Premier League

Man City vs Southampton: Preview, predictions and lineups

Jeremy Doku

Manchester City hope to pour even more misery on newly-promoted Southampton this Saturday when the two sides meet at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.

The reigning eight-time champions secured a late and controversial victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend to avoid another slip-up but have looked far from convincing domestically without the likes of Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne.

A 5-0 victory over Sparta Prague in the Champions League midweek should boost morale and they will be looking to inflict a similar scoreline on the winless Saints this weekend. Victory is of paramount importance given Arsenal and Liverpool face one another on Sunday.

Southampton’s search for a Premier League victory has been agonising and a 98th-minute strike from Leicester City’s Jordan Ayew last weekend saw them surrender a two-goal lead in another devastating defeat.

Securing a victory against City on the road will be borderline impossible but their recent trip to Arsenal showed their ability to cause the Premier League’s big dogs a few issues at the very least.

Here’s 90min’s preview of the game.

Man City vs Southampton H2H Record (Last Five Games)

Current form (all competitions)

Man City

Southampton

Man City 5-0 Sparta Prague – 23/10/24

Southampton 2-3 Leicester – 19/10/24

Wolves 1-2 Man City – 20/10/24

Arsenal 3-1 Southampton – 05/10/24

Man City 3-2 Fulham – 05/10/24

Bournemouth 3-1 Southampton – 30/09/24

Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City – 01/10/24

Southampton 1-1 Ipswich – 21/09/24

Newcastle 1-1 Man City – 28/09/24

Everton 1-1 (5-6p) Southampton – 17/09/24

Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

Not televised (Live radio commentary on talkSPORT 2)

United States

Peacock

Canada

fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 2 Canada

Jeremy Doku

Jeremy Doku has entered the treatment room / Marc Atkins/GettyImages

City’s injury list is starting to grow at a pivotal moment in the season, with wingers Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish now out of action. Elsewhere, Rodri and Oscar Bobb remain long-term absentees, while Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker are still missing.

Pep Guardiola made a few alterations for the midweek demolition of Sparta Prague but the likes of Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Savinho, Bernardo Silva and John Stones are all likely to retain their starting spots for Southampton’s visit.

Ederson should return between the sticks as Stefan Ortega drops out, while Mateo Kovacic – who scored twice in City’s last Premier League home match – is likely to replace Matheus Nunes despite the Portuguese…

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