Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland’s early effort proves enough to beat struggling Southampton.
Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland’s early effort proved enough to beat struggling Southampton.
The result extended City’s unbeaten Premier League record to 32 games. They are now only six weeks away from going a full 12 months since their last defeat, by Aston Villa on 6 December. They can take solace from the knowledge that the only previous time they failed to win any of their first nine games, in 1998-99, they stayed up, but Martin needs to hope Southampton’s owners show him some patience as he looks to change the club’s fortunes following their return to the top flight.Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed-in to a BBC account to play.
Southampton have lost seven of their eight Premier League games this season, drawing the other against Ipswich in September. It’s just the second time the Saints have ever failed to win their opening eight matches of a league campaign, after 1998-99 . No team has scored more goals from corners in the Premier League this season than Manchester City , while Southampton have shipped the joint most corner goals . In City’s last game, they won in the 90th minute via a corner, while in Southampton’s last game they lost in the 90th minute to a goal from a corner.
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