Southampton v Manchester City result

Full-time · Southampton 0–1 Manchester City

Premier League · Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · St. Mary's Stadium

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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

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

Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Southampton 0–1 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton
Referee: M. Dean
Head-to-head (last 6): Southampton 1 · draws 0 · Manchester City 5 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Southampton 2W 2D 1L · Manchester City 2W 3D 0L

Southampton 0–1 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.17 / 7.2

Corners

against 6.67 / 2 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.33 / 7.4

Shots on target

against 5.17 / 1 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.17 / 0.8

Cards

against 1.67 / 0.6 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2020. 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	2.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.17 for · 6.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	7.2 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	10.83 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	18 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	7.4 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.33 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.6 for · 7.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	0.8 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. 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
D. Nlundulu n 3	4	7.5 1/0	0 0/0	—
S. Long n 8	10.4	5.4 4/1	3.3 3/0	—
M. Djenepo n 8	64.9	3.1 7/6	1.7 5/4	—
I. Diallo n 8	18.1	2.5 1/1	1.2 1/1	—
J. Ward-Prowse n 8	90	1.9 8/5	0.8 5/1	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Long n 8	10.4	2.2 2/0	1.1 1/0
D. Ings n 8	83.8	2 8/5	1.2 6/3
T. Walcott n 8	82.5	1.9 7/6	0.8 3/3
N. Redmond n 8	43.4	1.8 4/2	0.3 1/0
C. Adams n 8	89.1	1.3 6/3	0.9 4/2

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Ward-Prowse n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0
D. Ings n 8	83.8	0.5 4/0	0.4 2/1
C. Adams n 8	89.1	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
T. Walcott n 8	82.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. Armstrong n 8	85.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Oriol Romeu n 8	89.5	3.8 8/8
M. Djenepo n 8	64.9	2.8 6/3
J. Ward-Prowse n 8	90	2.4 7/5
S. Armstrong n 8	85.9	2.2 7/5
K. Walker-Peters n 8	89.9	1.9 7/4

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. McCarthy n 8	90	3.6 7/5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. 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	44	3.1 7/2	2 5/3	—
João Cancelo n 8	81.1	1.8 6/4	0.1 1/0	—
K. Walker n 8	79.6	1.4 4/2	0.3 1/1	—
B. Mendy n 8	79.8	1.3 6/2	0.3 1/1	—
N. Aké n 8	71.9	1.3 5/3	0.6 3/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	35.3	2.9 6/2	1 3/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	89.4	2.6 8/5	1 4/3
P. Foden n 8	58.1	2.3 4/2	1 3/2
Ferran Torres n 8	70.8	2.2 6/4	1.3 5/1
R. Sterling n 8	73.6	2 7/4	1.7 6/4

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. De Bruyne n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.8 4/2
Ferran Torres n 8	70.8	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
S. Agüero n 8	35.3	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
R. Sterling n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Mahrez n 8	69.1	0.5 1/1	0 0/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Cancelo n 8	81.1	2.4 6/3
İ. Gündoğan n 8	83.9	2.1 6/6
Fernandinho n 8	44	2 5/2
T. Doyle n 5	38.6	1.9 3/1
K. Walker n 8	79.6	1.8 4/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Steffen n 8	90.4	2 5/2
Ederson n 8	90	0.8 1/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Southampton		Manchester City
48%	Possession	52%
9	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	6
3	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
498	Passes	547
82%	Pass accuracy	85%

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Walker-Peters	90	0	0	1	3	0	7
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Vestergaard	90	2	1	0	4	0	7.6
R. Bertrand	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
T. Walcott	90	1	1	2	3	0	7.2
J. Ward-Prowse	90	0	0	2	3	Y	7.2
Oriol Romeu	90	0	0	1	3	Y	6.9
C. Adams	82	1	0	1	2	0	6.2
M. Djenepo	59	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
D. Ings	41	1	0	0	3	0	7
N. Tella sub	49	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Redmond sub	31	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
D. Nlundulu sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.5
K. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Stones	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
João Cancelo	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.5
İ. Gündoğan	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Rodri	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	7
K. De Bruyne	90	0	1	1	1	4	1	Y	7.2
R. Sterling	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.7
Ferran Torres	72	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Mahrez sub	18	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

SouthamptonDLWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester CityDWWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Southampton 1 · 0 draws · Manchester City 5 · 3.33 goals/game

2020-07-05 Southampton 1–0 Manchester City
2019-11-02 Manchester City 2–1 Southampton
2019-10-29 Manchester City 3–1 Southampton
2018-12-30 Southampton 1–3 Manchester City
2018-11-04 Manchester City 6–1 Southampton
2018-05-13 Southampton 0–1 Manchester City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Southampton#15 pos43 pts38 pl-21 GD

Manchester City#1 pos86 pts38 pl+51 GD

Goals per game

Southampton scored1.24

Manchester City scored2.18

Southampton conceded1.79

Manchester City conceded0.84

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What is the head-to-head record between Southampton and Manchester City?: In their last 6 meetings, Southampton won 1, Manchester City won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Southampton and Manchester City?: Recent form — Southampton 2W 2D 1L; Manchester City 2W 3D 0L.

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