Man City vs Southampton confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Premier League fixture today

All you need to know about the Premier League fixture

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola (right) with Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Southampton travel to Manchester City without a Premier League win this season as they bid to put a dent in the defending champions’ title hopes.

Since losing 1-0 on the opening day of the season, Manchester City have not conceded a league goal on their way to three victories.

Pep Guardiola has warned that his players may be “tired” after an eventful opening Champions League fixture against RB Leipzig that ended 6-3.

The Manchester City manager has urged supporters to go to the Etihad Stadium to support their team.

Here is all you need to know about the Premier League fixture.

When is the match?

The game kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 18 September at the Etihad Stadium.

Where can I watch?

The game is not available to watch live in the UK but highlights will be shown on Match of the Day on BBC One on Saturday evening at 10.40pm.

Team news

Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns after Wednesday’s Champions League opener, but Pep Guardiola could look to rotate.

A number of his players started both against Leipzig and last weekend against Leicester, but Kevin De Bruyne misses out on a start here after playing 71 minutes of the meeting with Leipzig.

Southampton have more to consider – Stuart Armstrong is not yet back in training after his calf issue, while Theo Walcott also has a muscular problem and misses out.

Young midfielder Will Smallbone does not feature in the squad after an extended spell on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.

Confirmed line-ups

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Dias, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, Grealish, Jesus

Southampton: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Romeu, Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Adams, A. Armstrong

Odds

Manchester City - 1/9

Draw - 8/1

Southampton - 17/1

Prediction

Manchester City should be too strong for Southampton, but don’t rule out Ralph Hasenhuttl finding ways to challenge them having seen his old club RB Leipzig score three against them in the Champions League. Manchester City 3-2 Southampton