Manchester City vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueHaaland scores, Man City win over Fulham to cut gap to Arsenal
Erling Haaland moved joint-fourth on Manchester City's all-time scorer's list as Pep Guardiola's side overpowered Fulham 3-0 to turn up the heat on Arsenal.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 4': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a headed pass.
- 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 10': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 11': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 19': Offside, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 23': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 24': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 0. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 29': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 30': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 0. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a through ball.
- 30': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 36': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 36': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden following a fast break.
- 41': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 41': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 43': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 45': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 45'+1': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Fulham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
- 47': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 47': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 48': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 48': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 52': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 54': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 61': Foul by Josh King (Fulham).
- 61': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 66': Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 66': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 69': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 70': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Phil Foden.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Oscar Bobb replaces Harry Wilson.
- 73': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 73': Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 74': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 76': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sander Berge.
- 82': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 82': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 83': Kevin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Josh King (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 89': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 90': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Kevin.
- 90'+3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Oscar Bobb (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Fulham 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Fulham 0.
Statistics
 FUL |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 418 | Accurate Passes | 577 |
| 492 | Passes | 634 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 23 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 11 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,717
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,717
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +42 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 35 | +40 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | +15 | 65 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 36 | +12 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Marc Guéhi |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 21 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva  |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
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 |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 19 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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