Manchester City are currently in relegation form and there is little sign of it ending.
Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa left them joint bottom of the form table over the last eight games with just Southampton for company.
Saints, at the foot of the Premier League, have the same number of points [four] as City over their last eight matches having won one, drawn one and lost six - the same record as the floundering champions.
And if Southampton - who appointed Ivan Juric as their new manager on Saturday - get at least a point at Fulham on Sunday, City will be on the worst run in the division.