"The Citizens" narrowly beat the "Saints".
"Manchester City" defeated "Southampton" in a home match of the 9th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester ended with a score of 1:0.
The Citizens scored their only goal at the start of the match. In the fifth minute, star Norwegian forward Erling Haaland scored a goal.
Review of the match “Manchester City” – “Southampton”
After this victory, “Manchester City” (23 points) rose to first place in the Premier League – Josep Guardiola's team is 2 points ahead of “Liverpool”, which has a game in hand. On Sunday, October 27, the Merseysiders can regain their lead if they beat Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko's Arsenal in London.
Southampton are at the bottom of the English Championship table, with just one point to their credit.
In the next round of the Premier League, the Sky Blues will play away against Ukrainian Ilya Zabarnyi's Bournemouth on November 2, and the Saints will host Everton, another of our compatriots, Vitaliy Mykolenko, on the same day.