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Southampton v Manchester City, EFL and more: football clockwatch – live!

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14:48

Ralph Hasenhuttl says Southampton’s victory over Manchester City last season was important in showing them that they had the quality to threaten big teams. Still, he would not expect his side to be where they currently are:


I’d have laughed I think. To keep it looking like this we must make a good game today, because it’s a tough challenge for us. It was one part of the foundation, one part of the basement that we have built up over the lockdown. Courage. A different game with fans, and advantage for the home team. It definitely creates atmosphere, even if there are only a few thousand.





14:41

Pep Guardiola has a pre-match chat. Gabriel Jesus is, he says, out with concussion (I thought he said Jesus was suffering from “concussion in the teeth”, but surely I misheard). He’s then asked if his side are close to getting back to their best:


No. We’re not in a position to be at our best. There are many circumstances for one team. We are not playing well. We have created in most games more chances than the opponents but we’re not winning games and when you don’t win games you lose confidence.





14:29

There has been a last-minute postponement at Rotherham, where the match against Derby has been abandoned after a member of the Rotherham squad tested positive for Covid-19, and with “further players within the first team bubble showing symptoms of the virus at present”.





14:25

There are a lot of very excited statisticians right now.

Sky Sports Statto
(@SkySportsStatto)

📈 Liverpool’s 7-0 at Crystal Palace is the biggest away win in their top division history. This was their 2,090th away match in the top flight pic.twitter.com/CyNRSOVBAV


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Mr. Numbers
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Biggest away wins in the Premier League era:

9-0 | Leicester at Southampton
8-1 | Man U at Forest
7-0 | LIVERPOOL at Palace
7-1 | Forest at Sheffield W
7-1 | Spurs at Hull


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Mr. Numbers
(@Mister_Numbers)

(additionally, there have been nine 6-0 wins, four of them from Liverpool)


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14:21

Crystal Palace’s punishment is over, and Liverpool have beaten them 7-0. Palace now have the worst goal difference outside the bottom four.

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14:04

Southampton v Manchester City teams!

All the teams from all the 3pm kick-offs have been submitted, and these will be the line-ups at St Mary’s:

Southampton: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Ings, Adams. Subs: Stephens, Long, Redmond, Armstrong, Salisu, Tella, Diallo, N’Lundulu, Forster.
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Joao Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Torres. Subs: Ake, Aguero, Zinchenko, Mendy, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Carson, Foden, Nmecha.
Referee: Mike Dean.

Southampton FC
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🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨

The #SaintsFC side to take on #ManCity this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/ogmEc8QCk0


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Manchester City
(@ManCity)

Your City line-up to face the Saints! 📋

XI | Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Torres, Sterling.

SUBS | Carson, Ake, Aguero, Zinchenko, Mendy, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden, Nmecha.

⚽️ @HaysWorldwide
🔷 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/uwXMhheG9b


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14:01

Liverpool still have 20 minutes to add to their goal tally at Crystal Palace. They currently lead 5-0, and Rob Smyth is your man for that one: