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Returning to the line-up are Ederson, Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol.
Stefan Ortega Moreno, John Stones, Nathan Ake and Ilkay Gundogan all drop to the bench.
A victory will move City to the top of the Premier League, with leaders Liverpool taking on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
line-ups
CITY XI: Ederson, Lewis, Gvardiol, Dias (C), Akanji, Kovacic, Bernardo, Nunes, Foden, Savinho, Haaland
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, O’Reilly, McAtee
SOUTHAMPTON XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens (C), Downes, Manning, Lallana, Fernandes, Dibling, Archer
WHEN AND WHERE
We host the Saints at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 26 October, with kick-off at 15:00 (UK).
The game will not be shown on live TV in the UK, but you can keep across all of the action via the Official Man City App, as well as the key moments on Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
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MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from the Etihad in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin slightly later than usual (approximately 13:55), due to our live City+ coverage of West Brom against our Elite Development Squad in Premier League 2.
Gareth Taylor and Andy Morrison will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Steve Howey while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Short highlights from the match will be available from 19:00 (UK), whilst extended highlights from the encounter and a full-match replay [available on CITY+] can be accessed from midnight.
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PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
The boss addressed the media on Friday afternoon and was first queried for a squad update.
Asked if Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne were available he said: “Not yet. I don’t know (when Kevin will be back).
“Of course I would prefer to have all the squad with the amount of games but it is what it is. Hopefully he’ll be back soon. I’d like to tell you but I don’t know.”
Guardiola also said that Doku and Grealish would not be ready.
PREVIOUS MEETING
Our last encounter against Southampton was in April 2023 and saw Erling Haaland bag a brace, with Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez also on target in an impressive 4-1 victory at St Mary’s Stadium.
The match also saw Kevin De Bruyne become the fastest player in Premier League history to reach 100 assists.
We last faced the Saints at the Etihad in October 2022, emerging as 4-0 victors with Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, Joao Cancelo and Haaland all on target in an emphatic win.
LAST TIME OUT
Our last league encounter was a thrilling 2-1 away victory over Wolves, with John Stones heading in a last-gasp winner.
We were also in action in the Champions League on Wednesday, cruising to a 5-0 win over Sparta Prague at the Etihad to continue our unbeaten start to the campaign.
As for Southampton, they fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Leicester having led the game 2-0 at half-time.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Harrington.
Assistants: Derek Eaton, Akil Howson.
Fourth official: Sam Allison.
VAR: David Coote. Assistant VAR: Simon Long.
GLOBAL TV LISTINGS
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings by clicking here, courtesy of livesoccertv.com*.
*Correct as of Thursday 24 October.
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