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Manchester City vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, score and reaction after Haaland winner

Follow all the reaction after City beat Saints

Luke Baker
Saturday 26 October 2024 12:35 EDT
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Manchester City beat Southampton today in the Premier League to move top of the table - at least until Sunday, when rivals Arsenal and Liverpool face off in North London.

City would certainly have expected victory against winless Saints and that duly arrived, but by a narrower scoreline than some imagined, with Erling Haaland’s fifth-minute goal the only one of the game in a 1-0 win for Pep Guardiola’s team. Matheus Nunes continued his recent good run with another assist for the striker, but the league’s top scorer spurned several chances to add to his tally.

Saints will feel the result is far from their worst of the campaign but they remain down at the foot of the table and without a win, needing a quick pickup if they’re not to make an immediate return to the Championship

Follow the latest reaction from the Premier League below:

Manchester City vs Southampton

Decent effort! Southampton sit deep and City get into the final third, with the ball coming out to Dias around 25 yards out and the defender tries his luck with an effort from distance. It's a powerful shot, but too close to Ramsdale, who makes a good save.

26 October 2024 15:05

Manchester City vs Southampton

It took City just over two minutes to open the scoring against Sparta Prague in midweek, with Foden scoring the first goal of the game with a lovely finish.

26 October 2024 15:02

Manchester City vs Southampton

City get us under way!

26 October 2024 15:01

Manchester City vs Southampton

The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!

26 October 2024 14:55

Manchester City vs Southampton

Meanwhile Russell Martin has made two changes to his Saints side, with Sugawara and Aribo missing out and they have been replaced by Lallana and Stephens, who returns following a five-match suspension after his sending off against Manchester United.

26 October 2024 14:52

Manchester City vs Southampton

Pep Guardiola has made four changes to the side that beat Sparta Prague in midweek, with Ortega, Stones, Ake and Gundogan all dropping to the bench and they’ve been replaced by Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias and Kovacic in the starting line-up.

26 October 2024 14:48

Manchester City vs Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Joe Aribo, Adam Armstrong, James Bree, Yukinari Sugawara, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Maxwel Cornet, Lesley Ugochukwu, Paul Onuachu.

26 October 2024 14:45

Manchester City vs Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON (5-4-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Ryan Manning, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Kyle Walker-Peters; Adam Lallana, Mateus Fernandes, Flynn Downes, Tyler Dibling; Cameron Archer.

26 October 2024 14:44

Manchester City vs Southampton

MAN CITY SUBS: John Stones, Nathan Ake, Stefan Ortega, Ilkay Gundogan, Scott Carson, Nico O’Reilly, James McAtee.

26 October 2024 14:40

Manchester City vs Southampton

MAN CITY (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis; Mateo Kovacic; Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes, Savinho; Erling Haaland.

26 October 2024 14:40

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