In a weekend match in week 30, on Saturday Apr 8th, Southampton plays host to Manchester City in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 20th placed Southampton, recorded a 0-1 loss against West Ham United. Nayef Aguerd struck first for West Ham United in the 25th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Southampton was frustrated by West Ham United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. West Ham United ended the match with the shutout victory. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Manchester City is fresh off their 4-1 win against Liverpool. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 17th minute on a feed from Diogo Jota, then Julián Álvarez tied it up for Manchester City in the 27th minute on a feed from Jack Grealish Finally they completed the comback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Kevin De Bruyne to cap off a wild match. Manchester City looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Manchester City was victorious by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over 53000 fans. João Cancelo struck first for Manchester City in the 20th minute on a feed from Phil Foden, then Phil Foden added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Kevin De Bruyne In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win.
Manchester City is fortunate enough to have Erling Braut Håland in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 9 goals. Southampton is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, C. Alcaraz and James Ward-Prowse each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Rubén Sellés Salvador’s squad will be without Che Adams, Valentino Livramento and Larios Lopez, while Josep Guardiola i Sala’s squad will be without Phil Foden.