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Premier League · 2026Anfield

Liverpool 0–0 Manchester City · Premier League

0–0Pre-match analysis

Match at a glance

Liverpool and Manchester City drew 0–0.

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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 2 to Liverpool, 0 drawn, 3 to Manchester City. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Liverpool4-2-3-1
  1. AlissonG
  2. Virgil van DijkD
  3. Jérémy JacquetD
  4. Miloš KerkezD
  5. Ronald AraújoD
  6. Florian WirtzM
  7. Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. Ryan GravenberchM
  9. Víctor MuñozF
  10. Bradley BarcolaF
  11. Lewis KoumasF

Substitutes

  • Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • Joe Gomez
  • Kostas Tsimikas
  • Jeremie Frimpong
  • Wataru Endo
  • Trey Nyoni
  • Federico Chiesa
  • Rio Ngumoha
Manchester City4-2-3-1
  1. Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. Rúben DiasD
  3. Marc GuéhiD
  4. Matheus NunesD
  5. Nico O'ReillyD
  6. Elliot AndersonM
  7. Rayan CherkiM
  8. Enzo FernándezM
  9. Iliman NdiayeF
  10. Erling HaalandF
  11. Antoine SemenyoF

Substitutes

  • Gerónimo Rulli
  • Vitor Reis
  • Joško Gvardiol
  • Abdukodir Khusanov
  • Rico Lewis
  • Mateo Kovačić
  • Jérémy Doku
  • Ayyoub Bouaddi
  • Allan

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Liverpool
0Draws
3Manchester City
Manchester City — Liverpool · FA Cup4–0
Liverpool — Manchester City · Premier League1–2
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League3–0
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League0–2
Liverpool — Manchester City · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester City in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool5 matchesManchester City5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 2.6 goals/match
0.8 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/51 goal/match
1.59 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲ 1.87 xG/match
15.2 shots/match ▲Shots5/513.6 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲ 5.4 shots/match
59.2%Possession5/5● 63.2%
4 corners/matchCorners5/5● 6.2 corners/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness21 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 11 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLiverpoolManchester City
CompetitionPremier League
Head-to-headLiverpool — Manchester City
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