Match Pack: Saints vs Man City
It's a return to St Mary's for Southampton on Saturday, welcoming Manchester City in the Premier League. Get set for the clash with our Match Pack...
THE MATCH
Saints vs Man City
Premier League
St Mary's Stadium
Saturday 10th May, 3pm BST
THE OFFICIALS
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistants: Tim Wood, Steve Meredith
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Matt Donohue
Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
Saints will be looking to end the season in the best possible fashion as they look ahead to a summer of transition ahead of next season's Championship campaign.
Another positive performance against Man City, whom Saints pushed all the way back in October, would go some way to doing just that.
TEAM NEWS
Interim manager Simon Rusk confirmed he has a "fairly clean bill of health" ahead of Saturday's return to St Mary's, including reassurances on the fitness of Mateus Fernandes and Paul Onuachu.
THE MANAGERS
Simon Rusk: “It’s not a time for division. It’s important that we remain united in what we’re doing. When you get a bad result [like at Leicester] it's like there's a lot of work which feels undone. But we’ve got to do the work again, we have to fight and how you fight best as a footballer is not through words, but through actions."
Pep Guardiola: To follow.
TOP SCORERS
Saints
Goals:
Cameron Archer 5
Onuachu, Dibling 4
Fernandes, Aribo, Harwood-Bellis 3
Assists:
Mateus Fernandes 5
Tyler Dibling, Kamaldeen 3
Walker-Peters, Ugochukwu, Lallana, Taylor 2
Man City
Goals:
Erling Haaland 30
Phil Foden 10
McAtee, Kovacic, Marmoush 7
Assists:
Savinho 12
Nunes, Doku 9
Kevin De Bruyne 8
ONES TO WATCH
Jay Robinson: Saturday's fixture could provide the perfect opportunity for Jay Robinson to continue his impressive rise, testing himself against some of the best in the Premier League.
Whilst a start may still come too early in his development, he's come off the bench in two of his last three games where he's been involved in the matchday squad.
Omar Marmoush: As far as January signings go City's acquisition of forward Marmoush is right up there for one of the most effective in recent seasons.
10 goal involvements in 18 games since his January move has helped propel City back into the top four, chasing down a second place finish which looked beyond hope at one stage.
HEAD TO HEAD
Played: 102
Saints: 33
Draws: 27
Man City: 42
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
October 2024: Man City 1-0 Saints
April 2023: Saints 1-4 Man City (Mara)
January 2023: Saints 2-0 Man City (Mara, Djenepo)
October 2022: Man City 4-0 Saints
March 2022: Saints 1-4 Man City (Laporte OG) FA Cup
KEEP UP TO DATE
Not able to make it to St Mary's? Download the official Saints app to follow live in-match updates and follow us on social media for further updates and exclusive content:
- Instagram
- Twitter
- Facebook
Viewing this page on a mobile device? Download the Saints app for all the latest news, feature videos and interactive content to get you closer to the action!
