English Premier League |
2018/19 |
Sunday 30th December 2018 |
St Mary's Stadium
|
14:15
Southampton 1
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 37'
3 Manchester City 3
Manchester City survived a brief scare to beat Southampton and reduce league leaders Liverpool's advantage to seven points.
Southampton responded to David Silva's early opener when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg took the ball off Oleksandr Zinchenko and fired it into the top corner. City had luck on their side when Raheem Sterling's shot deflected off James Ward-Prowse to make it 2-1. Sergio Aguero's back-post header completed the scoring before half-time.
Starting Lineup
Substitutes
| 1 | Kyle Walker |
| 2 | John Stones |
| 3 | Leroy Sane |
| 4 | Nicolas Otamendi |
| 5 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 6 | Phil Foden |
| 7 | Aro Muric |
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Match Facts
| MCFC Manager | Pep Guardiola |
| Referee | Paul Tierney |
| Attendance | 31,381 |
| Half Time Score | 1-3 |
| MCFC Bookings | None |
| Position after match | 2nd |