English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 5, 2024
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Manchester City DDWDW 3
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FUL112
MNC123
Etihad Stadium · 52,719 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Kovacic brace gives Man City 3-2 victory over Fulham

Mateo Kovacic scored either side of halftime to fire Manchester City to an entertaining 3-2 victory over Fulham at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium on Saturday, as the hosts kept their grip on second place in the Premier League standings.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
41.9
Possession
58.1
11
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
392
Accurate Passes
575
452
Passes
634
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
6
15
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
16
26
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
8
9
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
4
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 8Mateo KovacicDM
  5. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  6. 82Rico LewisRB
  7. 19Ilkay GündoganCM-L
  8. 47Phil FodenCM-R
  9. 10Jack GrealishLM
  10. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

FUL · 5-4-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 5Joachim AndersenCD
  3. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  4. 2Kenny TeteCD-R
  5. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  6. 17Alex IwobiRB
  7. 20Sasa LukicCM-L
  8. 16Sander BergeCM-R
  9. 11Adama TraoréLM
  10. 18Andreas PereiraRM
  11. 7Raúl JiménezF

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Manchester City 0, Fulham 1. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  2. 32' Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 47' Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  4. 62' Substitution, Manchester City. Kyle Walker replaces Manuel Akanji.
  5. 62' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Jack Grealish.
  6. 64' Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Andreas Pereira.
  8. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sander Berge.
  9. 77' Substitution, Fulham. Reiss Nelson replaces Alex Iwobi.
  10. 77' Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  11. 77' Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
  12. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Phil Foden.
  13. 82' Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  14. 88' Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 2. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  15. 89' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  16. 90'+3' Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+5' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.

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