English FA Cup

Manchester City vs Fulham, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

· English FA Cup
Manchester City
  • 6': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 13': John Stones
  • 53': Riyad Mahrez (P)
  • 57': Riyad Mahrez
FT
4 - 1
Fulham
  • 4': Fábio Carvalho

Man City ease into FA Cup fifth round after hammering Fulham with Riyad Mahez double

A Riyad Mahrez brace helped Manchester City to a 4-1 victory against Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 4': Goal! Manchester City 0, Fulham 1. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 6': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 7': Offside, Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo tries a through ball, but Harry Wilson is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
  • 10': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Fulham).
  • 10': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
  • 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 13': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 19': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 19': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 29': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
  • 29': Nathaniel Chalobah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Fulham. Joe Bryan tries a through ball, but Fabio Carvalho is caught offside.
  • 30': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
  • 36': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 36': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio Carvalho.
  • 39': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
  • 40': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 41': Neco Williams (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 45'+3': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Fulham 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
  • 49': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 49': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 51': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
  • 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  • 52': Penalty Manchester City. Jack Grealish draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Penalty conceded by Joe Bryan (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 56': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 56': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Goal! Manchester City 4, Fulham 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 61': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  • 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Stones with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Anthony Knockaert replaces Neeskens Kebano.
  • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Jean Michaël Seri replaces Harrison Reed.
  • 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces João Cancelo.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 72': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 74': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 75': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 75': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Liam Delap replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Phil Foden.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 78': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Fulham).
  • 78': James McAtee (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 81': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Fabio Carvalho.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Delap.
  • 88': Substitution, Fulham. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Fabio Carvalho.
  • 89': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham).
  • 89': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Liam Delap is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Fulham 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 4, Fulham 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 11
2 Saves 2
39.3 Possession 60.7
6 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
342 Accurate Passes 551
403 Passes 618
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.1
36 Long Balls 46
19 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 14
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 8
19 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,400

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Zack Steffen (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
5 John Stones
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
25 Fernandinho
8 Ilkay Gündogan
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Jack Grealish
47 Phil Foden
26 Riyad Mahrez
Manchester City Substitutes:
Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, Ederson, James McAtee, Rúben Dias, Liam Delap, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling.

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
13 Tim Ream
16 Tosin Adarabioyo
23 Joe Bryan
20 Neco Williams
28 Fábio Carvalho
6 Harrison Reed
12 Nathaniel Chalobah
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
7 Neeskens Kebano
8 Harry Wilson
Fulham Substitutes:
Josh Onomah, Anthony Knockaert, Marek Rodák, Michael Hector, Tom Cairney, Ivan Cavaleiro, Rodrigo Muniz, Jean Michaël Seri, Alfie Mawson.

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