In a key match in the 9th round of the English Premier League that ended on the evening of October 26, Beijing time, the defending champion Manchester City defeated Southampton 1-0 at home. In the first five minutes of the first half, Nunes assisted, Haaland fell to the ground with high difficulty to break the deadlock, and Archer hit the frame in stoppage time. In the second half, Haaland made a number of dangerous mistakes but failed to score again, and finally Manchester City won by one goal at home.
Manchester City has won 5 consecutive games in all competitions, including 3 consecutive wins in the Premier League, unbeaten in the opening 9 rounds, 7 wins and 2 draws, accumulating 23 points, temporarily surpassing Liverpool, which did not play in this round, and topping the standings with a 2-point advantage. Southampton are still winless at the beginning, with 1 draw, 8 losses and 1 point to remain at the bottom.
【Key Focus】
In the 5th minute, Nunes crossed and assisted, Haaland fell to the ground with high difficulty to score, and scored 11 goals in 9 rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City led Southampton 1-0.
It was Haaland's 74th goal in 75 Premier League appearances, surpassing the 73 of Manchester City's predecessor Gabriel Jesus, who had 218 appearances.
【Wonderful Playback】
In the 11th minute, Nunes cut inside with the ball on the left and volleyed from an angle, but the ball was slightly wide of the goal.
In the 37th minute, Ramsdale's ball error was broken, and the cross from the bottom of the B seat was blocked out of the bottom line.
In the 42nd minute, Manchester City counterattacked quickly, and Haaland's low left-footed shot from inside the box was blocked by a defender
In the 44th minute, Savio's cross was cleared by a header, and Kovacic's volley from the top of the arc was saved by Ramsdale.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Southampton came close to equalising. Archer counter-attacked with a one-on-one volley into the top corner, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off.
In the 46th minute, Savio crossed after the ball was divided, and Foden's low shot from outside the box was slightly deflected.
In the 49th minute, Foden's free kick was crossed diagonally into the penalty area, and Gvardiol nodded the ball clear in front of the goal.
In the 50th minute, Haaland's header in the box was cleared by the goal line, and then another header was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 52nd minute, Savio crossed the penalty area diagonally from the right, and Haaland had a great chance to push the shot wide.
In the 63rd minute, Haaland nodded the ball on goal, and the ball was cleared in front of the Bednarek goal.
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【Player Rating】
【Lineup】
Manchester City starters: 31-Ederson, 25-Akanji, 82-Lewis (97'5-Stones), 3-Ruben Dias, 24-Gvardiol, 8-Kovacic, 20-B, 27-Nunes (86'19-Gundogan), 47-Foden, 26-Savinho, 9-Haaland
Subs not used: 18-Ortega, 33-Carson, 6-Ake, 75-O'Reilly, 87-McCarty
Southampton starters: 30-Ramsdale, 2-Walker-Peters, 6-Harwood Baylis, 35-Bednarek, 3-Manning (77'14-Brie), 5-Stephens, 4-Downs (87'32-Onuachu), 10-Lallana (60'7-Aribo), 18-Mateus Fernandez, 33-Dibling (46'9-A-Armstrong), 19-Archer (87'20- Suleimana)
Subs not used: 1-McCarthy, 16-Sugawara Yusei, 26-Ugochukwu, 22-Kole