
Southampton vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSouthampton draw with Man City to avoid unwanted Premier League record
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Southampton salvaged a point in a surprising 0-0 Premier League draw with Manchester City on Saturday that meant they avoided being the joint-worst team in Premier League history.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 8': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton).
- 8': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 14': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 14': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by James McAtee (Manchester City).
- 21': Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Bree.
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 24': Offside, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton).
- 30': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 36': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 36': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 38': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Welington.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 40': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 42': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 42': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton).
- 43': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McAtee with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 45'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
- 45'+2': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces James McAtee.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Welington (Southampton).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Bree.
- 56': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 56': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 57': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mateus Fernandes.
- 60': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 60': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 65': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 65': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Tyler Dibling.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
- 67': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
- 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Welington.
- 70': Attempt saved. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 72': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Phil Foden.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Rico Lewis.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 77': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 77': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Savinho.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Welington (Southampton).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Offside, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 83': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a headed pass.
- 83': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 84': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 84': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 87': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 87': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 88': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
- 89': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 90'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Bree.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Southampton. Will Smallbone replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 90'+6': Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Manchester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Manchester City 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
15 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
0 | Saves | 4 |
71.8 | Possession | 28.2 |
26 | SHOTS | 2 |
5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
573 | Accurate Passes | 196 |
641 | Passes | 258 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
10 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
44 | Crosses | 5 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
26 | Long Balls | 57 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
13 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
12 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
3 | Interceptions | 11 |
8 | Effective Clearances | 52 |
8 | Clearances | 52 |
Game Information
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,937
Line-Ups
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
35 | Jan Bednarek |
5 | Jack Stephens |
6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
26 | Lesley Ugochukwu ![]() |
4 | Flynn Downes ![]() |
34 | Welington |
14 | James Bree |
20 | Kamaldeen Sulemana |
18 | Mateus Fernandes |
33 | Tyler Dibling |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
25 | Manuel Akanji |
3 | Rúben Dias |
24 | Josko Gvardiol |
82 | Rico Lewis |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
8 | Mateo Kovacic |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
9 | Erling Haaland |
47 | Phil Foden |
87 | James McAtee |
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