Manchester City v Southampton - as it happened
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Premier League matchday 9 clash between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad, which kicks off at 16:00 CET.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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90'FT: City 1-0 Southampton. City move top of the Premier League. Things looked set to be easy for the Cityzens against the Saints when Haaland broke the deadlock in the fifth minute, but nothing could have been further from the truth. The visitors were a tough nut to crack as they tried until the last minute of the game to find an equaliser and take a point. Haaland had two clear chances in the second half to extend the lead but the Norwegian was not as clinical as at the start of the game.
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90'City sub: Stones replaces Lewis.
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90'Nothing comes of it.
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90'Onuachu earns a late corner for the visitors!
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90'Six minutes added!
Yellow card
a Manchester City
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88'Kovacic is cautioned after fouling Walker-Peters.
Substitution
at Manchester City
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86'Southampton double sub: Onuachu and Sulemana IN. Archer and Downes OUT.
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85'City sub: Gundogan replaces Nunes.
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83'Downes will continue playing.
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82'Downes is being treated by the Saints medical staff. The defender could have picked up an injury.
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79'Man City struggle to play the ball out from the back due to Southampton's high pressing.
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75'Southampton sub: Bree replaces Manning.
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73'Great chance for the Saints! Fernandes feeds Armstrong inside the box but the striker's effort goes wide of the crossbar!
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69'Man City keep moving the ball around Southampton's box as the Saints hold the fort.
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64'Savinho is being a real nightmare for the Saints defence,
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62'Bednarek fouls Haaland and stops Man City's counter attack.
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59'Southampton sub: Lallana is replaced by Aribo.
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55'Lallana is shown a yellow card for complaining to the ref.
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53'What a miss from Haaland! Savinho's pinpoint cross to the far post finds the Norwegian who had the simple task of pushing the ball into the net, but the former BVB man finish went of the post somehow.
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51'Savinho dribbles past Manning but the Saints defender brings him down.
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49'HUGE CHANCE FOR CITY! Foden takes the corner and Haaland's header at the far post is denied by an impressive goal-line clearance from Harwood-Bellis!
Yellow card
a Southampton
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48'Armstrong is cautioned after a hard foul on Nunes.
Substitution
at Southampton
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46'Southampton sub: Armstrong replaces Dibling.
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46'Second half underway!
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45'HT: City 1-0 Southampton. The first half was dominated by the home side but the Saints also played with character. The Sky Blues went in at half-time with the lead thanks to Haaland's early goal but the visitors were close to restore parity through Archer, who was denied by the woodwork.
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45'WHAT A CHANCE FOR THE SAINTS! Archer receives with space and once inside the box beats Ederson with a close-range finish but the ball hits the crossbar!
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45'One min added!
Yellow card
a Southampton
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42'Downes sees yellow after a hard tackle on Bernardo Silva.
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36'Man City's high pressing pays off and the Sky Blues win the ball back after a poor pass from Ramdale, but the move ends in a corner for the hosts.
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33'Kovacic tries to find Foden inside the box but the ball ends in Ramsdale's hands.
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29'Corner for City after Walker-Peters cleared Savinho's cross.
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27'Great defending from Fernandes, who steals the ball from Savinho when the Brazilian was about to shoot from the edge of the box.
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23'Great chance for City! Gvardiol feeds Kovacic inside the box and the Croatian midfielder's shot is blocked by Harwood-Bellis. Nunes picks up the ball after the rebound but his cross to the far post is caught by Ramsdale.
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20'Manning's cross from the right flank is cleared by Gvardiol.
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16'Southampton keep playing with personality despite trailing 1-0.
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13'Savinho earns a corner for City after his cross was cleared by Stephens.
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11'Matheus Nunes tries his luck from 26 yards but his curling effort goes wide of the far post.
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8'Bernardo Silva finds Savinho on the edge of the bux but the former Girona man's effort is caught by Ramsdale.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 5'
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Statistics of E. Haaland in Premier League31220.71320
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5'GOOOOOALLLLLL TO MAN CITY! Nunes' cross from the left is fired home by Erilgn Haaland at the far post. Despite being grabbed, the Norwegian managed to beat Ramsdale.
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4'Ruben dias' long-range effort ends in Ramsdale's hands.
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3'The Saints move the ball from wing to wing despite City's pressing.
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1'Everything underway here!
Start of match
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PRVWSouthampton CONFIRMED lineup: Ramsdale; Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Manning, Downes, Lallana; Fernandes, Dibling and Archer.
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PRVWMan City CONFIRMED lineup: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Kovacic, Bernardo, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Haaland.
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PRVWLineups have landed at the Etihad!
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PRVWAs the Cityzens try to keep pace with leaders Liverpool, while also competing in the Champions League and League Cup, Guardiola has to find a way to keep his players motivated for more mundane fixtures such as the visit from second-bottom Southampton.
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PRVWTony Harrington is in the middle for this one, David Coote the VAR.
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PRVWSouthampton possible starting XI: Ramsdale; Stephens, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis; Walker-Peters, Aribo, Downes, Fernandes, Manning; Dibling and Archer.
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PRVWMan City possible starting XI: Ederson; Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Savinho, Bernardo, Foden, Nunes and Haaland.
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PRVWLet's get things warmed up with some possible lineups...
Pre-match
26 October 2024, 16:00
Referee: Tony Harrington | VAR: David Coote
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League matchday 9 clash between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad!