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Southampton vs Manchester City as it happened: Vincent Kompany, Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero score on south coast
Re-live updates from the Premier League clash at St Mary's
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What time does it start?
The match will kick off at 7.45pm BST on Saturday 15 August.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports 3, with coverage starting from 7.30pm.
Previous meetings
Manchester City 1 Southampton 1
Premier League, October 2016
Southampton 4 Manchester City 2
Premier League, May 2016
Manchester City 3 Southampton 1
Premier League, November 2015
Form
Southampton: WLDWW
Manchester City: LDDLW
Odds
Provided by 888.com
Southampton: 7/2
Manchester City: 77/100
Draw: 29/10
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Southampton vs Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side arrive on the south coast in search of a win to boost their chances of a top-four finish, but his players will be wary of their heavy 4-2 defeat here at the tail end of last season.
Stay with us for team news, build-up and minute-by-minute updates...
Guardiola's side remains a project in progress, but City remain determined to finish in the top four of the table. A win today will put Manchester City ahead of Liverpool, but Southampton will not make this easy for their opponents.
The home side have lost just one of their previous six league fixtures and will be hunting for their third consecutive league victory for the first time under the management of Claude Puel. They will be hungry to defeat Guardiola's men on home turf.
Can the underdogs do it? We'll see.
Gabbiadini's return to the side will provide a huge boost for the home side following his impressive start for The Saints. He bagged six goals in five games before injuring his groin against Spurs.
During his absence, he was hugely missed within the club and his return will no boost his sides hopes of staying in the top half of the Premier League.
Kick off at 17:30.
KICK OFF
City to kick off to get the first half under way. Game on!
Stay tuned for minute-by-minute coverage of the action.
3 MINS
Hojbjerg knocks Toure to the ground to give away the first foul of the fixture.
4 MINS
Clichy delivers an imposing ball across the face of goal, but Aguero fails to connect with the strike and volleys it wide. That should be a wake up call for The Saints.
5 MINS
De Bruyne puts Aguero through, he looks up and sends the strike just wide of the far post.
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