Fulham v Manchester City, 02 December 2025

Score5-4 to Manchester City
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance26,700

View Fulham v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 35 Fulham won: 4 Drawn: 9 Manchester City won: 22 Fulham scored: 40 Manchester City scored: 84 . Manchester City had now won the last 19 meetings in all competitions: and thus extended the all-time record in England for the longest winning run between two teams.

4 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 45+2 G
Alex Iwobi 57 G
Samuel Chukwueze 72 G
Samuel Chukwueze 78 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland 17 G
Tijjani Reijnders 37 G
Phil Foden 44 G
Phil Foden 48 G
Sander Berge own goal 54 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 46
Samuel Chukwueze for Saša Lukić 46
Jonah Kusi-Asare for Raúl Jiménez 73
Josh King for Emile Smith Rowe 74
Kevin for Harry Wilson 82

Substitutions:

Sávio for Jérémy Doku 64
John Stones for Nico González 64
Rayan Cherki for Tijjani Reijnders 82
Nathan Aké for Phil Foden 90+7

Cards:

Cards:

Rayan Cherki 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Jonah Kusi-Asare

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 15th . This was the second time that Fulham had lost a home league game after scoring four or more goals: previously Leicester City's 6-4 victory in League Division Two on 3 September 1952. . The Whites failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2022 (four). . This was the first time that they had scored four or more goals in a league game since a 4-2 win against Luton Town in the Premier League on 19 May 2024: longer than any other team currently in the division.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . This was the first time that Manchester City had won a league game when conceding four or more goals since a 5-4 victory at Sheffield Wednesday in League Division One on 21 December 1957. . There had now been 106 goals scored in City's 33 games in the Premier League in 2025 (for 72, against 34). . Erling Haaland had now scored 100 goals in 111 games in the Premier League. This made him the fastest to 100 top division goals since Arsenal’s Ted Drake took 108 games up to September 1937 to reach the milestone. While with Sunderland, Dave Halliday created the record of scoring 100 goals in the top division in the fewest appearances (101 from August 1925 to January 1928 in League Division One). He later played for Manchester City. . The goal accreditation panel adjudged that Manchester City's 54th minute goal as an own goal by Sander Berge.

4 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 45+2 G
Alex Iwobi 57 G
Samuel Chukwueze 72 G
Samuel Chukwueze 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 46
Samuel Chukwueze for Saša Lukić 46
Jonah Kusi-Asare for Raúl Jiménez 73
Josh King for Emile Smith Rowe 74
Kevin for Harry Wilson 82

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Jonah Kusi-Asare

Comments:

League position: 15th . This was the second time that Fulham had lost a home league game after scoring four or more goals: previously Leicester City's 6-4 victory in League Division Two on 3 September 1952. . The Whites failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2022 (four). . This was the first time that they had scored four or more goals in a league game since a 4-2 win against Luton Town in the Premier League on 19 May 2024: longer than any other team currently in the division.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 17 G
Tijjani Reijnders 37 G
Phil Foden 44 G
Phil Foden 48 G
Sander Berge own goal 54 OG

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Sávio for Jérémy Doku 64
John Stones for Nico González 64
Rayan Cherki for Tijjani Reijnders 82
Nathan Aké for Phil Foden 90+7

Cards:

Rayan Cherki 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 2nd . This was the first time that Manchester City had won a league game when conceding four or more goals since a 5-4 victory at Sheffield Wednesday in League Division One on 21 December 1957. . There had now been 106 goals scored in City's 33 games in the Premier League in 2025 (for 72, against 34). . Erling Haaland had now scored 100 goals in 111 games in the Premier League. This made him the fastest to 100 top division goals since Arsenal’s Ted Drake took 108 games up to September 1937 to reach the milestone. While with Sunderland, Dave Halliday created the record of scoring 100 goals in the top division in the fewest appearances (101 from August 1925 to January 1928 in League Division One). He later played for Manchester City. . The goal accreditation panel adjudged that Manchester City's 54th minute goal as an own goal by Sander Berge.