Manchester City vs Liverpool — FA Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
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Match Events
- 24′Liverpool, yellow card:
- 34′Manchester City, yellow card:
- 39′Manchester City, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 45′Manchester City, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 50′Manchester City, goal:3–0assist
- 57′Manchester City, goal:4–0assist
- 62′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 62′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 62′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 65′Liverpool, yellow card:
- 67′Manchester City, yellow card:
- 67′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 68′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 68′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 71′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 71′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 77′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 77′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 87′Liverpool, yellow card:
- 88′Manchester City, yellow card:
- Full-time4 – 0
Lineups
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Manchester City
4-2-3-1
7.61
Average match ratingManchester City +1.41
6.20
Liverpool
4-2-2-2
Etihad Stadium
Key Stats
50%Possession50%
–Expected Goals–
11Shots11
7Shots on Target5
4Corners2
89%Pass Accuracy89%
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Match report
Manchester City vs Liverpool — the facts
Manchester City beat Liverpool 4–0 (half-time 2–0).
Manchester City met Liverpool in the FA Cup (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Saturday, 4 April 2026, 11:45 UTC at Etihad Stadium. Referee: Michael Oliver.
Team pages: Manchester City · Liverpool · FA Cup
Key moments
- 39' Goal (penalty): Erling Haaland — 1–0
- 45' Goal: Erling Haaland (assist: Antoine Semenyo) — 2–0
- 50' Goal: Antoine Semenyo (assist: Rayan Cherki) — 3–0
- 57' Goal: Erling Haaland (assist: Nico O'Reilly) — 4–0
Starting line-ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
- 1 James Trafford
- 33 Nico O'Reilly
- 15 Marc Guéhi
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov
- 27 Matheus Nunes
- 20 Bernardo Silva (c)
- 16 Rodri
- 11 Jérémy Doku
- 10 Rayan Cherki
- 42 Antoine Semenyo
- 9 Erling Haaland
Liverpool (4-2-2-2)
About this match
On this page: the Manchester City vs Liverpool final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this FA Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Manchester City and Liverpool team pages or the FA Cup page.