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Southampton v Manchester City brings a busy day of Premier League football to a close.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 17:30 BST.

There’s only one place to start with the team news and that’s with the visitors, who are able to include Erling Haaland in a starting line-up for the first time since mid-March.

He replaces Julian Alvarez up top for the reigning champions, who go full strength for this evening’s game.

That much-anticipated change in attack is the only one that Pep Guardiola has made from the 4-1 win over Liverpool.

By contrast, Southampton boss Ruben Selles has made four alterations from the side defeated by West Ham United last Sunday.

In come Armel Bella-Kotchap, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Carlos Alcaraz and Kamaldeen Sulemana as Duje Caleta-Car, Romain Perraud, Stuart Armstrong and Sekou Mara drop to the bench.

Haaland was the most-bought player of Gameweek 30, with the removal of his flag on Friday helping him on his way to not far off 590,000 transfers in.

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Maitland-Niles, Alcaraz, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Walcott, Sulemana.

Subs: McCarthy, Caleta-Car, Onuachu, Perraud, Armstrong, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Diallo.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Stones, Rodri, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Walker, Phillips, Laporte, Alvarez, Silva, Gomez, Palmer, Lewis.



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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City on the ropes

  2. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A mate of mine who sits at 47k OR says he's owned Watkins for a few weeks now and today was the first time he's actually seen him lol

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I emplore you to draw a picture of Botman.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did the same with Estupinan way back. Had no idea who he was, got me weeks of points, then as soon as I see him play it's blank after blank

    3. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I've no idea if Henry is actually a real person

    4. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I don't know what Henry looks like

  3. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have Southampton been hammered this season?

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Had 4 goals put past them by Spurs, City an Newcastle. Certainly not hammered

  4. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t play Leipzig every week

  5. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish with a hair injury.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fit to carry on.

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is he on 50%

  6. im1974
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chilwell & Maddison “rage” transfers happening tonight. Who for boys & girls?

    1. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Billing and Ogbonna

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on your chip strategy. I want KDB and Li Martinez for GW34

    3. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just wait 6 days first

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rage transfers are always a dumb idea

  7. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland not involved at all

    1. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s pants. Time to haul him off

  8. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea and Lampard are going to look even sillier next week after facing Brighton away

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Think it's at the Bridge

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Even worse for them

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Oh you’re correct. Even worse for them when they lose

    2. Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea management is a mess ..... buy all the players, don't give enough time to a coach and bring in a failed coach !

    3. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As a Chelsea fan it's very depressing. The owner to date has turned the the club into a circus. One crisis to another. I hope that the next manager is responsible for buying the players but I rather suspect that this won't be the case

  9. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    "So far so good" - commenting behind the couch!

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Do we share a certain Egyptian captain tomorrow?

      1. Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not captain, but certainly in the team and a differential, he is going to haul and save my GW.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      pick up the cushions

      You might find 85p and something else?

  10. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland doesn’t need to be in the game to score big. Relax guys!

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's the fact he's not getting 90 minutes unlike Watkins & kane that are making people nervous

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He won't score anything

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland and Co. to get 75 mins?!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If it stays like this almost certainly

  12. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    He's has his run out now, I say rest him for CL

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      not got going to be fair

      It's the sunshine on the south coast obviously

  13. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don’t get the Chilwell benching. Didn’t Frank watch the last game?

    1. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      he's trying to prove how awful of a manger he really is

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        We believed him the first time

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t wait to buy Grealish and see him benched the first week I own him

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      hold

  15. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My god this is so poor from City

  16. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I hope Southampton get relegated, their fans look like an advert for Saga Holidays. At least when Portsmouth were in the PL, their fans had the good grace to look like dystopian hillbillies who'd survived a nuclear winter.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think that's Folkestone

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Norfolk coast is the wrinkly capital

  17. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If you could would you change now captaincy from Rashford to Haaland?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      why

      For an assist?

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    YC for Stones

  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Course City suddenly can't score

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      City swapped with Watkins and Villa lol

  20. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does Pep only employ bald coaches as head bald one?

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe he makes them go bald

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        he's an all off kinda guy?

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          seems like it...wait, what are we talking about? 😀

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City offering zero threat here against the team bottom of the league. xG 0.19. Just dont get it.

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal fans (even those with Haaland) feeling very happy

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      But but, Haaland scored 5 goals against a CL team that needed to attack the opponent to get a result, surely he can do the same against a team fighting to stay up in the PL.

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Have Southampton not been fighting all season though but still losing games? They are obviously a poor team so it doesnt matter how hard they fight. City should be picking them off.

  22. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    C’mon Saints

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Up the Arsenal

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City fans cheered as they thought Haaland had scored...but alas it was wide

  24. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland getting closer

  25. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bring Alvarez in !

  26. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My word, can’t even score against Southampton

  27. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lolllll apologies to all the Haaland cappers

  28. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This game needs Alvarez

  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maddison has deactivated his twitter account apparently.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Apparently he's deactivated being a footballer too

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol - agreed

  30. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland close