On 25 November, one of the matches of the 13th round of the English football championship took place. Man City (England) and Liverpool (England) met.
English Championship, 13th round
Man.City (England) - Liverpool (England) - 1:1 ( 1:0)
Goals: Holland (27) - Trent Alexander-Arnold (80)
Warnings: Nunez Darwin (75), Matip (86), Silva (89), Endo (90+4)
Manchester City and Liverpool met in an exciting Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. The score was 1-0 in favour of Manchester City at half-time, but a late Liverpool goal in the second half levelled the score and led to a 1-1 draw. It was Manchester City who took the lead early in the match, taking the lead as early as the 27th minute. Erling Haaland showed his goal scoring prowess to put his team ahead. At the start of the second half, Liverpool were determined to fight back and equalise. In the 55th minute, they made the first substitution of the match. Diogo Jota replaced L. Dias, adding attacking options and fresh energy to the Liverpool line-up. The Liverpool manager continued to make changes to his team, making two more substitutions in the 55th and 73rd minutes. К. Jones replaced R. Gravenberch and D. Soboslai came on in place of K. Gakpo. These substitutions were designed to give Liverpool's attacking game more creativity and dynamism. As the game progressed, the tension grew and the referee started to apply cards. In the 75th minute, Liverpool player D. Nunez received a yellow card for a careless tackle.
The game continued to be fiercely contested, with both teams striving for the decisive goal. In the 80th minute Liverpool took the opportunity to equalise. T. Alexander-Arnold made a stunning strike, beating the goalkeeper of Manchester City, and resumed the fight for victory. Liverpool fans exploded with joy, while Manchester City fans were left disappointed. In the final minutes of the game, both teams made additional substitutions in search of the winning goal. In the 85th minute, A. McAllister came on in place of V. Endo, and H. Elliott came on in place of D. Nunez for Liverpool. The last minutes of the game were tense, the players gave their best. In the 86th minute, Liverpool's J. Matip received a yellow card, and in the 89th minute - Manchester City's B. Silva. In the last minute of the main time V. Endo from Liverpool received a yellow card. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, and both teams got a point each in this tense struggle. Despite the result, fans enjoyed an exciting match filled with goals, substitutions and highlights from both sides. This Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool certainly lived up to expectations.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Man City vs Tottenham, Liverpool vs Fulham.
| Manchester City | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 3 |
| 14 | Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 9 | Penalty kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 2 |
| 9 | Offences | 11 |
| 8 | Corner | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 61% | Ball possession | 39% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 4 |
| 592 | Total assists | 384 |
| 538 | Accurate assists | 313 |
| 91% | Accuracy of passes | 82% |