English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 2, 2023
Fulham WWLDW 1
–
Manchester City LWWWW 5
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FUL101
MNC235
Etihad Stadium · 52,899 att.

Match Report

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Haaland hat-trick helps City cruise past Fulham 5-1

Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick as pacesetters Manchester City maintained their 100% record in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
3
32.1
Possession
67.9
6
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
272
Accurate Passes
656
336
Passes
733
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
54
22
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
10
Effective Clearances
10
10
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 6Nathan AkéLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 19Julián ÁlvarezAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 47Phil FodenAM-L
  11. 11Jérémy DokuAM-R

FUL · 4-3-3

  1. 17Bernd LenoG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 31Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Kenny TeteRB
  6. 6Harrison ReedCM
  7. 10Tom CairneyLM
  8. 18Andreas PereiraRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidLF
  11. 8Harry WilsonRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, Fulham. Luke Harris replaces Tom Cairney because of an injury.
  2. 31' Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  3. 33' Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Tim Ream (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  4. 41' Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 43' Issa Diop (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+3' Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+5' Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  8. 54' Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 58' Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  10. 69' Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 70' Goal! Manchester City 4, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  12. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
  13. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  14. 76' Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Rodri.
  15. 76' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Jérémy Doku.
  16. 78' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  18. 81' Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
  19. 84' Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  20. 90' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
  21. 90' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Julián Álvarez.
  22. 90'+5' Goal! Manchester City 5, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.

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