Fulham vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueManchester City hold off Fulham rally in nine-goal thriller
Erling Haaland brought up his century of Premier League goals as Manchester City survived a remarkable Fulham comeback in a madcap 5-4 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 6': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
- 7': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 8': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 10': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 10': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 11': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 12': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Goal! Fulham 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 18': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 20': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 21': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 24': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 24': Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 25': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
- 32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 32': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Goal! Fulham 0, Manchester City 2. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 39': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 44': Goal! Fulham 0, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 45'+2': Goal! Fulham 1, Manchester City 3. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Manchester City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Manchester City 3.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
- 48': Goal! Fulham 1, Manchester City 4. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland following a fast break.
- 51': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 51': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 52': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 54': Own Goal by Sander Berge, Fulham. Fulham 1, Manchester City 5.
- 57': Goal! Fulham 2, Manchester City 5. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 61': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Nico González.
- 65': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
- 70': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Savinho with a cross.
- 72': Goal! Fulham 3, Manchester City 5. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Jonah Kusi-Asare replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 78': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Savinho.
- 78': Goal! Fulham 4, Manchester City 5. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 81': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Harry Wilson.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 85': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 85': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 85': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 87': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonah Kusi-Asare.
- 90': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 90': Sander Berge (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jonah Kusi-Asare (Fulham).
- 90'+6': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Phil Foden.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin with a through ball.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 90'+9': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Stones.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Fulham 4, Manchester City 5.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 4, Manchester City 5.
Statistics
MNC |
FUL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 42.8 | Possession | 57.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 538 |
| 467 | Passes | 612 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 27 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,700
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,700
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 17 | +9 | 36 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
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