Fulham v Manchester City, 30 April 2023

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance24,498

View Fulham v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Fulham won: 4 Drawn: 9 Manchester City won: 17 Fulham scored: 33 Manchester City scored: 65 . Manchester City had now won the last 14 meetings with Fulham in all competitions.

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Carlos Vinícius 15 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland penalty 3 P
Julián Alvarez 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Tim Ream
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Issa Diop for Tim Ream 22
Tom Cairney for Andreas Pereira 58
Saša Lukić for Harrison Reed 76
Manor Solomon for Harry Wilson 76
Dan James for Bobby Decordova-Reid 77

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Julián Alvarez 83
Phil Foden for Riyad Mahrez 83

Cards:

Kenny Tete 70 Y

Cards:

Jack Grealish 70 Y
Ederson 90 Y
Kyle Walker 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Shane Duffy
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Midfielder/Forward Manor Solomon

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Máximo Perrone
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham had now lost seven of their last nine games in all competitions (won two). . The Whites had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine games in the Premier League (conceded 15 goals). . 34 goals had now been scored in their 15 games in the Premier League in 2023 (16 for, 18 against); fewer than any other team in the division except Chelsea (29).

Comments:

League position: 1st . With this win, Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since 17 February 2023. . City remained unbeaten in the Premier League since their visit to Tottenham Hotspur on 5 February 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . In his 44th appearance, Erling Haaland became the first top division player to score 50 goals in a season in all competitions since Pongo Waring of Aston Villa in 1930-31 (49 in League Division One and one in the FA Cup in a total of 40 appearances).

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Carlos Vinícius 15 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Tim Ream
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Substitutions:

Issa Diop for Tim Ream 22
Tom Cairney for Andreas Pereira 58
Saša Lukić for Harrison Reed 76
Manor Solomon for Harry Wilson 76
Dan James for Bobby Decordova-Reid 77

Cards:

Kenny Tete 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Shane Duffy
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Midfielder/Forward Manor Solomon

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham had now lost seven of their last nine games in all competitions (won two). . The Whites had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine games in the Premier League (conceded 15 goals). . 34 goals had now been scored in their 15 games in the Premier League in 2023 (16 for, 18 against); fewer than any other team in the division except Chelsea (29).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland penalty 3 P
Julián Alvarez 36 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Julián Alvarez 83
Phil Foden for Riyad Mahrez 83

Cards:

Jack Grealish 70 Y
Ederson 90 Y
Kyle Walker 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Máximo Perrone
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Comments:

League position: 1st . With this win, Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since 17 February 2023. . City remained unbeaten in the Premier League since their visit to Tottenham Hotspur on 5 February 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . In his 44th appearance, Erling Haaland became the first top division player to score 50 goals in a season in all competitions since Pongo Waring of Aston Villa in 1930-31 (49 in League Division One and one in the FA Cup in a total of 40 appearances).