Manchester City look to make another statement of intent against Southampton today following their emphatic win against Premier League champions Liverpool.
Pep Guardila’s side are still competing in both the FA Cup and the Champions League – which restarts in August – but their win last time out showed they still have a point to prove.
Southampton arrive in good form having won two from three following the restart. They’ve now reached the all-important 40 points, but a win would all-but guarantee safety for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men.
But this will be too much for the Saints and Man City are set to wallop them.
TEAM NEWS
Southampton have no new injury concerns, although Sofiane Boufal is set to miss a third match because of a thigh injury sustained in training.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is a major doubt as he continues to struggle with an ankle issue sustained against Arsenal.
Manchester City are likely to rotate their squad after Thursday’s win against Liverpool, with Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva in contention.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Southampton could lose seven successive Premier League matches against Manchester City for the first time.
City have won 10 of the past 12 Premier League meetings, including the last six by an aggregate score of 17-4.
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Southampton
Southampton could register an 11th home defeat of a single campaign for the first time in all 92 seasons of their league history.
They have conceded a league-high 33 goals at home this season.
Southampton have 40 points after 32 matches, already surpassing their total in 2017-18 (36) and 2018-19 (39).
Saints are the only Premier League club yet to draw a match in 2020.
Danny Ings has scored the opening goal in eight Premier League matches this season, more than any other player.
Manchester City
Manchester City’s 4-0 victory against Liverpool was their 25th Premier League win by at least four goals under Pep Guardiola – seven more than any other club in that time.
However, City trail Liverpool by 20 points, a margin bigger than any final gap between first and second in top-flight history.
City have dropped 30 points in this campaign compared to 30 in total from 2017-18 and 2018-19 combined.
They could lose three consecutive away league games for the first time since April 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini.
Guardiola has never lost three consecutive away league matches in his managerial career.
Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any other player this season, scoring 11 and assisting 17.
De Bruyne has created more chances (432) and set up more goals (62) than any other player since his City debut in 2015.
He has registered 17 Premier League assists this season, just one shy of his best tally of 18 in 2016-17.
Phil Foden has scored six goals and provided eight assists in his last 17 appearances in all competitions, despite making only 10 starts.
Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season, only Wilfried Zaha (15) has won more Premier League penalties than Raheem Sterling’s 14.
PREDICTION: 0-3
