CCTV5 Live: Manchester City s key battle for 5! 5 consecutive wins + double kills for the Premier League, Haaland returns

At 22:00 on May 10, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Southampton away. Haaland returns from injury and is expected to start. For Manchester City, this is a key battle for 5, with Guardiola's team striving for five consecutive Premier League wins. CCTV5 will broadcast the game live.

[Confrontation History]

The two teams have a total of 79 dialogues, with Manchester City having the advantage of 35 wins, 20 draws and 24 losses. In the Premier League in October last year, Manchester City defeated the Saints 1-0 at home.

【Manchester City’s key battle for 5! Saints are relegated without desire and desire]

The top 5 of the Premier League this season will all qualify for the Champions League. With only 3 rounds left, Arsenal ranked second with 67 points, Manchester City ranked third with 64 points, Newcastle ranked fourth with 63 points, Chelsea ranked fifth with 63 points, Nottingham Forest ranked sixth with 61 points, and Villa ranked seventh with 60 points.

Manchester City led No. 6 Nottingham Forest with 3 points and 12 goals. In the last three rounds, Manchester City's opponents were Southampton, Bournemouth and Fulham. The Saints locked in the last 1st early and were relegated without desires; Fulham ranked 11th, and did not pursue much. For Manchester City, he scored 6 points in the last three games and could basically secure a place in the Champions League next season.

[Haland returns, Manchester City wins 5 consecutive Premier League wins + double-killing Saints]

At the pre-match press conference, Manchester City coach Guardiola confirmed that Haaland is ready for a comeback. At the end of March, Haaland suffered an ankle injury and had a quit for one month. In the Premier League last Friday, Manchester City beat Wolves 1-0, and Haaland, who had just recovered from injury, sat on the bench and did not play. Haaland returns for the away game with Southampton. This season, Magman Buu scored 21 goals in 28 games. With Haaland here, Manchester City's "abuse of food" is more stable.

At the critical moment of fighting for 5, Manchester City performed well. In the last four Premier League games, Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 5-2, defeated Everton 2-0, defeated Villa 2-1, defeated Wolves 1-0, and won four consecutive Premier League wins. In this game, Manchester City made a five-game winning streak in the Premier League, continuing to consolidate its third position, laying a solid foundation for Champions League qualification.

[Southampton may set multiple shameful records]

Only scored 11 points in 28 losses in 35 Premier League games, locking in the bottom one in advance. The Saints' performance is desperate. OPTA pointed out that in the history of the Premier League, the record of losing games in a single season is 29 games, with 4 happenings: Ipswich in the 1994-95 season, Sunderland in the 2005-06 season, Derby County in the 2007-08 season, and Sheffield United in the 2020-21 season. There are 3 more Premier League games, and the Saints may set this record.

Saints lost 28 in the Premier League, 14 of which were at home. The Premier League's single-season home loss record was Watford in the 2021-22 season, with 15 home defeats. The Saints conceded 82 goals this season, which is the record for the team to conced the most goals in a single season in the league since the 1967-68 season.

【Expected starter】

Manchester City (4231): Ederson/Nuness, Ruben Dias, Gwadior, O'Reilly/Kovacic, Gundogan/Malmush, De Bruyne, Doku/Haland