SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton and Manchester City draw 1-1. K. Walker-Peters scored the first goal (7′) for Southampton. A. Laporte made it even (65′). Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (74%)
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 Simon Hooper who was helped by Simon Long and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 7 Total 21
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 16
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 60 Attack 191
- 12 Dangerous attack 127
- 72 Ball safe 65
- 5 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 11
Fouls
- 13 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 74% while Southampton was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 127 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Manchester City to win the match.
Southampton shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 3 yellow cards (J. Bednarek, S. Armstrong and M. Elyounoussi). Regarding the opposition, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Southampton will have 25 points like Leicester City to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will have 57 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 9th of February with a 14-3 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).
Manchester City will host Brentford on the 9th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Southampton – Formation
Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl decided to play with the following team: Fraser Forster , Kyle Walker-Peters , Jan Bednarek , Mohammed Salisu , Romain Perraud , Nathan Redmond , James Ward-Prowse , Oriol Romeu , Stuart Armstrong , Armando Broja and Che Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Lyanco , Ibrahima Diallo , T. Walcott, A. Armstrong, Y. Valery, S. Long, Mohamed Elyounoussi , J. Stephens and W. Caballero.
Substitutions
Southampton made 3 changes: N. Redmond for M. Elyounoussi (46′), J. Bednarek for Lyanco (71′) and S. Armstrong for I. Diallo (82′).
Best player: Mohammed Salisu
The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was Mohammed Salisu.
His rating is with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , Kevin De Bruyne , Raheem Sterling , Jack Grealish and Phil Foden .
They had on the bench: J. Wilson-Esbrand, J. McAtee, C. Slicker, J. Stones, İ. Gündoğan, Gabriel Jesus , S. Carson, Fernandinho and N. Aké.
Substitutions
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting R. Sterling for Gabriel Jesus (60′).
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 62 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 14 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Everton – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Leeds United – Newcastle United – 0-1
- Manchester United – West Ham United – 1-0
- Southampton – Manchester City – 1-1