Manchester City v Southampton result

Full-time · Manchester City 1–0 Southampton

Premier League · Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:00 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Southampton · Head-to-head

Manchester City 1–0 Southampton — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Southampton 1–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 26 October.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 14 matches.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Erling Haaland (5’, assisted by Matheus Nunes).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Manchester City 2.95, Southampton 0.21, from 22 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed four yellow cards — against 2.4 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Mateo Kovačić (88’); Southampton: Flynn Downes (42’), Adam Armstrong (48’) and A. Lallana (56’).

What it changes

Manchester City have scored in eight consecutive matches.

Southampton are winless in their last eight matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Sávio (Manchester City) 6.3, Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) 6.0 and Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host Ipswich on 17 October 2026.

Southampton next host Bolton on 17 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v Ipswich, Saturday 17 October — the preview. Next for Southampton: Southampton v Bolton, Saturday 17 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 1–0 Southampton · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 3 · draws 2 · Southampton 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 1D 0L · Southampton 0W 2D 3L

Manchester City 1–0 Southampton (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

10.29 / 4.38

Corners

against 1.86 / 7 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

9 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 2.14 / 5.88 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 3.13

Cards

against 2.43 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

2.44 yellows

Referee · T. Harrington

1 home / 1.44 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	10.29 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 7 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	23.57 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 17.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	9 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	6.29 for · 7.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington — 2.44 yellow cards a game, 0.22 red cards, 19.89 fouls over 9 matches (1 to the home side, 1.44 to the away side).

Home 1Away 1.44

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. McAtee n 8	39.1	1.2 3/1	0.6 2/0	—
M. Kovačić n 8	72.6	1.1 4/3	0.8 3/2	F. Downes
Rodri n 8	71.9	1.1 4/2	0.9 6/0	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	79.8	1 6/1	1 4/2	—
Sávio n 8	64.9	0.9 4/1	1.4 4/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	85.3	4.2 7/7	3.2 7/6
P. Foden n 8	56.1	3.2 7/4	1.6 5/3
K. De Bruyne n 8	79.8	2.7 8/5	1 4/2
İ. Gündoğan n 8	78.6	2.1 7/6	0.7 4/1
Sávio n 8	64.9	2.1 6/3	0.7 3/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Matheus Nunes n 8	38	0.6 2/0	0.9 2/1
E. Haaland n 8	85.3	0.8 4/2	0 0/0
J. Doku n 8	60.6	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
P. Foden n 8	56.1	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
J. McAtee n 8	39.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jacob Wright n 3	11.3	2.6 1/0
Rodri n 8	71.9	2.3 8/3
J. Gvardiol n 8	69.8	2.1 6/3
R. Lewis n 8	83.3	1.9 7/5
Matheus Nunes n 8	38	1.8 3/2

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ross Stewart n 8	23	2 3/1	3.9 6/2	—
T. Dibling n 8	67.4	1.8 6/3	2.5 6/5	—
F. Downes n 8	82.3	1.4 5/3	1.6 5/4	M. Kovačić
Mateus Fernandes n 8	67	1.3 6/2	2 5/5	—
A. Lallana n 8	35.8	1.3 2/1	0.6 2/0	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Cameron Archer n 8	52.4	2.8 5/4	1.9 5/3
A. Armstrong n 8	61.1	1.5 4/3	1.1 3/3
B. Brereton n 8	61	1.5 6/2	0.4 2/0
Samuel Edozie n 8	59.9	1.5 6/2	0.8 3/1
A. Lallana n 8	35.8	1.3 4/0	0.3 1/0

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Cameron Archer n 8	52.4	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
A. Armstrong n 8	61.1	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
A. Lallana n 8	35.8	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
T. Dibling n 8	67.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
Mateus Fernandes n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Mateus Fernandes n 8	67	3.2 8/7
L. Ugochukwu n 8	44	3.1 6/4
M. Cornet n 8	25.1	3.1 4/2
J. Stephens n 8	88.6	2.5 7/6
Y. Sugawara n 8	78.5	2.4 7/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Southampton
57%	Possession	43%
2.95	Expected goals (xG)	0.21
22	Shots	5
8	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	2
7	Blocked shots	1
13	Shots inside the box	5
12	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
616	Passes	479
93%	Pass accuracy	91%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Akanji	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.6
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.7
J. Gvardiol	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	8.3
M. Kovačić	90	0	0	1	1	0	6	Y	7.3
Sávio	90	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	8.7
P. Foden	90	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	8.2
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
E. Haaland	90	1	0	7	4	0	0	0	6.7
R. Lewis	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Matheus Nunes	86	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	8.2
İ. Gündoğan sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Stones sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ramsdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
K. Walker-Peters	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	90	0	0	0	1	0	8.2
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Stephens	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Mateus Fernandes	90	0	0	1	5	0	6.6
F. Downes	87	0	0	0	4	Y	6.7
Cameron Archer	87	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
Ryan Manning	77	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Lallana	60	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
T. Dibling	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Armstrong sub	45	2	1	1	0	Y	6.9
J. Aribo sub	30	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
James Bree sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
K. Sulemana sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Onuachu sub	11	1	1	0	0	0	7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

SouthamptonDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 3 · 2 draws · Southampton 1 · 3 goals/game

2023-04-08 Southampton 1–4 Manchester City
2023-01-11 Southampton 2–0 Manchester City
2022-10-08 Manchester City 4–0 Southampton
2022-03-20 Southampton 1–4 Manchester City
2022-01-22 Southampton 1–1 Manchester City
2021-09-18 Manchester City 0–0 Southampton

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#3 pos71 pts38 pl+28 GD

Southampton#20 pos12 pts38 pl-60 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored1.89

Southampton scored0.68

Manchester City conceded1.16

Southampton conceded2.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Southampton?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 3, Southampton won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Southampton?: Recent form — Manchester City 4W 1D 0L; Southampton 0W 2D 3L.

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