Southampton draws with City, avoids EPL record

Southampton salvaged a constituent successful a astonishing 0-0 Premier League gully with Manchester City connected Saturday that meant they avoided being the joint-worst squad successful Premier League history.

Rock bottommost and relegated Southampton had looked poised to adjacent Derby County's season-low tally of 11 points successful 2007-08, but the gully moved them to 12 which had their fans astatine a sun-drenched St Mary's Stadium singing successful celebration.

Pep Guardiola's City remained 3rd successful the array connected 65 points with 2 games remaining successful their bid for Champions League qualification, though Newcastle United and Chelsea are lone 2 points down and Nottingham Forest way by 4 with each 3 teams having a crippled successful hand.

City's prolific striker Erling Haaland played for the archetypal clip successful six weeks and the visitors dominated with 26 shots to the location side's two, but Southampton defended successful numbers, peculiarly successful the dying minutes, to contradict them.

Omar Marmoush hammered a changeable disconnected the crossbar successful added time, City's champion accidental of the match.