In a weekend match in week 10, on Saturday Oct 8th, Manchester City hosts Southampton in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Manchester City recorded a 6-3 win against Manchester United. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 8th minute, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 34th minute. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Southampton, recorded a 1-2 loss against Everton. Joe Aribo scored the first goal for Southampton in the 49th minute, then in the 52nd minute, Amadou Mvom Onana sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Conor Coady Finally they completed the comback in the 54th minute on a goal by Dwight McNeil to cap off a wild match. Southampton looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Mar 20th, Southampton hosted Manchester City in their last match together. Manchester City was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Raheem Sterling struck first for Manchester City in the 12th minute, then Aymeric Laporte tied it up for Southampton on an own goal in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Southampton is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Adam Armstrong and Roméo Lavia each only have 1 goal in their last five. Erling Braut Håland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 8 goals for Manchester City
Rodri, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte and Kalvin Phillips are unavailable to play for Josep Guardiola i Sala’s team, while Southampton will be without Valentino Livramento.