Manchester City Form
Manchester City came through the previous round of the competition with ease, beating Newcastle United 3:1 away from home. Omar Marmoush scored twice in that match. The team deservedly won, enjoying complete superiority over their opponents, with the xG figure standing at 1.11:3.42 in favour of the Manchester club. That was the eighth victory in their last nine FA Cup matches. Interestingly, Manchester City have reached the final in each of the last three editions of this cup, but only lifted the trophy in 2023.
- The club have won 19 of their previous 21 matches in this tournament.
- At least three goals were scored in 7 of Manchester City's last 10 FA Cup matches.
- Manchester City kept a clean sheet in 9 of their previous 11 home games in this cup.
Potential Manchester City Lineup (3-4-3)*
James Trafford – Nathan Ake, John Stones, Abdukodir Khusanov, Matheus Nunes – Nico Gonzalez, Nico O'Reilly – Savinho, Jeremy Doku, Tijjani Reijnders – Rayan Cherki, Omar Marmoush.
Defender Josko Gvardiol will miss out through injury. Defender Ruben Dias is a doubt for the match.
Liverpool Form
Liverpool also played away from home in the last 16 and also won 3:1. Only the opponent was more straightforward – league outsiders Wolverhampton Wanderers. All the goals in that game were scored in the second half. It is also worth noting that the team have won all three of their previous cup matches, scoring at least three goals in each. If the club come out on top in this fixture, they will reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2022.
- In their previous nine matches in this tournament, Liverpool have suffered only one defeat (7 wins and 1 draw).
- Three or more goals were scored in 7 of the team's last 8 FA Cup games.
- Liverpool scored at least two goals in 8 of their previous 9 matches in this cup.
Potential Liverpool Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Alisson – Dominik Szoboszlai, Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez – Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch – Rio Ngumoha, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah – Cody Gakpo.
Defender Conor Bradley and midfielder Wataru Endo are out until the end of the season. The participation of forwards Alexander Isak and Mohamed Salah, as well as goalkeeper Alisson, is in doubt.
Who Will Referee the Match
Michael Oliver (England)
Matches – 23 (the Premier League and English cups, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second bookings) – 67;
Yellow cards per match on average – 2.9;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match on average – 22;
Penalties – 4%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their last match in this tournament is listed.
