The Premier League title is already Liverpool’s, but City is still fighting for a spot in the Champions League; Southampton is already relegated.
Four-time Premier League champions Manchester City have already lost their title this season, but they could also lose their third place in the 英超联赛积分榜 table. This is because, this Saturday (10/5), they visited bottom team Southampton at St. Mary Stadium, in the 36th round of the competition, and did not get past the 0-0 draw. With the draw, City reached 65 points and now sees Newcastle and Chelsea (both with 63), Nottingham Forest (61) and Aston Villa (60), who will still play in the round, closing in.
Meanwhile, Southampton, with the worst attack and worst defense in the Premier League, reached 12 points. This was the first time in 36 rounds that the team did not concede a goal.
The English title has already been decided. Liverpool is the big champion of the season. And, in addition to Southampton, two other relegation teams have already been decided: Ipswich and Leicester. Therefore, the most important thing in this final stretch are the four remaining Champions League spots. The following are fighting for these spots: Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.
Manchester City doesn’t break the defense
The first half showed Manchester City struggling to find spaces for shots that could threaten Southampton. The bottom team, which has an average of more than two goals conceded per game, did a good job defensively. To the point that City, with seven shots, only hit the target once. Even with 72% possession and without suffering any defensive risks (the opponent’s only shot went wide), the score remained 0-0 until half-time. The attacking quartet formed by McAtee, De Bruyne, Foden and Haaland only posed any danger from a free kick by De Bruyne. But they barely managed to change the score.
Pressure from the Citizens in the final stretch
In the second half, with Doku replacing McAtee, City were a little more incisive in their flank plays, but continued to be extremely ineffective in attack. In 20 minutes, they had seven shots, but only one was really dangerous. Guardiola sent Savinho and forward Marmoush on for full pressure at the end of the game. The Brazilian almost scored, with Ramsdale making a great save. In injury time, Marmoush hit the post. In the end, it was not City’s day, even with 26 shots to their opponents’ two, and 73% possession.
