E. Haaland’s 90' winner gives Manchester City 2-1 victory over Liverpool

Match report

Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 in Premier League matchday 25 on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at Anfield. D. Szoboszlai (74') scored for Liverpool, while B. Silva (84') and E. Haaland (90' pen) found the net for Manchester City. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool, 90+13') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Liverpool had 47% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Manchester City’s 17 (7 on target). Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves Liverpool 6th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Manchester City 1st on 15.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Liverpool

6th · 9 points · P 5 W 2 D 3 L 0

Form

Manchester City

1st · 15 points · P 5 W 5 D 0 L 0

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	+4	12
5	Leeds	5	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	+3	9
7	Everton	5	+3	9

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 11 Oct 2026, Liverpool – Manchester City

Full Liverpool vs Manchester City head-to-head

Match events

42'yellow cardOmar MarmoushYellow Card
47'yellow cardVirgil van DijkYellow Card
61'substitutionA. KhusanovOff: R. Dias
61'substitutionO. MarmoushOff: R. Cherki
69'yellow cardMarc GuéhiYellow Card
74'goalD. SzoboszlaiNormal Goal
84'goalB. SilvaAssist: E. Haaland
85'substitutionC. GakpoOff: C. Jones
90'penaltyE. HaalandPenalty
90+2'yellow cardAlissonYellow Card
90+4'yellow cardErling HaalandYellow Card
90+4'substitutionM. KerkezOff: F. Chiesa
90+6'substitutionA. SemenyoOff: N. Ake
90+7'yellow cardBernardo SilvaYellow Card
90+12'VAR decisionRayan CherkiGoal cancelled
90+13'red cardDominik SzoboszlaiRed Card

Lineups

Liverpool

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot

Starting XI

Substitutes

Manchester City

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Pep Guardiola

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

47%Possession53%
1.21Expected goals (xG)2.75
15Total shots17
4Shots on target7
8Shots off target6
3Blocked shots4
9Shots inside the box9
6Shots outside the box8
5Corners4
6Offsides2
13Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves3
390Passes465
306Accurate passes393
78%Pass accuracy85%
-0.66Goals prevented-0.66

Player statistics

Liverpool

Liverpool player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1AlissonG	90	6.9			37 · 76%			0/2
4Virgil van DijkD	90	6.0			45 · 64%	1	1	5/11
5Ibrahima KonatéD	90	6.7			56 · 91%		4	6/11
6Miloš KerkezD	89	6.0			24 · 62%		2	3/6
8Dominik SzoboszlaiDTop rated	90	7.6	1	3 (2)	70 · 74%	1	2	8/17
7Florian WirtzM	90	6.2			30 · 83%	1	2	4/8
10Alexis Mac AllisterM	90	6.5		1 (1)	30 · 80%	2		1/5
11Mohamed SalahM	90	6.6		4 (0)	19 · 84%	2	1	2/5
18Cody GakpoM	85	7.2			17 · 82%	3	2	6/8
38Ryan GravenberchM	90	7.0		1 (0)	39 · 85%	1	2	9/14
22Hugo EkitikéF	90	6.9		2 (0)	12 · 75%	1	1	4/9
25Giorgi MamardashviliG	–	–
28Freddie WoodmanG	–	–
26Andrew RobertsonD	–	–
47Calvin RamsayD	–	–
3Wataru EndoM	–	–
17Curtis JonesM	20	6.3			8 · 88%			0/1
42Trey NyoniM	–	–
14Federico ChiesaF	11	6.3		1 (1)	3 · 100%			1/3
73Rio NgumohaF	–	–

Manchester City

Manchester City player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
25Gianluigi DonnarummaG	90	7.3				40 · 65%			3/3
15Marc GuéhiD	90	7.2			1 (1)	64 · 83%		1	4/7
21Rayan Aït-NouriD	90	6.9			2 (1)	46 · 85%	1	1	5/7
27Matheus NunesD	90	7.3				47 · 91%	1	1	5/7
45Abdukodir KhusanovD	61	6.3			1 (0)	24 · 92%			0/2
16RodriM	90	7.0				75 · 92%	3	4	5/8
20Bernardo SilvaM	90	7.6	1		1 (1)	56 · 86%	2		1/8
33Nico O'ReillyM	90	6.7				30 · 83%		5	9/17
7Omar MarmoushF	61	5.9			1 (0)	17 · 88%	3		2/6
9Erling HaalandF	90	7.3	1	1	3 (3)	8 · 75%	3		5/12
42Antoine SemenyoF	89	6.2			2 (1)	25 · 68%	1	1	5/11
1James TraffordG	–	–
3Rúben DiasD	29	6.7			1 (0)	18 · 94%			3/4
6Nathan AkéD	9	6.6					1
68Max AlleyneD	–	–
82Rico LewisD	–	–
4Tijjani ReijndersM	–	–
10Rayan CherkiM	29	6.7			1 (0)	15 · 87%		2	4/8
14Nico GonzálezM	–	–
47Phil FodenM	–	–