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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

Meanwhile Southampton are yet to win this season, suffering seven defeats and one draw, they sit 19th in the table after throwing away a 2-0 lead against Leicester last weekend to lose 3-2 late in stoppage time, with Ryan Fraser also being shown a straight red card in the defeat.

26 October 2024 14:35

Manchester City vs Southampton

City come into today’s game on the back of an impressive 5-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday, to remain unbeaten in Europe. They’re also unbeaten in the Premier League so far this season and sit second in the table, but had to wait until the 95th minute last time out against Wolves to secure all three points at Molineux.

26 October 2024 14:31

Manchester City vs Southampton

Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad.

26 October 2024 14:27

Confirmed lineups - Man City v Saints

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovačić, Silva, Savinho, Nunes, Foden, Haaland

Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning, Dibling, Lallana, Downes, Fernandes, Archer

Karl Matchett26 October 2024 13:53

Manchester City vs Southampton

Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…

26 October 2024 13:00

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