
Manchester City vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool beat Man City to extend lead at the top to 11 points
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Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City after talisman Mohamed Salah scored their first goal and set up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second as they went 11 points clear at the top on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 5': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 7': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 8': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
- 9': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 9': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
- 14': Goal! Manchester City 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai following a corner.
- 15': Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mohamed Salah.
- 23': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 23': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 25': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 29': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 30': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 36': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 36': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Goal! Manchester City 0, Liverpool 2. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 39': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 39': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Liverpool 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Liverpool 2.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 51': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 56': Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Curtis Jones (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool.
- 58': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 58': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 59': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 59': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 61': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 62': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ederson.
- 66': Attempt missed. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Savinho.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 66': Hand ball by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 67': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 67': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 72': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Curtis Jones.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
- 75': Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 75': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Nathan Aké.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Nico González.
- 78': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 78': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 0, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 0, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 3 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
5 | Saves | 2 |
33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
8 | SHOTS | 16 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
268 | Accurate Passes | 603 |
332 | Passes | 659 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
7 | Crosses | 22 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
45 | Long Balls | 31 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
22 | Tackles | 5 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
4 | Interceptions | 3 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
34 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,803
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 28 | +40 | 67 |
2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | +11 | 48 |
4 | Manchester City | 27 | +16 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
6 | Nathan Aké |
45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
14 | Nico González |
24 | Josko Gvardiol |
82 | Rico Lewis |
7 | Omar Marmoush |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
11 | Jérémy Doku |
26 | Savinho |
47 | Phil Foden |
Liverpool (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
17 | Curtis Jones |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
7 | Luis Díaz |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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