English Premier League

Man City vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

VAR rescues Manchester City in goalless draw at home to Southampton

Manchester City needed the help of VAR to save them from a home defeat to Southampton in a game which finished 0-0.

Match Commentary

  • 37': Substitution, Southampton. Mohammed Salisu replaces Jack Stephens because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Southampton 0.
  • 52': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Fernandinho.
  • 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 68': Substitution, Southampton. Armando Broja replaces Che Adams.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 84': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Valentino Livramento.
  • 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 0-0 Southampton.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,698

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Arsenal 31 70 3
+32 Manchester City 30 61 5
+13 Manchester United 30 54 6
+3 Aston Villa 30 51 9
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 2
36.1 Possession 63.9
10 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
239 Accurate Passes 484
319 Passes 555
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
13 Crosses 23
0.0 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 36
19 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 8
23 Effective Clearances 14
23 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
25 Fernandinho
20 Bernardo Silva
8 Ilkay Gündogan
7 Raheem Sterling
10 Jack Grealish
9 Gabriel Jesus

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
5 Jack Stephens
2 Kyle Walker-Peters Yellow Card
21 Tino Livramento Yellow Card
8 James Ward-Prowse
6 Oriol Romeu
11 Nathan Redmond
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
9 Adam Armstrong
10 Ché Adams

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