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Premier League | Gameweek 23
Feb 7, 2021 at 4.30pm UK
Anfield
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Liverpool
1 - 4
Man City

Salah (63' pen.)
Alcantara (3'), Fabinho (70')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Gundogan (49', 73'), Sterling (76'), Foden (83')
Dias (62')

The Match

Match Report

Pep Guardiola's team ended a poor run of results at Anfield with a 4-1 win.

Team News

Alisson Becker, Fabinho and Sadio Mane all missed the 1-0 midweek defeat at home to Brighton.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Premier League leaders Manchester City could line up for Sunday's trip to face champions Liverpool at Anfield.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

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 48.91%. A win for Liverpool had a probability of 27.55% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.71%) and 0-2 (7.59%). The likeliest Liverpool win was 2-1 (6.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
LiverpoolDrawManchester City
27.55%23.54%48.91%
Both teams to score 58.94%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.6%42.4%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.19%64.8%
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.44%28.56%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.65%64.35%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.5%17.5%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52%48%
Score Analysis
    Liverpool 27.55%
    Manchester City 48.91%
    Draw 23.53%
LiverpoolDrawManchester City
2-1 @ 6.84%
1-0 @ 6.26%
2-0 @ 3.92%
3-1 @ 2.86%
3-2 @ 2.49%
3-0 @ 1.64%
Other @ 3.54%
Total : 27.55%
1-1 @ 10.91%
2-2 @ 5.96%
0-0 @ 5%
3-3 @ 1.45%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.53%
1-2 @ 9.51%
0-1 @ 8.71%
0-2 @ 7.59%
1-3 @ 5.53%
0-3 @ 4.41%
2-3 @ 3.46%
1-4 @ 2.41%
0-4 @ 1.92%
2-4 @ 1.51%
Other @ 3.85%
Total : 48.91%

How you voted: Liverpool vs Man City

Liverpool
32.2%
Draw
16.9%
Manchester City
50.8%
301
Head to Head
Nov 8, 2020 4.30pm
Gameweek 8
Man City
1-1
Liverpool
Jesus (31')
Sterling (61'), Laporte (79'), Walker (90+3')
Salah (13' pen.)
Matip (46')
Jul 2, 2020 8.15pm
Nov 10, 2019 4.30pm
Aug 4, 2019 3pm
Community Shield
Liverpool
1-1
Man City
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Jan 3, 2019 8pm
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Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling pictured on January 17, 2021
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Liverpool forward Sadio Mane pictured in September 2020
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola pictured on January 23, 2021
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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker pictured in September 2020
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Sergio Aguero in action for Manchester City on December 15, 2020
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Feb 3, 23:57
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014


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