Manchester City will be confident of closing the Premier League title gap on league leaders Arsenal this weekend as they travel to relegation battling Southampton on April 8.
The city can move to within five points of the Gunners, with a win on the south coast, as Mikel Arteta’s side takes on Liverpool just under 24 hours later.
Pep Guardiola is pushing hard to haul back his old colleague in the run-in as the Saints continue to fight for Premier League survival this season.
Here’s all the key information on the match, including kickoff time, live streaming and TV channels, lineups, and betting odds.
This Premier League match kicks off at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, April 8 at 17:30 local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sat, Apr. 8 | 12:30 ET |
| Canada | Sat, Apr. 8 | 12:30 ET |
| UK | Sat, Apr. 8 | 17:30 BST |
| Australia | Sun, Apr. 9 | 02:30 AEDT |
| India | Sat, Apr. 8 | 22:00 IST |
| Hong Kong | Sun, Apr. 9 | 00:30 HKT |
| Malaysia | Sun, Apr. 9 | 00:30 MYT |
| Singapore | Sun, Apr. 9 | 00:30 SGT |
| New Zealand | Sun, Apr. 9 | 04:30 NZDT |
Here’s how to watch all of the action from this match in some of the major territories:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | NBC USA Network, Universo | fubo, NBC app, Universo Now, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo |
| Canada | — | fubo Canada |
| UK | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League | Sky GO |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport Premier League | Sky Sport NOW |
| India | Star Sports Select 2 | Jio TV, Hotstar VIP |
| Hong Kong | 620-621 Now Premier League 1 | now TV |
| Malaysia | — | Astro GO |
| Singapore | 221-222 Hub Premier | StarHub TV+ |
UK: This match will be broadcast live in the UK via Sky Sports’ TV and streaming services.
USA: This match will be televised on the USA Network with broadcast options available in English and Spanish.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via fubo in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
Saints interim head coach Ruben Selles has confirmed little change on the injury front for the hosts with Valentino Livramento, Che Adams, Mohamed Salisu and Armel Bella-Kotchap all still sidelined.
Southampton starting XI (4-5-1): Bazunu (GK) — Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Caleta-Car, Perraud — Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Alcaraz, Lavia, Elyounoussi — Sulemana
Southampton subs: McCarthy (GK), Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Sara, Onuachu, Lyanco, Aribo, Orsic, Diallo
Guardiola’s only injury call comes over top scorer Erling Haaland after he missed the 4-1 win over Liverpool last weekend with a groin injury but the Spaniard has confirmed he will be in the squad.
However, with Bayern Munich on the horizon in midweek Champions League action, Guardiola is unlikely to risk him from the start, with Phil Foden still out.
Man City starting XI (3-2-4-1): Ederson (GK) — Walke, Dias, Ake — Stones, Rodri — Mahrez, De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish — Alvarez
Man City subs: Ortega (GK), Akanji, Phillips, Laporte, Gomez, Palmer, Perrone, Lewis, Haaland
City look to be hitting unstoppable form at the perfect time, ahead of the final weeks of the season, with victory over Liverpool underlining their determination to try and catch Arsenal.
Guardiola’s charges have won their last seven games, across all competitions, with an impressive return of just two goals conceded in that run.
Prediction: Man City to win 3-0
| Southampton win |
Draw | Man City win |
Both teams to score Y / N |
Over / Under 2.5 goals |
Man City -1.5 |
Southampton +1.5 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM (USA) |
+1100 | +500 | -400 | +115 / -161 | -175 / +125 | -143 | +100 |
| Sports Interaction (Canada) |
11.00 | 6.06 | 1.22 | 2.07 / 1.60 | 1.60 / 2.31 | 1.72 | 2.09 |
| SkyBet (UK) |
10/1 | 5/1 | 1/4 | 11/10 / 4/6 | 4/7 / 5/4 | — | — |
| Neds (Australia) |
12.00 | 5.60 | 1.24 | 2.15 / 1.62 | 1.62 / 2.30 | — | — |
| Dafabet (India) |
12.00 | 6.00 | 1.24 | 2.26 / 1.59 | 1.65 / 2.24 | 6.15 | 17.00 |
