Liverpool vs Man City 2025-26 English Premier League
90'+13': Dominik Szoboszlai
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1 - 2
1 - 2
Late drama sees Man City keep title race alive with win at Liverpool
Erling Haaland kept Manchester City in the title race with an added-time penalty as Pep Guardiola's side came from behind to win 2-1 in a chaotic finish.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 42': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Abdukodir Khusanov because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 69': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 84': Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a headed pass.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+2': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 90'+7': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the red card.
- 90'+15': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Manchester City 2.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Arsenal | 25 | 56 | 3 |
| +27 | Manchester City | 25 | 50 | 5 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 25 | 47 | 6 |
| +10 | Manchester United | 25 | 44 | 5 |
Statistics
 MNC |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 388 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
| 460 | Passes | 385 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 29 | Clearances | 20 |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK)  |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Marc Guéhi |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 21 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
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