Fulham vs Manchester City preview as Man City chase a Champions League spot. City currently sit third on 68 points but with three teams chasing sitting on 66 points a loss could see them drop out of the top five.
When the sides met in October, it came just two matches after Rodri’s injury against Arsenal. The game was opened with an incredible Raul Jimenez back heel assist before Mateo Kovacic scored a brace, and then Jeremy Doku sealed the win. Late on, Rodrigo Muniz got one back, but the afternoon may mostly be remembered for Adama Traore, who had the best bad performance of the season. He cut the Man City defence open with ease but didn’t have the quality of final product to make the difference, ending the game with 1.29 xG and three big chances missed.
Fulham have won two and lost four of their last six matches, one of which was the last game against Brentford and the other away to Southampton.
City overcame the disappointment of the FA Cup defeat when they beat Bournemouth 3-1 with a wonderstrike from Omar Marmoush opening the scoring. Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez put them 3-0 ahead going into added time, and the match finished 3-1. City will be without Mateo Kovacic, who got sent off in the second half for denying a goalscoring opportunity as the last man.
Fulham vs Manchester City Head-to-Head record: Last 10 games
Manchester City 3-2 Fulham
Fulham 0-4 Manchester City
Manchester City 5-1 Fulham
Fulham 1-2 Manchester City
Manchester City 2-1 Fulham
Manchester City 4-1 Fulham
Fulham 0-3 Manchester City
Manchester City 2-0 Fulham
Manchester City 4-0 Fulham
Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
Manchester City 10 wins
Matchup Statistics
- In the two games last season, there were nine Man City goals; three of those goals were scored by the player at left back, two came for Josko Gvardiol and one for Nathan Ake.
- Erling Haaland has scored five goals and provided one assist in his five games against Fulham but failed to score in either of his last two.
- Man City have received 11 penalties in their last 13 games against Fulham in all comps. Omar Marmoush missed a penalty in the FA Cup final last weekend.
- Man City have won 17 meetings against Fulham in a row, the longest winning run that any English club has had over any other.
- Fulham’s last win over Man City at Craven Cottage came in 2005 when Chris Coleman was their manager.
Team Statistics
- Fulham have lost their last two home games, but have scored first in both games.
- No side has come from behind at halftime to win more often in the Premier League than Fulham this season, with five; their most recent came last week against Brentford.
- Fulham have had goals scored by substitutes more than any side in Premier League history, with 17, thanks to the two that came from Tom Cairney and Harry Wilson last week.
- Manchester City, alongside Crystal Palace, are the only two sides in the Premier League who haven’t lost in their last five games.
Player Statistics
- Raul Jimenez has scored 12 goals this season, and none of them have come when his team have already been ahead. Nine have been to take Fulham into the lead and three have been to bring the game back level.
- This will be Kevin De Bruyne‘s 422nd and final game for Man City where he has scored 108 goals and provided 177 assists. 119 assists have come in the Premier League and only Ryan Giggs has more.
- Erling Haaland has taken 104 shots this season, one of only six players to reach 100 or more in this Premier League season.
- Rodri returned to the bench last weekend and played seven minutes against Bournemouth.