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WHEN AND WHERE

City travel to the St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday, 20 March, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 (UK).

The sixth round tie will be shown live on BBC 1 in the UK, while those living around the world can find out how to tune in via the global TV listings at the foot of this page.

You can also keep across the key moments over on Twitter: @ManCity.

Next Fixture

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Sun 20 Mar

FA Cup

Southampton

15:00

GMT

Man City

MAN CITY APP COVERAGE

As always, the Man City app offers comprehensive coverage before, during and after Sunday’s clash, all in one place.

Our Matchday Centre provides minute-by-minute text commentary, analysis, stats and reaction from two hours prior to kick-off right through until after Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference.

From 14:00 (UK), Steven McInerney and David Mooney will be in the Matchday Live studio with presenter Natalie Pike to offer a City-centric build-up to proceedings.

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Alistair Mann and Michael Brown will then guide you through the action from kick-off with live radio commentary, while those with push notifications turned on will also be alerted to the City team and when any goals go in at St Mary’s Stadium.

Once the game is over, you can find a detailed match report soon after the final whistle, while the app will also house post-match reaction from Pep Guardiola and players alike.

From midnight, a CITY+ full-match replay can also be accessed with highlights available from midday on the Monday

MATCHDAY LIVE

Steven McInerney and David Mooney will be in the Matchday Live studio for Sunday’s clash, offering their unique insight from one hour prior to kick-off.

The duo will cast their eye over Pep Guardiola’s side in the build-up to the action on the south coast, before reconvening for a quick half-time debrief and detailed post-match analysis following the full-time whistle.

Available on all digital platforms, the show offers a unique City focus to your matchday experience.

Viewer involvement is also encouraged; to ask David or Steven a question, or share your opinion, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.

TEAMS

Southampton

Starting XI: Forster, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Romeu, Ward-Prowse (C), Armstrong, Elyounoussi, Long, Armstrong

Subs: Caballero, Valery, Perraud, Diallo, Smallbone, Redmond, Djenepo, Adams, Broja

City

Starting XI: Steffen, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), De Bruyne, Grealish, Jesus, Sterling

Subs: Carson, Ake, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden

PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW

“In the last six years we play every competition like it is the last game of our lives.

“We respect the FA Cup a lot. It’s great. We know how difficult it will be away at Southampton.

“I trust my team a lot. The manager trusts his players a lot, to try and be who we are in every competition.

“We will try to do it. I want to do it with these guys. We will try.”

LAST TIME OUT

City and Crystal Palace fought out a goalless draw in an action-packed Premier League clash at Selhurst Park.

The reigning champions did everything but score in south London with both Joao Cancelo and Kevin De Bruyne hitting the post and City carving out a host of excellent opportunities.

PREVIOUS MEETING

It’s a second visit to the St Mary’s Stadium in two months for City.

The points were shared when we travelled to Southampton for a Premier League clash in January with the game ending 1-1.

Southampton took an early lead when Kyle Walker-Peters truck after just seven minutes before Aymeric Laporte headed home a second half leveller.

FORM GUIDE

City are unbeaten in our last five matches, and have avoided defeat in each of our last ten away fixtures in all competitions.

Guardiola’s men currently sit top of the Premier League table, four points clear of second-placed Liverpool and are also through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

After a fine run of form through January and February, Ralph Hassenhuttl’s side wil go into Sunday’s game on the back of three straight Premier League losses since their FA Cup fifth round win over West Ham.

A 2-1 loss at home to Watford last weekend was preceded by a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle and a 4-0 reverse away at Aston Villa with the Saints currently in 10th place in the table.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Michael Dean
Assistant Referees: Ian Hussin & Edward Smart
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Andre Marriner
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

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