Manchester Metropolis misplaced floor within the race to qualify for the Champions League as they fell to a shock 0-0 draw with Southampton, who stored only a third clear sheet of their final 48 video games to frustrate the guests.
Southampton accepted their standing as underdogs and targeted on defending all through. They gifted Metropolis effectively over 70% possession within the first half however didn’t concede a shot on the right track till Ruben Dias’ long-range strike 5 minutes earlier than half-time was saved.
Bernardo Silva noticed an effort cleared off the road and Manuel Akanji drew a sensible save from Aaron Ramsdale as Metropolis sought to make their dominance depend after the restart. Omar Marmoush crashed the bar in stoppage time because it turned clear Pep Guardiola’s facet wouldn’t discover a approach by means of.
Regardless of Metropolis’s greatest efforts, the Saints held agency and snatched a useful level which sees them keep away from changing into the worst facet in Premier League historical past. Now with 12 factors to their title, 2024/25 Southampton higher the 11 factors returned by Derby County in 2007/08.
*Rankings supplied by FotMob*
Participant
Ranking
GK: Aaron Ramsdale
8.5/10
CB: Taylor Harwood-Bellis
6.4/10
CB: Jan Bednarek
7.5/10
CB: Jack Stephens
7.0/10
RM: James Bree
6.6/10
CM: Lesley Ugochukwu
5.9/10
CM: Flynn Downes
7.0/10
LM: Welington
7.1/10
AM: Tyler Dibling
6.0/10
AM: Mateus Fernandes
6.8/10
ST: Kamaldeen Sulemana
6.2/10
SUB: Joe Aribo (46′ for Ugochukwu)
6.5/10
SUB: Cameron Archer (66′ for Dibling)
6.1/10
SUB: Ross Stewart (88′ for Sulemana)
N/A
SUB: Ryan Manning (88′ for Welington)
N/A
SUB: Will Smallbone (90′ for Fernandes)
N/A
Subs not used: Alex McCarthy (GK), Nathan Wooden, Yukinari Sugawara, Paul Onuachu
*Rankings supplied by FotMob*
Participant
Ranking
GK: Ederson
6.7/10
RB: Rico Lewis
7.1/10
CB: Ruben Dias
7.8/10
CB: Manuel Akanji
8.0/10
LB: Josko Gvardiol
7.4/10
DM: Bernardo Silva
7.7/10
DM: Mateo Kovacic
7.6/10
RM: James McAtee
6.3/10
AM: Kevin De Bruyne
8.0/10
LM: Phil Foden
6.9/10
ST: Erling Haaland
6.8/10
SUB: Jeremy Doku (46′ for McAtee)
6.9/10
SUB: Nico O’Reilly (76′ for Lewis)
5.6/10
SUB: Savinho (76′ for Foden)
6.7/10
SUB: Omar Marmoush (84′ for Kovacic)
N/A
Subs not used: Stefan Ortega (GK), Matheus Nunes, Ilkay Gundogan, Nico Gonzalez, Jack Grealish
