xF.
Manchester City

3–0

xG 1.82–0.85

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Liverpool

Etihad Stadium

Manchester · Sun 9 Nov, 16:30 UK · Premier League · Cap 52,900

xVerdict

MCI deserved this on chance quality. MCI leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. MCI held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
MCI led chance quality.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.82–0.85. A penalty does a lot of MCI's xG.

MCILIV
0.95Open play0.85
0.86Set play0.00
0.05Free kicks0.00
0.02Corners0.00
0.79Penalties0.00
Shot profileFact
MCI were shooting from poor areas, 14 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 14–7.

MCILIV

Shots

14 – 7

xG / shot

0.13 – 0.12

On target

6 – 1

Inside box

8 – 5

Outside box

6 – 2

Blocked

5 – 4

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

1 – 2

Big missed

1 – 2

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
MCI scored first.
xAnalysis

The opener came in the 29'.

First half

  • 10'VAR.
  • 13'Erling Haaland misses a penalty.
  • 27'Yellow, Nico González (Foul).
  • 29'Erling Haaland scores (header, Matheus Nunes).
  • 36'Yellow, Alexis Mac Allister (Foul).
  • 41'Yellow, Bernardo Silva (Foul).
  • 45+3'Nico González scores (right foot shot, Bernardo Silva).

Second half

  • 52'Yellow, Conor Bradley (Foul).
  • 53'Savinho on, Rayan Cherki off.
  • 56'Cody Gakpo on, Hugo Ekitiké off.
  • 56'Milos Kerkez on, Andrew Robertson off.
  • 63'Jérémy Doku scores (right foot shot, Nico O'Reilly).
  • 74'Curtis Jones on, Alexis Mac Allister off.
  • 74'Omar Marmoush on, Jérémy Doku off.
  • 83'Federico Chiesa on, Florian Wirtz off.
  • 83'Joe Gomez on, Conor Bradley off.
  • 89'Yellow, Curtis Jones (Foul).
  • 90+1'Yellow, Dominik Szoboszlai (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
MCI left a back four and a lone nine for a 4-3-3.
xAnalysis

They went front three. LIV kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

MCI · 4-3-3LIV · 4-2-3-1

39101114202425273347457810111222252638DiasHaalandCherkiDokuGonzálezSilvaGvardiolDonnarummaNunesO'ReillyFodenDijkKonatéWirtzSzoboszlaiAllisterSalahBradleyEkitikéMamardashvi…RobertsonGravenberch
Player ratingsFact
MCI's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.3–6.4. Doku led the card at 8.8.

MCI

11Jérémy DokuFW748.83
14Nico GonzálezMF907.90
27Matheus NunesDF907.82
33Nico O'ReillyDF907.41
3Rúben DiasDF907.20
9Erling HaalandFW907.01
47Phil FodenMF907.01
20Bernardo SilvaMF907.02
25Gianluigi DonnarummaGK906.80
26SavinhoFW376.80
24Josko GvardiolDF906.70
7Omar MarmoushFW166.71
10Rayan CherkiFW536.40

LIV

12Conor BradleyDF836.71
14Federico ChiesaFW76.60
8Dominik SzoboszlaiMF906.60
6Milos KerkezDF346.51
25Giorgi MamardashviliGK906.50
22Hugo EkitikéFW566.51
26Andrew RobertsonDF566.50
7Florian WirtzMF836.40
18Cody GakpoFW346.40
17Curtis JonesMF166.40
2Joe GomezDF76.30
5Ibrahima KonatéDF906.30
11Mohamed SalahMF906.33
4Virgil van DijkDF906.20
38Ryan GravenberchMF906.20
10Alexis Mac AllisterMF746.10
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
LIV finished stronger.
xAnalysis

The minutes after 75 swung their way.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

MCI stretched the flanks.

MCI thirdMiddleLIV third
35%36%29%
MCILIV
Match statsFact
Possession was shared.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 49%–51%.

MCILIV

Possession

49% – 51%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

452 – 471

Lge 436.9

Corners

7 – 7

Lge 5.0

Tackles

17 – 8

Lge 16.7

npxG

1.03 – 0.85