Southampton v Manchester City result

Full-time · Southampton 1–3 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 30 Dec 2018 14:15 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

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Southampton 1–3 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 3–1 at Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday 30 December.

Manchester City have scored in six consecutive matches.

The goals

Manchester City led 3–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Manchester City: David Silva (10’, assisted by Bernardo Silva) and S. Agüero (45’, assisted by O. Zinchenko); Southampton: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (37’) and an own goal by James Ward-Prowse (45’). Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (85’) was sent off.

Discipline

Paul Tierney, England showed five yellow cards and one red — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Southampton: C. Austin (58’) and Jan Bednarek (73’); Manchester City: S. Agüero (32’), V. Kompany (72’) and Danilo (78’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, David Silva (Manchester City) 7.1, S. Agüero (Manchester City) 6.1 and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Southampton next host Bolton on 17 October 2026.

Manchester City next host Ipswich on 17 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: Southampton 1–3 Manchester City · Premier League
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Southampton 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 3 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Southampton 2W 0D 3L · Manchester City 2W 1D 2L

Southampton 1–3 Manchester City (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 9.13

Corners

against 5.88 / 2.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 3.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 0.88

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Southampton for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	9.13 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.25 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.88 for · 7.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England.

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. 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
M. Obafemi n 7	30.4	2.1 2/1	2.5 4/1	—
Y. Valery n 6	80.7	1.9 5/4	0.4 2/0	—
Oriol Romeu n 8	66.3	1.9 7/3	0.7 3/1	Fernandinho
M. Lemina n 8	80.9	1.8 7/4	1.8 4/3	Fernandinho
N. Redmond n 8	86.6	1.7 7/4	1 6/2	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Gabbiadini n 8	41.3	4.6 8/5	1.6 4/2
M. Obafemi n 7	30.4	4.2 5/3	1.7 3/1
C. Austin n 8	47.9	3.1 6/4	0.9 3/1
D. Ings n 8	72.4	2.8 7/4	1.6 5/3
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	45.8	2.7 5/3	1 2/1

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ings n 8	72.4	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
M. Obafemi n 7	30.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
N. Redmond n 8	86.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Austin n 8	47.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
S. Armstrong n 8	82.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Oriol Romeu n 8	66.3	4.2 7/7
M. Lemina n 8	80.9	3.3 8/6
W. Hoedt n 8	90	2.5 6/5
M. Targett n 8	86.4	2.5 7/6
P. Højbjerg n 8	89.8	2.4 8/7

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Gunn n 8	90	3.6 8/6
A. McCarthy n 8	90	3.4 8/6

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. 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
Fernandinho n 8	88.3	1.8 6/6	0.6 4/1	M. Lemina
Brahim Díaz n 8	31.1	1.8 4/1	2.5 5/2	—
İ. Gündoğan n 8	63.5	1.2 6/1	0.9 4/1	—
Bernardo Silva n 8	88.1	1.1 6/3	0.6 5/0	—
Danilo n 8	74.8	1.1 5/1	0.3 2/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brahim Díaz n 8	31.1	4.3 5/4	1.4 2/1
R. Mahrez n 8	58.1	3.1 5/4	1.2 3/2
P. Foden n 8	39.6	3.1 4/3	0.9 3/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62	2.9 6/6	1.3 5/2
L. Sané n 8	80	2.7 8/6	1.3 6/3

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Sané n 8	80	0.4 2/1	0.4 2/1
S. Agüero n 8	76.5	0.4 3/0	0.4 2/1
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62	0.4 1/1	0.4 2/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	88.1	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
David Silva n 8	64.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Fernandinho n 8	88.3	2.7 7/6
Danilo n 8	74.8	2.6 6/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	48.8	2.5 4/3
F. Delph n 8	62.8	2.2 6/4
Bernardo Silva n 8	88.1	1.8 7/4

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	2.3 5/4
A. Murić n 3	90	1 1/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Southampton		Manchester City
23%	Possession	77%
5	Shots	14
4	Shots on target	6
1	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	4
3	Shots inside the box	12
3	Corners	8
0	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
235	Passes	783
67%	Pass accuracy	89%

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
K. Ramsay	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.4
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
J. Ward-Prowse	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.1
Mohamed Elyounoussi	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
P. Højbjerg	85	1	3	3	0	2	R	7
C. Austin	68	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.3
Oriol Romeu	59	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Lemina	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Redmond sub	45	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
Y. Valery sub	31	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
S. Long sub	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Danilo	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
V. Kompany	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	7.1
Aymeric Laporte	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
O. Zinchenko	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Bernardo Silva	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.8
David Silva	90	1	0	2	2	4	2	0	7.7
R. Sterling	90	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	7.3
Fernandinho	86	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
R. Mahrez	84	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	6.8
S. Agüero	73	1	0	5	2	0	0	Y	7.5
Gabriel Jesus	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.8
L. Sané	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

SouthamptonLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Manchester CityWWDLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Southampton 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 3 · 3.67 goals/game

2018-11-04 Manchester City 6–1 Southampton
2018-05-13 Southampton 0–1 Manchester City
2017-11-29 Manchester City 2–1 Southampton

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Southampton#16 pos39 pts38 pl-20 GD

Manchester City#1 pos98 pts38 pl+72 GD

Goals per game

Southampton scored1.18

Manchester City scored2.5

Southampton conceded1.71

Manchester City conceded0.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Southampton and Manchester City?: In their last 3 meetings, Southampton won 0, Manchester City won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
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