Manchester Metropolis journey to Southampton on Saturday night as they appear to increase their good-looking lead on the high of the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola’s facet lead second-placed Liverpool by 11 factors and have received every of their final 12 league fixtures since shedding to Crystal Palace again in October, whereas final weekend’s victory over Chelsea took them 14 factors forward of Thomas Tuchel’s males and appeared to wrap up the title race.
Saints, in the meantime, are ten factors away from the relegation zone in thirteenth and can nearly definitely be spending one other season within the Premier League subsequent time round.
They had been taken over by Serbian enterprise magnate Dragan Solak for £100m originally of January and shall be seeking to reinforce their squad earlier than the January switch window closes.
Right here is every thing you have to know in regards to the fixture:
When is the match?
Southampton vs Manchester Metropolis kicks off at this time, Saturday 22 January, at 17:30 GMT.
How can I watch it?
The match shall be broadcast dwell within the UK on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion and Sky Sports activities Premier League. For those who’re not a Sky buyer you may seize a NOWTV Day Go right here to look at with out a subscription.
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What’s the staff information?
Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy stays absent for Southampton with a hamstring pressure, whereas teenage full-back Toni Livramento is absent as a consequence of a knee pressure. Moussa Djenepo is on the Africa Cup of Nations with Mali, in the meantime, and Mohamed Elyounoussi and Theo Walcott have been battling sickness.
Regardless of Algeria’s exit from AFCON, Riyad Mahrez won’t be a part of the travelling squad in line with Guardiola, who may even be with out the companies of Oleksandr Zinchenko via harm. Nathan Aké has returned from a suspected constructive Covid-19 case.
Predicted line-ups
Southampton: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; S Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond; Broja, Adams.
Manchester Metropolis: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva; Sterling, De Bruyne, Foden.
Odds
Southampton 11/1
Draw 11/2
Manchester Metropolis 4/13
Prediction
Manchester Metropolis’s kind has been scintillating and may proceed right here in opposition to a staff which has solely received as soon as at residence in two-and-a-half months. Southampton 0-3 Manchester Metropolis.
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