Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Manchester City & Liverpool face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Manchester City have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 7 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss.
The Manchester City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Brentford here at Etihad Stadium. The defeat against Brentford was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored eight minutes into stoppage time (by Toney). Laporte was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Laporte hit two key passes and won 10 of 12 duels.
Preceding that match, a home win hosting Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Manchester City is on fire here. A stunning 30 from 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Liverpool form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Liverpool, as they won the Carabao Cup.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Liverpool so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from Firmino and Núñez (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Southampton in their previous game. Núñez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.82. Núñez scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Southampton in the Premier League.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Aston Villa.
Liverpool have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Liverpool have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Liverpool have avoided a loss in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) against Manchester City.Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 18 goals |  P. Foden 7 goals |   R. Firmino 7 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Manchester City | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 63 | 44 | Scored | S | 18 | 53 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 6.7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16.8 | 18.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 17 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 39% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
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