Manchester City beats Southampton and falls at the top of the Premier League

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Pep Guardiola’s team reach seventh win in the competition; Liverpool, who can reclaim top spot, play on Sunday

Manchester City beats Southampton and falls at the top of the Premier League
Manchester City beats Southampton and falls at the top of the Premier League

Summary

This Saturday, Manchester City beat Southampton 1-0 in the ninth round of the Premier League. Coach Pep Guardiola’s team scored the winning goal in the first half with Haaland. The result maintains City’s unbeaten run and leaves the team, momentarily, at the top of the competition, with 23 points – Liverpool still has to play in the round. Southampton, on the other hand, remains winless in the competition.

THE GAME

The match between Manchester City and Southampton was not very exciting in the first half. The home team made the most of their first chance of the game. In the fourth minute, Matheus Nunes crossed, Haaland got there, got away from the defender and, almost falling, shot to open the scoring. Shortly after, City had another opportunity. Matheus Nunes ran down the left side of the attack, pulled towards the middle and risked a shot, but the ball went straight out. Southampton started to have more possession of the ball, but could not reach the opposing goal. The only chance for Russell Martin’s team came in the 45th minute. On a counterattack, Archer went at speed and, face to face with the goalkeeper, hit the crossbar.

In the second half, Manchester City gave Southampton more of a scare. The first chance came less than a minute in, when Savinho carried the ball, passed it to Foden, who took a shot and the ball went close to the goal. Haaland then had three chances to extend the lead. One of them, in the sixth minute, Savinho crossed and the striker, face to face with the goalkeeper, shot wide. The visiting team did little to scare City and, despite the missed goals, Pep Guardiola’s team secured another victory.

PREMIER LEAGUE TOP SCORER

Haaland has now scored his 11th goal in the Premier League. The winning goal against Southampton meant that the Englishman has scored more goals in the Premier League (74) than Brazilian Gabriel Jesus (73). Haaland has played 143 fewer games than Gabriel Jesus. The current Manchester City striker’s numbers for the season are also noteworthy. He has played 17 games and scored 17 goals so far.