Southampton vs Man City Preview and Prediction: Finishing off the bottom-placed team
The match between Southampton and Man City in the English Premier League will take place at 9:00 PM on May 10th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Southampton vs Man City
Southampton's Albert Gronbaek (Achilles heel) and Charlie Taylor (hip) remain absent, but Paul Onuachu has recovered from his ankle injury and is likely to start in place of Ross Stewart in attack.
Coach Rusk appears to have settled on a lineup with Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mateus Fernandes in attacking roles, while the highly sought-after young talent Tyler Dibling is likely to start from the bench.
Flynn Downes and Lesley Ugochukwu will start in central midfield, while Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Manning will play on the flanks as wing-backs. Taylor Harwood-Bellis – a product of the Man City academy – is expected to secure a starting place in the three-man defense alongside Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens.
On the Man City side, Rodri and Nathan Ake have returned to training after knee and foot injuries, but Saturday's game is still too soon for both. John Stones (thigh) and Oscar Bobb (hamstring) remain sidelined.
Erling Haaland has recovered from an ankle injury that kept him out for six games and could start or come off the bench. If he starts, he will be supported by Omar Marmoush and Jeremy Doku in attack.
Manager Guardiola will consider whether to continue starting De Bruyne, as he may want to rest the Belgian star before his farewell match at the Etihad against Bournemouth next Tuesday. Alternative options include Phil Foden, James McAtee, or Nico Gonzalez.
Manuel Akanji has recovered from injury and could make his first start since February 11th. If so, Josko Gvardiol could be moved to left-back, while Nico O'Reilly will most likely return to the bench.
Latest predicted lineups for Southampton vs Man City
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes, Sulemana; Onuachu
Manchester City:
Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez, Gundogan, Bernardo; Marmoush, Haaland, Doku
Latest football match prediction: Southampton vs Man City
Southampton are certain to finish bottom of the Premier League table after suffering their 28th defeat of the season against Leicester City – second-to-last – with a 0-2 away loss last weekend.
The St Mary's team is in danger of setting a terrible record in the Premier League. If they lose one more game in the last three rounds, they will equal the record for the most defeats (29) in a season of the 20-team league – equal to Sunderland in 2005-06, Derby County in 2007-08 and Sheffield United in 2020-21.
Southampton also only need one more point to avoid equaling Derby's lowest Premier League points total (11 points) in the 2007-08 season. They have conceded 82 goals this season – and only three seasons in their history have seen them concede more: 85 goals in 1952-53, 92 goals in 1966-67 and 83 goals in 1967-68.
Interim manager Simon Rusk hopes to finish the season on a positive note and is working to find a formula to prevent the team from dropping points. Southampton have lost the most points from leading games in the Premier League this season (28 points), and if they are again ahead of Man City but fail to win, it will be the first time in history they have dropped more than 30 points after leading in a single season.
However, winning against Man City on Saturday will be an extremely difficult task. Southampton have only won 1 of their last 15 Premier League encounters with the Manchester side (3 draws, 11 defeats) – that being a 1-0 home win in July 2020 under former manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.
In stark contrast, Man City are in excellent form with a nine-match unbeaten run across all competitions (seven wins, two draws) and have won all four of their most recent Premier League matches – their longest winning streak of the season.
Legendary Kevin De Bruyne, soon to leave the club, scored the only goal in last weekend's 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton, helping Pep Guardiola's side climb to third place in the league table by taking advantage of Newcastle and Nottingham Forest dropping points.
The race for a Champions League spot next season is incredibly tight. With three games remaining, Man City are one point ahead of Newcastle and Chelsea (ranked 4th and 5th), three points ahead of Forest, and only three points behind second-placed Arsenal – who will face newly crowned champions Liverpool this weekend.
Man City are aiming for their second consecutive away win in the Premier League – something they haven't achieved since August. They have a good chance of doing so, boasting a run of 29 unbeaten matches against bottom-of-the-table teams going into the game (24 wins, 5 draws), since their 1-2 defeat to West Brom in December 2008. Notably, they have won their last 12 matches in a row with an impressive aggregate score of 44-1.
Since the 2004-05 season, Man City have only lost to Southampton three times in 25 Premier League meetings (17 wins, 5 draws), and all three defeats came at St Mary's. They won the first leg 1-0 at the Etihad and are aiming for a clean sheet against Southampton for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
Latest Southampton vs Man City score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Southampton vs Man Cityas follows:
- Sportsmole:Southampton 0-3 Man City
- WhoScore:Southampton 1-4 Man City
- Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 0-4 Man City
When and where can I watch Southampton vs Man City live?
To watch the Southampton vs Man City match live in the English Premier League at 9:00 PM on May 10th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
