Fulham vs Manchester City
Ref: Craig Pawson, EnglandCraven Cottage, London · 29,589 cap
Match recap
Manchester City beat Fulham 5–4 in their Premier League fixture. Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Chukwueze, and Chukwueze scored for Fulham; Haaland, Reijnders, Foden, Foden, and Berge replied for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.91 for Fulham versus 2.17 for Manchester City. Fulham sit 11th in the Premier League table while Manchester City are 2nd.
First Half
17'
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Doku
37'
⚽
Reijnders
Assist: Haaland
44'
⚽
Foden
⚽
Smith Rowe
Assist: Wilson
Second Half
⇄
Lukić
⇄
Tete
48'
⚽
Foden
Assist: Haaland
54'
⚽
Berge (OG)
⚽
Iwobi
64'
⇄
Nico González
64'
⇄
Doku
⚽
Chukwueze
⇄
Jiménez
⇄
Smith Rowe
⚽
Chukwueze
⇄
Wilson
82'
⇄
Reijnders
90+5'
Cherki
Yellow Card
90+7'
⇄
Foden
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FulhamManchester City
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.91VS2.17
Attack4 · 0 won
12
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
612
Total passes
467
538
Accurate passes
392
88%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
9
Fouls
7
0
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
4
-2
Goals prevented
-2
Fulham
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-3-3
Fulham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 2K. TeteD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 7R. JiménezF
- 8H. WilsonM
- 16S. BergeM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 20S. LukićM
- 30R. SessegnonD
- 32E. Smith RoweM
Substitutes
- 6H. ReedM
- 10T. CairneyM
- 15Jorge CuencaD
- 18J. Kusi-AsareF
- 19S. ChukwuezeF
- 21T. CastagneD
- 22KevinF
- 23B. LecomteG
- 24Joshua KingM
Manchester City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 9E. HaalandF
- 11J. DokuF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 47P. FodenF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 26SávioF
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 82R. LewisD
Fulham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Iwobi | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Emile Smith Rowe | M | 74 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Raúl Jiménez | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Berge | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saša Lukić | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenny Tete | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Wilson | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Calvin Bassey | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joachim Andersen(C) | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bernd Leno | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sessegnon | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jorge Cuenca | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Cairney | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Reed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Lecomte | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Chukwueze | F | 45 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Kevin | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jonah Kusi-Asare | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joshua King | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Timothy Castagne | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Foden | F | 89 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 82 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nico González | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 64 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Aké | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Marmoush | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Savinho | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Stones | D | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |