English Premier League

Southampton vs Manchester City, 2020-21 English Premier League

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Man City downs Southampton 1-0 in EPL

— Manchester City returned to winning ways by defeating in-form Southampton 1-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 7': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 7': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 13': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 14': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
  • 14': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 16': Goal! Southampton 0, Manchester City 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 23': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 25': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Moussa Djenepo is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
  • 28': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 31': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
  • 33': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Ferran Torres (Manchester City).
  • 36': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 38': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Tella replaces Danny Ings because of an injury.
  • 42': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 42': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 45': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 45': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo following a fast break.
  • 52': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Nathan Tella is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 58': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 59': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Moussa Djenepo.
  • 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 60': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
  • 67': Hand ball by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 67': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 67': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Ferran Torres (Manchester City).
  • 67': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 78': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 80': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
  • 80': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
  • 81': Offside, Southampton. Oriol Romeu tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Daniel N'Lundulu replaces Che Adams.
  • 83': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
  • 83': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
  • 86': Offside, Manchester City. Kyle Walker tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Daniel N'Lundulu (Southampton).
  • 89': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Manchester City 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 4
51.7 Possession 48.3
11 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
466 Accurate Passes 408
547 Passes 498
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 54
20 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 26
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 10
18 Effective Clearances 4
18 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 2,000

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
4 Jannik Vestergaard
35 Jan Bednarek
3 Ryan Bertrand
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
6 Oriol Romeu Yellow Card
8 James Ward-Prowse Yellow Card
12 Moussa Djenepo
32 Theo Walcott
10 Ché Adams
9 Danny Ings

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK) Yellow Card
3 Rúben Dias
5 John Stones
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
17 Kevin De Bruyne
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan
21 Ferran Torres
7 Raheem Sterling
20 Bernardo Silva

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