Southampton vs Man City LIVE early team news, predicted line up and FA Cup score predictions

Manchester City shift their focus away from the Premier League title race today with an FA Cup quarter-final tie at Southampton.

The Blues remain in the hunt for a possible treble as they hold Liverpool at bay in the league and await Atletico Madrid in the last-eight of the Champions League.

But they're facing a tough test today at St Mary's against a Saints side that has already held City to draws twice already this season.

The good news for Pep Guardiola is that he only has one player definitely ruled out in Ruben Dias, who is still recovering from a hamstring injury. But he is likely to shuffle his pack a little, with the possibility of Zack Steffen replacing Ederson in goal and fringe players like Nathan Ake and Fernandinho hoping to feature.

Follow all the action live from St Mary's below.

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Southampton v Manchester City odds with Betfred:

Southampton 17/2

Draw 9/2

Man City 1/3

Three of the four quarter-final ties take place today, with Chelsea having beaten Middlesbrough in the first game yesterday.

Today's fixtures are as follows:

Crystal Palace vs Everton (12:30pm)

Southampton vs Manchester City (3:00pm)

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool (6:00pm)

Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of Manchester City’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Southampton at St Mary’s this afternoon.

Kick-off is at 3:00pm and we will have every kick covered on our live blog, as well as all of the pre-match build-up and post-match reaction.