English Premier League

Southampton vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

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Southampton draw with Man City to avoid unwanted Premier League record

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 Commentary

  • 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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,937

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 36 +46 83
2 Arsenal 36 +33 68
3 Newcastle United 36 +23 66
4 Chelsea 37 +20 66
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
5 Jack Stephens
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
26 Lesley Ugochukwu Yellow Card
4 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
34 Welington
14 James Bree
20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
18 Mateus Fernandes
33 Tyler Dibling

MNC 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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