Manchester City v Fulham, 02 September 2023

Score5-1 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,899

View Manchester City v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 31 Manchester City won: 18 Drawn: 9 Fulham won: 4 Manchester City scored: 70 Fulham scored: 34 . Manchester City had now won the last 15 meetings in all competitions since September 2011.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Julián Alvarez 31 G
Nathan Aké 45+5 G
Erling Haaland 58 G
Erling Haaland penalty 70 P
Erling Haaland 90+5 G

Goals:

Tim Ream 33 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Issa Diop Defender
Tim Ream Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Tom Cairney Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Rodri 76
Sergio Gómez for Jérémy Doku 76
Kalvin Phillips for Mateo Kovačić 84
Oscar Bobb for Phil Foden 90
Rico Lewis for Julián Alvarez 90

Substitutions:

Luke Harris for Tom Cairney 16
Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 73
Willian for Bobby Decordova-Reid 73
Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 81
Adama Traoré for Harry Wilson 81

Cards:

Rodri 41 Y
Bernardo Silva 78 Y

Cards:

Issa Diop 43 Y
Antonee Robinson 45+3 Y
Bobby Decordova-Reid 54 Y
Andreas Pereira 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Midfielder Tyrese Francois
Midfielder Luke Harris
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rodrigo Muniz
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now to won their opening four games of a season in the top division for the eighth time; most recently in 2016-17. . Julián Alvarez had now scored 14 goals in 14 home starts for City in all competitions. . Erling Haaland had now scored five hat-tricks in his 39 apperances in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 13th . Fulham had now conceded five or more goals in a league game for the first time since a 5-1 home defeat by Arsenal in the Premier League on 7 October 2018; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Erling Haaland's hat-trick was the first conceded by the Whites in a league game since by Sheffield United's Leon Clarke in the League Championship on 21 November 2017. . They had now won 11 and lost 11 of their last 27 games in the Premier League.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Julián Alvarez 31 G
Nathan Aké 45+5 G
Erling Haaland 58 G
Erling Haaland penalty 70 P
Erling Haaland 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Rodri 76
Sergio Gómez for Jérémy Doku 76
Kalvin Phillips for Mateo Kovačić 84
Oscar Bobb for Phil Foden 90
Rico Lewis for Julián Alvarez 90

Cards:

Rodri 41 Y
Bernardo Silva 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now to won their opening four games of a season in the top division for the eighth time; most recently in 2016-17. . Julián Alvarez had now scored 14 goals in 14 home starts for City in all competitions. . Erling Haaland had now scored five hat-tricks in his 39 apperances in the Premier League.

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Tim Ream 33 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Issa Diop Defender
Tim Ream Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Tom Cairney Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Luke Harris for Tom Cairney 16
Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 73
Willian for Bobby Decordova-Reid 73
Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 81
Adama Traoré for Harry Wilson 81

Cards:

Issa Diop 43 Y
Antonee Robinson 45+3 Y
Bobby Decordova-Reid 54 Y
Andreas Pereira 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Midfielder Tyrese Francois
Midfielder Luke Harris
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rodrigo Muniz
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 13th . Fulham had now conceded five or more goals in a league game for the first time since a 5-1 home defeat by Arsenal in the Premier League on 7 October 2018; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Erling Haaland's hat-trick was the first conceded by the Whites in a league game since by Sheffield United's Leon Clarke in the League Championship on 21 November 2017. . They had now won 11 and lost 11 of their last 27 games in the Premier League.