SOUTHAMPTON. Manchester City didn’t concede much to Southampton to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Manchester City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 30,937 spectators. The referee was Tim Robinson who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.83 degrees Celsius or 69.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 2 Total 26
- 0 On Target 5
- 0 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 13
- 43 Attack 157
- 10 Dangerous attack 151
- 58 Ball safe 41
- 8 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 15
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Southampton was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 151 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Manchester City to win the encounter.
Southampton shot 2 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 26 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Lesley Ugochukwu and Flynn Downes). On the other side, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Southampton has 11 points to remain in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Manchester City has 64 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will play away against Everton on the 18th of May with a 9-9 head to head.
Manchester City will host AFC Bournemouth on the 20th of May with a 16-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
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Southampton started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ivan Juric decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , Jack Stephens , Kyle Walker-Peters, James Bree , Flynn Downes , Lesley Ugochukwu , Welington , Tyler Dibling , Mateus Fernandes and Kamaldeen Sulemana .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Manning, Paul Onuachu, Cameron Archer , Alex McCarthy, Joe Aribo , Will Smallbone, Ross Stewart, Nathan Wood and Yukinari Sugawara.
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: Lesley Ugochukwu for Joe Aribo (46′), Mateus Fernandes for Will Smallbone (90′), Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ross Stewart (88′), Tyler Dibling for Cameron Archer (66′) and Welington for Ryan Manning (88′).
Player of the match: Jan Bednarek
The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was Jan Bednarek.
His rating is with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Rico Lewis , Rúben Dias , Manuel Akanji , Joško Gvardiol , Bernardo Silva , Mateo Kovačić , James McAtee , Kevin De Bruyne , Phil Foden , Erling Haaland .
They had on the bench: Omar Marmoush , Jérémy Doku , Nico González, İlkay Gündoğan, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly , Sávio , Jack Grealish and Stefan Ortega.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 4 changes: James McAtee for Jérémy Doku (46′), Mateo Kovačić for Omar Marmoush (84′), Rico Lewis for Nico O’Reilly (76′) and Phil Foden for Sávio (76′).
Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 70 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 18 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
