First Half: Southampton 0-0 Man City
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Southampton 0-0 Man City
KICK OFF!
We are under way at St Mary's Stadium...
Can Southampton cause an upset or will City secure the win and move level on points with Arsenal in second?
Time to find out!
Here come the players!
The teams have emerged from the tunnel and kick-off is just seconds away!
Team news reminder!
A reminder of how the teams line-up as we approach kick-off...
Southampton: Ramsdale, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Welington, Ugochukwu, Downes, Fernandes, Dibling, Kamaldeen.
Man City: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, McAtee, Foden, Haaland.
Foden and Haaland to guide City past Saints?
Sky Sports' Patrick Rowe:
"Erling Haaland's return is a huge boost for Man City heading into the final three fixtures.
"Pep Guardiola's side are in the driving seat for Champions League qualification in third, but there could be plenty more twists in the tale with only four points separating them and Aston Villa in seventh.
"The clash against already relegated Southampton arrives at the perfect time. It's hard to look past a routine win for City today.
"I'm expecting a dominant performance here and will be keeping a close eye on Phil Foden and how he responds to being brought back into the line-up for the first time since April 6."
The stage is set...
St Mary's Stadium is ready and waiting for Southampton vs Man City this afternoon...
Saints looking to avoid unwanted record...
Southampton have lost 28 Premier League games this season, while defeat here would equal the highest number of losses in a 20-team top-flight campaign (also Sunderland in 2005-06, Derby in 2007-08 and Sheffield United in 2020-21).
He's back...
Man City striker Erling Haaland is all smiles ahead of making his first appearance in over a month today.
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Jones Knows: City cruise past Southampton
Sky Sports' betting expert Lewis Jones:
If Southampton can only generate 0.5 worth of expected goals and allow Leicester to beat them to nil, then what chance they have got facing a footballing machine like City?
Saints remain the lowest scorers in the English leagues with just 25 goals, and City's defence has developed a snarl in recent weeks. It's much more secure, with the Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol axis impressing.
Man City to win to nil is 11/10 with Sky Bet.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-2
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City finding form at the right time...
Manchester City have won their last four Premier League games, their joint-longest winning run of the season.
They’re looking to win back-to-back away league games for the first time since August.
De Bruyne likes playing Saints...
Against no side has Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne been directly involved in more Premier League goals than he has against Southampton (14 – 4 goals, 10 assists).
Only Ryan Giggs (12 vs Man City and 12 vs Newcastle) and Cesc Fàbregas (11 vs Tottenham) have more assists against an opponent in the competition than his 10 vs Saints.
Man City closing in on Arsenal...
Man City can move level on points with Arsenal in second if they secure the win against Southampton today.
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Man City’s Jérémy Doku has completed more dribbles than any other player in the Premier League this season (102), while he also has the highest dribble success rate of anyone to attempt at least 60 (61.5%).
Last time out: Man City 1-0 Wolves
Last time out: Leicester 2-0 Southampton
Three changes for Saints
Southampton have made three changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Leicester last weekend.
James Bree, Tyler Dibling and Welington come in for Kyle Walker-Peters, Ryan Manning and Ross Stewart.
Walker-Peters has not been included in the match-day squad.
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Man City changes - Haaland returns
Man City striker Erling Haaland features for the first time since March 30 after missing six games with an ankle injury.
The forward replaces Omar Marmoush at striker, which is one of five changes made by Pep Guardiola from the 1-0 win against Wolves last week.
Nico O'Reilly, Jeremy Doku, Matheus Nunes and Ilkay Gundogan also come out of the line-up for Manuel Akanji, James McAtee, Phil Foden and Rico Lewis.
Southampton team news
Southampton: Ramsdale, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Welington, Ugochukwu, Downes, Fernandes, Dibling, Kamaldeen.
Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Sugawara, Wood, Smallbone, Aribo, Archer, Stewart, Onuachu.
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