Manchester City tops Southampton 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Manchester City had a straightforward win over Southampton.

April 9, 2023

SOUTHAMPTON. Manchester City had a easy win over Southampton. Manchester City got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from Erling Haaland (45′), Jack Grealish (58′) and Erling Haaland (68′). Southampton tried to recover with a goal from S. Mara (72′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a penalty (75′) scored by Julián Álvarez for Manchester City. Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the help of Ian Hussin and Marc Perry. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Southampton

1 - 4

Manchester City

! 27 Ball Possession 73

Shots

4 Total 13
1 On Target 8
2 Off Target 2
1 Shots blocked 3

59 Attack 136
18 Dangerous attack 50
61 Ball safe 67

12 Free Kicks 5
0 Penalties 1
0 Corners 10

Fouls

6 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 73% while Southampton was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.

Southampton shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 13 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Southampton didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (John Stones and Erling Haaland).

Match Timeline

36'

John Stones- Yellow

45'

Erling Haaland(goal)Kevin De Bruyne

56'

Bernardo Silva- sub ->Riyad Mahrez

56'

Erling Haaland- Yellow

56'

Kyle Walker- sub ->John Stones

58'

Jack Grealish(goal)

S. Armstrong- sub ->Mohamed Elyounoussi

61'

68'

Erling Haaland(goal)Jack Grealish

69'

Sékou Mara- sub ->Kamaldeen Sulemana

69'

Julián Álvarez- sub ->Erling Haaland

Sékou Mara(goal)M. Djenepo

72'

75'

Julián Álvarez(penalty)

80'

81'

Sergio Gómez- sub ->T. Walcott

81'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Southampton will stay with 23 points to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Manchester City will have 67 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

Manchester City will play away agasint Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

6.5

J. Bednarek 35.Poland

6.6

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

5.8

A. Bella-Kotchap 37.Germany

6.1

Ainsley Maitland-Niles 3.England

6.1

Mohamed Elyounoussi 24.Norway

6.5

61'

James Ward-Prowse 8.England

7.0

Roméo Lavia 45.Belgium

6.6

80'

Carlos Alcaraz 26.Argentina

6.2

69'

Kamaldeen Sulemana 20.Ghana

6.6

69'

Theo Walcott 32.England

6.4

81'

Substitutes

A. McCarthy 1.England

Romain Perraud 15.France

80'

Duje Caleta-Car 6.Croatia

I. Diallo 27.France

80'

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.4

61'

Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali

7.3

69'

Samuel Edozie 23.England

Sékou Mara 18.France

7.1

69'

72'

Paul Onuachu 12.Nigeria

Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rubén Sellés Salvador decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (6.5), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.1), Jan Bednarek (6.6), Armel Bella-Kotchap (6.1), Kyle Walker-Peters (5.8), Roméo Lavia (6.6), James Ward-Prowse (7.0), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.5), Theo Walcott (6.4), Carlos Alcaraz (6.2) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Romain Perraud, Alex McCarthy, Ibrahima Diallo, Samuel Edozie, Sékou Mara (7.1), Stuart Armstrong (6.4), Moussa Djenepo (7.3), Duje Ćaleta-Car and Ebere Paul Onuachu.

Southampton could not rely on the presence of I. Diallo (injured).

Substitutions

Southampton made 6 changes: Mohamed Elyounoussi for Stuart Armstrong (61′), Carlos Alcaraz for Moussa Djenepo (69′), Kamaldeen Sulemana for Sékou Mara (69′), R. Lavia for Ibrahima Diallo (80′), T. Walcott for Romain Perraud (80′) and T. Walcott for Sergio Gómez (81′).

Best player: Moussa Djenepo

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Moussa Djenepo.

His rating is (7.3) with 4 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Ederson 31.Brazil

6.6

Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands

6.7

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

7.1

Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland

6.5

John Stones 5.England

6.6

56'

36'

İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany

7.4

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

8.0

Rodri 16.Spain

6.8

81'

Jack Grealish 10.England

8.4

58'

Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria

6.2

56'

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

8.1

69'

56'

45', 68'

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

Rico Lewis 82.England

Kyle Walker 2.England

6.1

56'

Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain

Cole Palmer 80.England

Kalvin Phillips 4.England

81'

Sergio Gómez 21.Spain

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

6.1

56'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

7.2

69'

75'

Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.6), Manuel Akanji (6.5), Rúben Dias (7.1), Nathan Aké (6.7), John Stones (6.6), Rodri (6.8), Riyad Mahrez (6.2), Kevin De Bruyne (8.0), İlkay Gündoğan (7.4), Jack Grealish (8.4) and Erling Haaland (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cole Palmer, Kalvin Phillips, Rico Lewis, Kyle Walker (6.1), Stefan Ortega Moreno, Julián Álvarez (7.2), Sergio Gómez, Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva (6.1).

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Kyle Walker (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Riyad Mahrez for Bernardo Silva (56′), John Stones for Kyle Walker (56′), Erling Haaland for Julián Álvarez (69′) and Rodri for Kalvin Phillips (81′).