Southampton 1-1 Manchester City: Draw on Saturday
SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton and Manchester City draw 1-1. K. Walker-Peters scored the first goal (7') for Southampton. A. Laporte settled the score 1-1 (65').
SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton and Manchester City draw 1-1. K. Walker-Peters scored the first goal (7′) for Southampton. A. Laporte settled the score 1-1 (65′). Manchester City was far superior when it came to possession ball (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 around 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 74% while Southampton was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 127 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Manchester City to win the encounter.
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). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City.
After this match, Southampton will have 24 points like Crystal Palace to move up in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Manchester City will have 56 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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7'7'
K. Walker-Peters
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33'33'
J. Bednarek
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46'46'
M. Elyounoussi
N. Redmond
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60'60'
Gabriel Jesus
R. Sterling
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65'65'
A. Laporte
K. De Bruyne
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71'71'
Lyanco
J. Bednarek
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79'79'
S. Armstrong
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82'82'
I. Diallo
S. Armstrong
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90'90'
M. Elyounoussi
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Southampton will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 9th of February with a 14-3 head to head stats 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 and Lineups
Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl chose 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 .
Substitutes
Southampton made 3 changes: N. Redmond for M. Elyounoussi (46′), J. Bednarek for Lyanco (71′) and S. Armstrong for I. Diallo (82′).
Top player: Mohammed Salisu
Probably the most impressive player in Southampton was Mohammed Salisu.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, 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 .
Substitutes
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting R. Sterling for Gabriel Jesus (60′).
Top player: Kevin De Bruyne
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 61 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
