026-02-08 Liverpool vs Manchester City 1 - 2
2025-11-09 Manchester City vs Liverpool 3 - 0
2025-02-23 Manchester City vs Liverpool 0 - 2
2024-12-01 Liverpool vs Manchester City 2 - 0
2024-03-10 Liverpool vs Manchester City 1 - 1
Recent form
Liverpool D W D D D
Manchester City W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Liverpool vs Manchester City?
Liverpool lost 1-2 against Manchester City on 8 February 2026.
Who won Liverpool vs Manchester City?
Manchester City won the match 2-1.
Where was Liverpool vs Manchester City played?
The match was played at Anfield.