FA Cup 25/26, Quarterfinals · 4 Apr 2026

Manchester City 4–0 Liverpool FC

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Erling Haaland scored 91.2

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 53%.

Manchester City won a close one on the chances: 1.7 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Erling Haaland, 91.2 in 77′.

Well above their usual level: Erling Haaland +37.5, Mohamed Salah +30.4, Joe Gomez +26.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Mar 2026	W 2–0	at Arsenal EFL Cup
17 Mar 2026	L 1–2	v Real Madrid Champions League
14 Mar 2026	D 1–1	at West Ham United Premier League
11 Mar 2026	L 0–3	at Real Madrid Champions League
7 Mar 2026	W 3–1	at Newcastle United FA Cup

21 Mar 2026	L 1–2	at Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
18 Mar 2026	W 4–0	v Galatasaray Champions League
15 Mar 2026	D 1–1	v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
10 Mar 2026	L 0–1	at Galatasaray Champions League
6 Mar 2026	W 3–1	at Wolverhampton FA Cup

8 Feb 2026	Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City Premier League
9 Nov 2025	Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool FC Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Erling Haaland Forward	77	3	0	1.17	91.2	+37.5
Rodri Midfielder	62	0	0	0.03	68.2	+8.0
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	71	1	1	0.21	64.5	+12.4
Nico O'Reilly Defender	90	0	1	–	64.2	+7.9
James Trafford Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	64.1	+14.3
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	71	0	1	0.17	63.3	−0.8
Nico González Midfielder	28	0	0	–	59.1	–
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	56.2	−5.8
Matheus Nunes Defender	90	0	0	0.01	54.4	−3.1
Sávio Midfielder	28	0	0	–	51.3	–
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	90	0	0	–	50.4	−7.9
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	62	0	0	0.04	47.3	−22.9
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	19	0	0	–	44.2	–
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	0	0	–	43.7	−20.0
Omar Marmoush Forward	13	0	0	–	38.4	–
Phil Foden Midfielder	19	0	0	–	35.9	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Mohamed Salah Midfielder	77	1.06	82.0	+30.4
Cody Gakpo Midfielder	22	0.02	79.7	–
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder	90	0.06	72.3	+7.2
Florian Wirtz Midfielder	68	0.19	71.5	+14.6
Joe Gomez Defender	62	–	70.6	+26.2
Hugo Ekitiké Forward	68	0.18	61.1	+3.9
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder	67	–	59.9	+10.9
Ibrahima Konaté Defender	90	0.06	50.9	+0.8
Jeremie Frimpong Defender	28	–	50.9	–
Miloš Kerkez Defender	90	–	50.0	+5.0
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder	23	0.03	50.0	–
Virgil van Dijk Defender	90	–	48.1	−5.1
Curtis Jones Midfielder	90	–	47.8	−6.8
Rio Ngumoha Forward	22	–	41.8	–
Federico Chiesa Forward	13	–	41.0	–
Giorgi Mamardashvili Goalkeeper	90	–	29.3	−14.7