Manchester City vs. Southampton: Preview, Team News, Previous Meeting and Prediction
10/25/2024 07:19 PM
A great match to get right back to our winning ways.
Manchester City face a complicated away match vs. Southampton! Match day is here and City should be ready and roaring to go after a successful start to the season.
The Premier League is off to the races and City continue the fourth straight defense of the crown.
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
Time and Date: Saturday 26 October 2024, Kickoff at 15:00 BST, 10.00 am EST, USA
Referee: Tony Harrington.
Assistants: Derek Eaton, Akil Howson.
Fourth official: Sam Allison.
VAR: David Coote.
Assistant VAR: Simon Long.
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Preview + Form
A tricky match up, but one has to back City to be fresh and ready to go.
For the Saints, this is a real tricky spot as they have a motivated side in front of them and an in flux team in themselves.
The key battle will be the forwards chosen vs a their defense. An interesting match up is in tow. Who will play?
Which team will come out in front? We are in store for a fun match.
Previous Meeting
Our last encounter against Southampton was in April 2023 and saw Erling Haaland bag a brace, with Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez also on target in an impressive 4-1 victory at St Mary's Stadium.
The match also saw Kevin De Bruyne become the fastest player in Premier League history to reach 100 assists.
We last faced the Saints at the Etihad in October 2022, emerging as 4-0 victors with Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, Joao Cancelo and Haaland all on target in an emphatic win.
Team News
City's side have an unavailable/questionable list of Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Nathan Ake, & Oscar Bobb who are out or doubtful.
The Saints have Larios, Bazunu, Smallbone, Stewart and Fraser out/doubtful.
Prediction
Manchester City 4-1 Southampton
