Manchester City vs Southampton, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueDe Bruyne, Mahrez score 2 as Man City beats Southampton 5-2
— Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne both scored twice to lead Manchester City to a 5-2 victory over Southampton on Wednesday, moving 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 1': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 9': Offside, Southampton. Alex McCarthy tries a through ball, but Stuart Armstrong is caught offside.
- 12': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 15': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 15': Goal! Manchester City 1, Southampton 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 23': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Salisu.
- 23': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ederson.
- 24': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 24': Penalty Southampton. Jannik Vestergaard draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Penalty conceded by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Goal! Manchester City 1, Southampton 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 27': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 27': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 28': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 33': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ederson.
- 34': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 36': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 36': Offside, Manchester City. Kyle Walker tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 37': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 37': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Goal! Manchester City 2, Southampton 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 45'+3': Goal! Manchester City 3, Southampton 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Southampton 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Southampton 1.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Tella replaces Moussa Djenepo because of an injury.
- 49': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 50': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 51': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 55': Goal! Manchester City 4, Southampton 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 56': Goal! Manchester City 4, Southampton 2. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
- 58': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 59': Goal! Manchester City 5, Southampton 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 60': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 60': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Ferran Torres replaces Riyad Mahrez.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Jack Stephens.
- 63': Offside, Southampton. Che Adams tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 64': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 68': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Caleb Watts replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fernandinho.
- 79': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ederson.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Benjamin Mendy replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 82': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 82': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 84': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 84': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 90'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Southampton 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Southampton 2.
Statistics
SOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 401 | Accurate Passes | 613 |
| 481 | Passes | 673 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 7 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 22 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 11 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
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