Liverpool vs Manchester City

Liverpool

1 - 2

Manchester City

🕒 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 5 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-16).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89

PPG

1.74

1.79

1.68

1.05

1.11

47%

O2.5

53%

68%

BTTS

53%

68%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Liverpool rank5th

Manchester City rank2nd

Liverpool points60

Manchester City points78

Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-4

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester City last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%

Liverpool clean sheet at home26%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first68%

Liverpool win after scoring first69%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 33% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 36.3' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Liverpool concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Liverpool score 17% above league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 14% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

46-60 5

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

386

460

Passes Accurate

301

388

Passes %

78%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

42'

42' Omar Marmoush

47'

47' V. van Dijk

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Khusanov

1st substitution · For: Rúben Dias

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Omar Marmoush

2nd substitution · For: R. Cherki

69'

69' M. Guéhi

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Szoboszlai

Normal Goal

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Bernardo Silva

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ C. Gakpo

1st substitution · For: C. Jones

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

E. Haaland

Penalty

90+2'

90+2' Alisson Becker

90+4'

90+4' E. Haaland

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ M. Kerkez

2nd substitution · For: F. Chiesa

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ A. Semenyo

3rd substitution · For: N. Aké

90+7'

90+7' Bernardo Silva

90+12' ⚽

⚽

90+12' ⚽ VAR

R. Cherki

Goal cancelled

90+13'

90+13' D. Szoboszlai

Liverpool vs Manchester City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday, 08 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Anfield.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Omar Marmoush received a yellow card for Manchester City at 42'.

Second half: V. van Dijk received a yellow card for Liverpool at 47'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Khusanov replacing Rúben Dias. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Omar Marmoush replacing R. Cherki. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Manchester City at 69'. Liverpool took the lead at 74' when D. Szoboszlai scored, making the score 1-0. Manchester City leveled the score at 84' when Bernardo Silva scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 1-1. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 85', with C. Gakpo replacing C. Jones. Manchester City took the lead at 90' when E. Haaland scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. Alisson Becker received a yellow card for Liverpool at 90+2'. E. Haaland received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90+4'. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 90+4', with M. Kerkez replacing F. Chiesa. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90+6', with A. Semenyo replacing N. Aké. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90+7'. VAR intervened at 90+12' for Manchester City (Goal cancelled). D. Szoboszlai received a red card for Liverpool at 90+13'.

Liverpool used 2 substitutions while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Liverpool got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Manchester City got 4 yellow cards.