W. Smallbone enters the game and replaces S. Armstrong.
Armstrong is replaced by Smallbone to delay the free-kick.
De Bruyne steps up and hits the free-kick straight into the wall before Southampton hastily clear.
90' +6
Armstrong commits a silly foul just outside the box and City will have one final chance with a promising free-kick 20 yards out.
90' +3
Foden curls in a delicate cross with the outside of his foot, but Southampton clear and initially it looks as though Long might lead a counter-attack, but Armstrong's pass is mishit and City rebuild again.
90' +1
Five minutes of stoppage time are added as City continue to throw everything at Southampton in search of an equaliser.
88'
City create another exciting overlap down the right flank, and Zinchenko pings in a vicious delivery that Stephens brilliantly blocks again.
86'
Gabriel Jesus gets yellow.
Jesus hammers the ball away in frustration after the referee awards a goal kick rather than a corner, and he's shown a yellow card.
85'
The hosts stand firm during another long period of possession around their box, before City lose patience as Laporte lashes a hopeless effort well over from 30 yards.
83'
The away side enjoy a series of corners that Southampton bravely repel. It looks as though we're about to enter a tense final 10 minutes for Southampton as they continue to attempt to shut City out.
82'
Foden and De Bruyne combine neatly, allowing the former to tease in an inviting cross that Stephens manages to flick away from the path of Jesus and out for a corner.
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80'
Fernandinho lets fly from 25 yards, but two Southampton players converge to block the shot, epitomising their work rate today.
78'
Bernardo Silva elegantly picks out De Bruyne on the edge of the area with a clipped cross, but the resulting shot is scuffed and Stephens hooks it away from harm.
74'
David Silva flicks a clever pass to De Bruyne on the edge of the area, and the Belgian midfielder quickly swivels and lashes a fierce volley a few yards wide.
72'
City struggle to regain their fluency after the pause, as De Bruyne fires an errant pass away for a goal kick.
70'
S. Long enters the game and replaces C. Adams.
The game is paused for another drinks break.
Adams is replaced up top by the tireless Long, after a strong display that was perfected with his wonderful finish over Ederson.
68'
Garcia hits a short back pass towards Ederson and for a moment it looks as though Ings might latch onto it, but the goalkeeper rushes out to bravely slide it away from harm.
67'
A succession of City corners culminates with Jesus nodding a tame header straight at McCarthy from five yards. The away side will be wondering how on earth they haven't mustered at least an equaliser with these chances!
59'
K. De Bruyne enters the game and replaces R. Mahrez.
P. Foden enters the game and replaces R. Sterling.
Sterling is replaced by Foden as City look to add a new dimension to their front three.
De Bruyne replaces Mahrez as City push to try and find that elusive equaliser.
57'
Fernandinho gets yellow.
Fernandinho is booked for a frustrated, late challenge on Redmond.
The away side continue to throw everything at Southampton and their two latest attacks culminate with rasping shots from Jesus being blocked by the Southampton backline.
56'
Southampton are just about clinging onto their lead right now! City have started the second half with an incredibly urgent tempo and - just as they did in the first half - they've created a raft of chances that they've narrowly missed.
53'
Jesus wriggles into the box, but under pressure from Stephens he loses control and Southampton clear.
50'
City win an early corner and David Silva swings it towards the near post where Laporte meets it to glance a faint header across goal that narrowly evades all the attackers.
46'
Southampton get the second half underway.
45' +3
HALF TIME: Southampton 1-0 Manchester City
45' +1
Three minutes of stoppage time are added on.
45'
Oriol Romeu gets yellow.
Romeu is booked for a cynical trip on David Silva near the halfway line.
43'
The hosts enjoy a pressure-relieving spell in the City half as they cautiously pass it around to retain possession.
41'
Southampton needed that pause due to injury: since the goal, City have put them under enormous pressure, but - so far - they've defended stoutly and enjoyed a little luck to hang on.
35'
Redmond eagerly wins back possession inside the City half again and drives at goal before lashing a wild shot high over the bar.
33'
Well, City will be wondering how they haven't equalised there. In the space of a few minutes they forced McCarthy into a string of fine saves and hit the post! Southampton need to try and hold on until the break now.
27'
Another David Silva cut back results in a corner for the away side that they fail to threaten with.
25'
The game is paused for a drinks break.
22'
Bernardo Silva wriggles into the penalty area and between Bednarek and Bertrand before he collapses theatrically in search of a penalty. The referee waves play on and a VAR check won't be required.
20'
Southampton will be thrilled with this start! They set out with a clear plan to try and harass the City backline and it's quickly paid off!
18'
Mahrez finds Cancelo on the overlap and the defender lashes in a dangerous cross that Bertrand puts out for a corner, before Southampton repel the set-piece.
16'
C. Adams has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by S. Armstrong.
SOUTHAMPTON TAKE THE LEAD! 1-0! Zinchenko loses possession inside his own half again and Armstrong pokes it to Adams, who hits a stunning first-time lob from 40 yards over the top of Ederson and in! What a brilliant way for the striker to net his first goal for the club!
After a nervy opening five minutes, Southampton's press has really disrupted City's backline and Armstrong is the beneficiary as he tackled Zinchenko on the halfway line to set up Adams' wonderful lob!
13'
Southampton rob City in their own half again, before Redmond drives at their backline and slips a threaded pass through to Ings that Laporte brilliantly stretches to poke away from the dangerous striker.
11'
Southampton have rallied quickly after a nervy start. They've managed to unsettle the City backline and it's resulted in a few errors that they haven't quite been able to punish.
9'
Redmond fires a swerving free-kick from 30 yards that flicks off the wall, winning the hosts a corner. Ward-Prowse puts in a succession of deliveries as City fail to clear their lines, but eventually the away side play their way out of danger.
5'
This has been an ominous start for Southampton: City have nimbly evaded their press frequently and they're passing it crisply into attacking areas. The hosts might want to try and just survive this opening spell of pressure.
3'
A neat pass from Jesus unleashes Bernardo Silva down the right-wing and he gets to the byline before cutting a cross back into the six-yard box that Ward-Prowse just about manages to hack away from harm.
2'
City begin with intent as David Silva attempts to jink his way down the left flank, but Walker-Peters races across to put in a firm tackle and win back possession.
1'
Manchester City get the first half underway.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Premier League fixture between Southampton and Manchester City. The hosts enter this one in promising form with two wins from three since the resumption of the season. With survival all but assured and sitting comfortably in 14th place, they’ll be looking to test themselves against top opposition today and finish the season with a flourish.
Manchester City, meanwhile, arrive on the crest of a wave after thumping champions Liverpool 4-0: another win today will take them a step closer to ensuring a top four finish.
SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2): Alex McCarthy; Kyle Walker-Peters, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Ryan Bertrand; Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Nathan Redmond; Danny Ings, Che Adams.
SUBS: Jake Vokins, William Smallbone, Alexandre Jankewitz, Shane Long, Kevin Danso, Will Ferry, Michael Obafemi, Moussa Djenepo, Angus Gunn.
SUBS: Nicolas Otamendi, Kevin De Bruyne, Claudio Bravo, Phil Foden, Tommy Doyle, Rodrigo, John Stones, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Ilkay Gundogan.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, David Silva; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Southampton's best chance of snatching victory rests on their continued ability to press high up the pitch. If they can keep up their energy levels and disrupt City for the full 90 they have every chance of securing a positive result.
That's all for now though, goodbye!
The result means that Southampton climb to 13th in the table - but, more importantly, they can take the confidence from this and look to an even more ambitious future. City, meanwhile, will be frustrated not to have found an equaliser but their performance certainly wasn't a reason for worry: they remain second and will look to continue to consolidate that spot.
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