Southampton v Manchester City, 08 April 2023

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance30,963

View Southampton v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 38 Southampton won: 7 Drawn: 9 Manchester City won: 22 Southampton scored: 38 Manchester City scored: 71 . Manchester City had now scored four goals in each of three of the last four meetings in all competitions.

1 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Sékou Mara 72 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland 45 G
Jack Grealish 58 G
Erling Haaland 68 G
Julián Alvarez penalty 75 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Armel Bella-Kotchap
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Stuart Armstrong for Mohamed Elyounoussi 61
Moussa Djenepo for Carlos Alcaraz 69
Sékou Mara for Kamaldeen Sulemana 69
Ibrahima Diallo for Roméo Lavia 80
Romain Perraud for Theo Walcott 80

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Riyad Mahrez 56
Kyle Walker for John Stones 56
Julián Alvarez for Erling Haaland 69
Kalvin Phillips for Rodri 81
Sergio Gómez for Nathan Aké 81

Cards:

Cards:

John Stones 36 Y
Erling Haaland 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Romain Perraud
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Sam Edozie
Forward Sékou Mara
Forward Paul Onuachu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 20th . With eight games still to play, Southampton had now equalled their club record of 19 defeats in a 38-game Premier League season. . The Saints had now lost 150 of their 458 home games in the Premier League (won 180). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 32 of their last 36 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now scored 117 goals in all competitions so far in this season. . 102 goals had now been scored in their 29 games so far in this Premier League season (for 75, against 27). . Erling Haaland became the first player to score 30 or more goals in a league season for City since Francis Lee in 1971-72 in League Division One.

1 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Sékou Mara 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Armel Bella-Kotchap
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Substitutions:

Stuart Armstrong for Mohamed Elyounoussi 61
Moussa Djenepo for Carlos Alcaraz 69
Sékou Mara for Kamaldeen Sulemana 69
Ibrahima Diallo for Roméo Lavia 80
Romain Perraud for Theo Walcott 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Romain Perraud
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Sam Edozie
Forward Sékou Mara
Forward Paul Onuachu

Comments:

League position: 20th . With eight games still to play, Southampton had now equalled their club record of 19 defeats in a 38-game Premier League season. . The Saints had now lost 150 of their 458 home games in the Premier League (won 180). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 32 of their last 36 games in the Premier League.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 45 G
Jack Grealish 58 G
Erling Haaland 68 G
Julián Alvarez penalty 75 P

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Riyad Mahrez 56
Kyle Walker for John Stones 56
Julián Alvarez for Erling Haaland 69
Kalvin Phillips for Rodri 81
Sergio Gómez for Nathan Aké 81

Cards:

John Stones 36 Y
Erling Haaland 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now scored 117 goals in all competitions so far in this season. . 102 goals had now been scored in their 29 games so far in this Premier League season (for 75, against 27). . Erling Haaland became the first player to score 30 or more goals in a league season for City since Francis Lee in 1971-72 in League Division One.