English Premier League

Manchester City vs Fulham, 2020-21 English Premier League

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  • 5': Raheem Sterling
  • 26': Kevin De Bruyne (P)
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2 - 0

Sterling, De Bruyne see Man City past Fulham as Guardiola celebrates 700th match

Pep Guardiola celebrated his 700th match as a manager as Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 8': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).
  • 11': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo.
  • 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 18': Hand ball by Ola Aina (Fulham).
  • 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 23': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
  • 23': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 25': Penalty Manchester City. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 25': Penalty conceded by Joachim Andersen (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 31': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
  • 34': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
  • 34': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo.
  • 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ivan Cavaleiro.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Fulham 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Fulham 0.
  • 48': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham).
  • 48': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 49': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 54': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).
  • 56': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 56': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by João Cancelo.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 58': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Rúben Dias is caught offside.
  • 60': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez following a corner.
  • 66': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Fulham. Mario Lemina replaces Harrison Reed.
  • 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Fulham) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 77': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
  • 77': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
  • 83': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 84': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 87': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Fulham 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Fulham 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Fulham 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 1
31.1 Possession 68.9
6 SHOTS 15
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
274 Accurate Passes 712
351 Passes 793
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
7 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 33
16 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 13
23 Effective Clearances 7
23 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
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Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
5 John Stones
22 Benjamin Mendy
27 João Cancelo
17 Kevin De Bruyne
8 Ilkay Gündogan
16 Rodri
9 Gabriel Jesus
7 Raheem Sterling
26 Riyad Mahrez

FUL Fulham (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alphonse Areola (GK)
5 Joachim Andersen
16 Tosin Adarabioyo
34 Ola Aina
21 Harrison Reed
29 Frank Anguissa
15 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
33 Antonee Robinson
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
17 Ivan Cavaleiro
19 Ademola Lookman

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