How to watch Manchester City v Southampton for FREE: TV info and match preview for FA Cup semi-final clash

Watch Manchester City v Southampton today as the FA Cup semi-finals begin, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Manchester City have hit their groove, much like Madonna, as they climbed to the top of the Premier League table in midweek following their win against Burnley. Now they have the chance to keep their domestic treble charge rolling with a victory over the Saints.

Southampton have already beaten the Citizens' rivals Arsenal on the way to the last four and will fancy their chances at Wembley today.

Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Manchester City v Southampton online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Watch Manchester City v Southampton for free

Manchester City v Southampton is being broadcast free-to-air in the UK on Saturday. It will be shown live on BBC One and can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.

All you need is a television licence and a BBC login.

Watch Manchester City v Southampton free on BBC iPlayer

Saturday's FA Cup semi-final between City and Southampton will be shown live on the BBC and can be streamed for free on the iPlayer.

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❗Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're not in the UK right now, you can still access BBC iPlayer by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

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Watch Manchester City v Southampton on TV in the UK

As well as being shown on BBC One, Manchester City v Southampton will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 today.

TNT Sports subscribers will also be able to stream the game. TNT Sports is no longer part of Discovery+ – the stream will be available instead on HBO Max, the new streaming home of TNT Sports.

Watch the FA Cup and Premier League on TNT Sports and HBO Max

You can either get TNT Sports on your TV, in a traditional TV package deal – prices vary by provider – or you can stream all the channels through HBO Max. Prices start at £25.99 a month on a year contract.

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Watch Manchester City v Southampton in the US

Manchester City v Southampton and all the other FA Cup quarter-final ties will be on ESPN in the United States and available to stream on ESPN Select.

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A standalone subscription to ESPN Select costs $12.99 a month or $129.99 a year. The ESPN Unlimited package includes everything ESPN has to offer, while Disney Plus/Hulu/ESPN bundles start at $19.99.

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❗Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're not in the States right now, you can still access your ESPN Select subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

How to watch Manchester City v Southampton in Australia

Football lovers in Australia can watch Manchester City v Southampton through Stan Sport.

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How they got here

Manchester City

• Third round: Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City
• Fourth round: Manchester City 2-0 Salford City
• Fifth round: Newcastle United 1-3 Manchester City
• Quarter-finals: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool

Southampton

• Third round: Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton
• Fourth round: Southampton 2-1 Leicester City
• Fifth round: Fulham 0-1 Southampton
• Quarter-finals: Southampton 2-1 Arsenal

Manchester City v Southampton: FA Cup semi-final preview

Manchester City have flown into their typical second-half-of-the-season gear and are now flying high at the top of the Premier League table.

Despite crashing out of the Champions League against old foes Real Madrid recently, Pep Guardiola could still do a domestic double with a cup win and Premier League glory.

Erling Haaland's early goal at Burnley saw them hit the summit, and City arrived at Wembley the less fresher of the two sides after their midweek outing.

A 4-0 win over Liverpool in the quarter-finals gives them confidence and if they are at, City should ease to a win.

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Southampton are 4th in the Championship and could still earn automatic promotion back to the Premier League.

Ipswich Town do have two games in hand, but the Saints are waiting patiently in the wings should Kieran McKenna's side or even Millwall falter.

Winning against Arsenal and Fulham means Tonda Eckert is searching for a third top-flight scalp in the competition at Wembley.

Manchester City vs Southampton: Kick-Off Time

Man City vs Southampton takes place on Saturday, 25 April at Wembley Stadium with a 5:15pm BST / 12:15pm ET kick-off time.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Manchester City 2-0 Southampton

The Cityzens have been terrific of late and should canter to the final on Saturday.