Haaland to continue banging in goals

The game will be played at the Etihad Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 2nd place on 20 points while the visitors are in 16th place on seven points.

Manchester City come into the match having cruised to a 5-0 home win over FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Manchester City were 3-0 up at half-time and scored a fourth goal 10 minutes into the second half. Pep Guardiola’s team could afford to take their foot off the gas but scored a fifth goal to seal the win.

That result means Manchester City have won each of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United in the Premier League plus Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, and FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.

Trends show Manchester City are undefeated in their last 20 Premier League games. They have won 12 of their 15 most recent league matches and each of their last eight on home soil.

Manchester City have been scoring goals for fun and they have found the back of the net 20 times in four home Premier League fixtures this season at an average of five goals per game.

Southampton make the trip to the Etihad Stadium on the back of a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Everton in the Premier League last weekend.

The Saints opened the scoring shortly after half time but Everton came back strongly in a short space of time, scoring two goals within five minutes of Southampton’s opener to take maximum points.

Haaland to continue banging in goals

That was the third successive defeat in the Premier League for Southampton following the narrow defeats at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.

Southampton have won only one of their last five Premier League games, with the win coming at home over Chelsea.