Manchester City are looking to deliver more domestic dominance when they take on Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Pep Guardiola’s serial winners – who recently scooped the 2025-26 EFL Cup – will already have one eye on the final, though must remain wary of the threat posed by the Championship side.
After all, the FA Cup is famous for giant killings!
We have previewed the semi-final in full below, picking out some more sports betting tips based on the latest FA Cup odds.
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Where can I watch Manchester City vs Southampton in the UK?
Manchester City vs Southampton will be broadcast live on BBC One, TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate, with kick-off scheduled for 5:15pm UK time.
Manchester City vs Southampton Preview
Recent results
Manchester City won 1-0 at Burnley on Wednesday night, extending their winning run across all competitions to five games following the crucial 2-1 victory over title rivals Arsenal last weekend. The Citizens thrashed Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals, with Erling Haaland netting a memorable hat-trick.
Southampton ended a seven-match winning streak in the Championship on Tuesday night, only mustering a 2-2 draw vs Bristol City. But Tonda Eckert really has inspired positive change at St Mary’s, with a spot in the play-offs all but guaranteed – and the team still in the hunt for automatic promotion. Furthermore, the Saints have been giant killers in this competition, following up a 1-0 win at Fulham with a famous 2-1 quarter-final victory over Arsenal.
Head-to-head record
City have won six of the last 10 matches against Southampton. Last season’s meetings in the Premier League saw the Citizens win 1-0 at the Etihad, before a 0-0 draw at St Mary’s.
Team news
Rodri and Ruben Dias are the major injury doubts for City ahead of kick-off, while Josko Gvardiol is edging closer to a comeback – but this match comes too soon for the Croatian defender.
Mads Roerslev and Alex McCarthy are two notable Southampton players who will miss out here, but the rest of the squad looks in good shape.
Manchester City vs Southampton Odds
*All odds are subject to change
Man City are huge favourites to reach yet another FA Cup final, priced as low as 1.20. A victory for Southampton is at long odds of 11.00, while the draw after 90 minutes is 6.50.
Manchester City vs Southampton Betting Tips
Player to score two or more goals – Erling Haaland @ 2.63
Amazingly, Haaland has never scored at Wembley – but we fancy things to change here. The Norwegian is on a rich run of form, with the crucial winner at Burnley on Wednesday taking him to five goals in his last four appearances.
First half result – Manchester City @ 1.50
City should come flying out the blocks at Wembley, in a bid to secure victory early on and then rest key players for the Premier League run-in. So with that in mind, backing the Citizens to be leading at half-time feels like a smart betting play.
Manchester City to score over 2.5 goals @ 1.75
And if City do manage to score early in this semi-final, you really do fear for Southampton. Guardiola has so many attacking options to call upon, including the likes of Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden and Savinho from the bench. At least three City goals at Wembley feels firmly on the cards.
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