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Southampton vs Man City prediction: How will Premier League fixture play out tonight?

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Manchester City travel to the south coast to take on Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday evening.

Pep Guardiola’s side are still waiting nervously on the outcome of their appeal against a two-year Champions League ban, with a second-place finish in the league now all but secured.

City have been in impressive form since the restart, thrashing newly crowned champions Liverpool and advancing to the FA Cup semi-finals.

Southampton are in a fine vein of form, too, having defeated relegation strugglers Norwich and Watford to climb to within reach of the top half of the table.

Here is everything you need to know:

Raheem Sterling before kick-off (AP)
Raheem Sterling before kick-off (AP)

When is it and what time is kick-off?

The match will begin at 7pm at St Mary’s on Sunday 5 July.

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The match will be shown live on BBC One and will be available via BBC Sport and the BBC iPlayer, with coverage beginning at 6.35pm.

Line-ups

Southampton: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Ings, Adams

Manchester City: Ederson, Cancelo, Garcia, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, D Silva, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling

What are the odds?

Southampton – 8/1

Draw – 4/1

Man City – 1/3

Prediction

City have proved that they still have the hunger and desire required to summon their best form, despite there being little to fight for in the league anymore. That quality should shine through against a Southampton side who've impressed against smaller sides since the restart, but rolled over rather easily when faced by Arsenal. A routine win for Guardiola's side feels a likely outcome.

Southampton 0-3 Man City