Manchester City v Fulham, 05 October 2024

Score3-2 to Manchester City
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,017

View Manchester City v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 33 Manchester City won: 20 Drawn: 9 Fulham won: 4 Manchester City scored: 77 Fulham scored: 36 . Manchester City had now won the last 17 meetings in all competitions; the longest-ever such run between Premier League or Football League teams.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Mateo Kovačić 32 G
Mateo Kovačić 47 G
Jérémy Doku 82 G

Goals:

Andreas Pereira 26 G
Rodrigo Muniz 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Jack Grealish 62
Kyle Walker for Manuel Akanji 62
John Stones for Phil Foden 78
Matheus Nunes for Ilkay Gündogan 89

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Sander Berge 65
Emile Smith Rowe for Andreas Pereira 65
Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 77
Reiss Nelson for Alex Iwobi 77
Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 77

Cards:

Ederson 90+3 Y
Bernardo Silva 90+5 Y

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Sávio

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now become the fourth top division team (fifth time) to remain unbeaten in 50 consecutive home games in all competitions; previously by Liverpool (85 games, 1978 to 1981), Chelsea (74 games, 2006-2008 and 58 games, 2004-2006) and Sunderland (50 games, 1890-1893). [c/o OPTA] . City had now equalled their club record of failing to keep a clean sheet in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League, set in December 2015. . In the 554th appearance of his club career, this was the first time that Mateo Kovačić had scored more than one goal in a game. . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Fulham had now scored more than one goal in 18 of their last 46 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost two of their last eight games in the Premier League (won four). . This defeat for the Whites meant that Liverpool were now the only team that had yet to concede more than one goal in a game in this Premier League season.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Mateo Kovačić 32 G
Mateo Kovačić 47 G
Jérémy Doku 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Jack Grealish 62
Kyle Walker for Manuel Akanji 62
John Stones for Phil Foden 78
Matheus Nunes for Ilkay Gündogan 89

Cards:

Ederson 90+3 Y
Bernardo Silva 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Sávio

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now become the fourth top division team (fifth time) to remain unbeaten in 50 consecutive home games in all competitions; previously by Liverpool (85 games, 1978 to 1981), Chelsea (74 games, 2006-2008 and 58 games, 2004-2006) and Sunderland (50 games, 1890-1893). [c/o OPTA] . City had now equalled their club record of failing to keep a clean sheet in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League, set in December 2015. . In the 554th appearance of his club career, this was the first time that Mateo Kovačić had scored more than one goal in a game. . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Andreas Pereira 26 G
Rodrigo Muniz 88 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Sander Berge 65
Emile Smith Rowe for Andreas Pereira 65
Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 77
Reiss Nelson for Alex Iwobi 77
Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 77

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

League position: 7th . Fulham had now scored more than one goal in 18 of their last 46 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost two of their last eight games in the Premier League (won four). . This defeat for the Whites meant that Liverpool were now the only team that had yet to concede more than one goal in a game in this Premier League season.