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For similar predictions, <a href=\"http:\/\/matchplug.com\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph Hassenhutl will hope this is not his last match in charge of Southampton as his out-of-form team visits Manchester City. City is on a rampage and they have a chance to start next week at the top of the Premier League table as Liverpool faces Arsenal. Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men will look to continue their fine run of form and Erling Haaland cannot stop scoring, which should worry Soton in their preparations for the game. The Norwegian has already scored 19 goals in all competitions and he has hit double figures in the Premier League. He is one man every defender is afraid of and he would be in the mood to score another set of three after bagging hat-tricks in his last two league home games. Southampton has lost their last three Premier League games and four of their last five, so this could be their manager&#8217;s last game at the helm. But the players can help him to stay on the job by delivering a top performance to stop the reigning champions. The best free prediction sites will call this game Over 2.5 Goals. 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