Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
-
Match Preview
Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Saint Mary's.
- Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 34 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Manchester City FC H 0–0 D 03 May Leicester City FC A 0–2 L 26 Apr Fulham FC H 1–2 L 19 Apr West Ham United FC A 1–1 D 12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L 06 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Southampton FC A 0–0 D 02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 27 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W 22 Apr Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W 19 Apr Everton FC A 2–0 W 12 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 5–2 W Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Southampton FC to score. At the same time, Manchester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' James McAtee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chimuanya Ugochukwu suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jeremy Doku scoring 1 goals.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 431 games and scored 1011 goals.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taylor Harwood-Bellis made 431 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' Chimuanya Ugochukwu is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 46' Joe Aribo is replacing Chimuanya Ugochukwu for the Southampton FC side.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremy Doku, as he is very good at scoring at Saint Mary's with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 57' Southampton FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Archer. He replaces Tyler Dibling on 66 minute.
- 71' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 76' The whistle greets Phil Foden as he departs to be replaced by Savio.
- 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 86' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Omar Marmoush.
- 89' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Welington is replaced by Ryan Manning.
- 90' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Mateus Fernandes departs to be replaced by William Smallbone.
- The final score is 0-0.
-
Southampton FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 30
- 5
- 35
- 4
- 14
- 6
-
34
Welington ↓ Ryan Manning 89'
- 20
-
26
Chimuanya Ugochukwu ↓ Joe Aribo 46'
- 18
-
33
Tyler Dibling ↓ Cameron Archer 66'
Bench- 1
- 15
-
7
Joe Aribo ↑ 46'
-
3
Ryan Manning ↑ 89'
- 16
- 32
-
11
Ross Stewart ↑ 89'
-
19
Cameron Archer ↑ 66'
-
8
William Smallbone ↑ 90'
Coach Simon RuskManchester City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
8
Mateo Kovacic ↓ Omar Marmoush 86'
- 31
- 20
- 17
-
47
Phil Foden ↓ Savio 76'
- 25
- 3
- 9
- 24
-
87
James McAtee ↓ Jeremy Doku 46'
-
82
Rico Lewis ↓ Nico O'Reilly 76'
Bench- 19
- 10
- 18
- 27
-
11
Jeremy Doku ↑ 46'
-
7
Omar Marmoush ↑ 86'
-
26
Savio ↑ 76'
- 14
-
75
Nico O'Reilly ↑ 76'
Coach Pep Guardiola -
Head to Head
Southampton FC Form
Manchester City FC Form
2025-05-10 Southampton FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-19 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC W