English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 8, 2026
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Liverpool DWLWW 1
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Anfield · 60,336 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Late drama sees Man City keep title race alive with win at Liverpool

Erling Haaland kept Manchester City in the title race with an added-time penalty as Pep Guardiola's side came from behind to win 2-1 in a chaotic finish.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
5
53.5
Possession
46.5
17
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
393
Accurate Passes
306
465
Passes
390
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
65
20
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
7
31
Effective Clearances
20
31
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:16 Did Man City keep Premier League title race alive with late win vs. Liverpool? Watch on ESPN 01:31 Slot: Guehi's foul on Salah was a clear red card Watch on ESPN 01:27 Leboeuf backs VAR decision after 'clear mistake' from Szoboszlai Watch on ESPN 01:39 Hutchison: Carrick has made a mockery of Amorim's Man United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

MNC · 4-1-3-2

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 16RodriSW
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaCM
  8. 33Nico O'ReillyLM
  9. 42Antoine SemenyoRM
  10. 7Omar MarmoushCF-L
  11. 9Erling HaalandCF-R

Timeline

  1. 42' Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 47' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Abdukodir Khusanov because of an injury.
  4. 61' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Omar Marmoush.
  5. 69' Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  7. 84' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a headed pass.
  8. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Cody Gakpo.
  9. 90'+2' Alisson Becker (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90'+3' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 90'+4' Erling Haaland (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  12. 90'+4' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Milos Kerkez.
  13. 90'+6' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  14. 90'+7' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+13' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the red card.

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