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FA Cup | Semi-Finals
Apr 16, 2022 at 3.30pm UK
Etihad Stadium
Liverpool logo

Man City
2 - 3
Liverpool

Grealish (47'), Silva (90+1')
Jesus (27'), Fernandinho (57')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Konate (9'), Mane (17', 45')
Fabinho (37'), Keita (48'), Mane (61')

The Match

Match Report

Liverpool are through to the FA Cup final after beating Manchester City 3-2 in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Team News

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is named on substitutes' bench for their FA Cup semi-final clash against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

Last Six:
Last Game: Man City 3-2 Aston Villa
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League
Next Game: Liverpool vs. Man City
Saturday, July 30 at 5pm in Community Shield

Liverpool

Last Six:
Last Game: Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid
Saturday, May 28 at 8.36pm in Champions League
Next Game: Liverpool vs. Man City
Saturday, July 30 at 5pm in Community Shield

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 46.33%. A win for Liverpool had a probability of 30.49% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.49%) and 2-0 (6.61%). The likeliest Liverpool win was 1-2 (7.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawLiverpool
46.33%23.18%30.49%
Both teams to score 62.34%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.17%38.83%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.86%61.14%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.88%17.12%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.67%47.33%
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.21%24.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.64%59.36%
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 46.33%
    Liverpool 30.49%
    Draw 23.17%
Manchester CityDrawLiverpool
2-1 @ 9.22%
1-0 @ 7.49%
2-0 @ 6.61%
3-1 @ 5.43%
3-0 @ 3.89%
3-2 @ 3.78%
4-1 @ 2.39%
4-0 @ 1.72%
4-2 @ 1.67%
Other @ 4.13%
Total : 46.33%
1-1 @ 10.44%
2-2 @ 6.43%
0-0 @ 4.24%
3-3 @ 1.76%
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 23.17%
1-2 @ 7.29%
0-1 @ 5.92%
0-2 @ 4.13%
1-3 @ 3.39%
2-3 @ 2.99%
0-3 @ 1.92%
1-4 @ 1.18%
2-4 @ 1.04%
Other @ 2.65%
Total : 30.49%

How you voted: Man City vs Liverpool

Manchester City
39.6%
Liverpool
60.4%
409
Head to Head
Apr 10, 2022 4.30pm
Man City
2-2
Liverpool
De Bruyne (5'), Jesus (36')
Silva (40')
Jota (13'), Mane (46')
Robertson (28'), Alcantara (61'), Fabinho (83'), van Dijk (89')
Oct 3, 2021 4.30pm
Liverpool
2-2
Man City
Mane (59'), Salah (76')
Milner (42'), Jota (65'), Fabinho (83')
Foden (69'), De Bruyne (81')
Dias (26'), Cancelo (56'), Silva (78')
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Feb 7, 2021 4.30pm
Liverpool
1-4
Man City
Salah (63' pen.)
Alcantara (3'), Fabinho (70')
Gundogan (49', 73'), Sterling (76'), Foden (83')
Dias (62')
Nov 8, 2020 4.30pm
Man City
1-1
Liverpool
Jesus (31')
Sterling (61'), Laporte (79'), Walker (90+3')
Salah (13' pen.)
Matip (46')
Jul 2, 2020 8.15pm
Man City
4-0
Liverpool
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 Kevin De Bruyne warms up for Man City on October 30, 2021
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