Manchester City vs Fulham match stats & report

5–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 4 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Ref M. Oliver

Manchester City stats & fixtures · Fulham stats & fixtures

Manchester City beat Fulham 5–1 in the Premier League on 2 September 2023. Expected goals finished 2.26–1.45. Manchester City had 68% of the ball.

Manchester City vs Fulham match statistics

Manchester CityFulham

68% Ball possession 32%
2.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.45
7 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 4
1 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 5
4 Corners 5
12 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 4
733 Passes 336
89% Pass accuracy 81%
3 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

31' Goal J. Alvarez (assist E. Haaland) Manchester City
33' Goal T. Ream Fulham
41' Yellow card Rodri Manchester City
43' Yellow card I. Diop Fulham
45+3' Yellow card A. Robinson Fulham
45+5' Goal Nathan Aké (assist P. Foden) Manchester City
54' Yellow card B. De Cordova-Reid Fulham
58' Goal E. Haaland Manchester City
69' Yellow card Andreas Pereira Fulham
70' Penalty scored E. Haaland Manchester City
78' Yellow card B. Silva Manchester City
90+5' Goal E. Haaland (assist Sergio Gómez) Manchester City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Pep Guardiola

31 Ederson

6 Nathan Aké 25 M. Akanji 3 Rúben Dias 2 K. Walker

8 M. Kovačić 16 Rodri

47 P. Foden 19 J. Alvarez 11 J. Doku

9 E. Haaland

Bench B. Silva , Sergio Gómez , K. Phillips , Oscar Bobb , R. Lewis , S. Ortega , J. Gvardiol , M. Nunes , S. Carson

Fulham

Confirmed 4-3-3 Marco Silva

17 B. Leno

33 A. Robinson 13 T. Ream 31 I. Diop 2 K. Tete

10 T. Cairney 6 H. Reed 18 Andreas Pereira

14 B. De Cordova-Reid 7 R. Jimenez 8 H. Wilson

Bench L. Harris , Willian , T. Castagne , Rodrigo Muniz , A. Traore , Carlos Vinicius , T. Francois , M. Rodák , C. Bassey

Form guide

Manchester City at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Fulham away

1–5–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.7 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City vs Fulham head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Apr 23	Fulham v Manchester City	1–2
5 Nov 22	Manchester City v Fulham	2–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Manchester City vs Fulham head-to-head record