Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Fulham FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Manchester City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Fulham FC
Sat 5 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 55,017 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 26' Andreas Pereira
Mateo Kovacic 32' 1–1
Mateo Kovacic 47' 2–1
Jeremy Doku 82' 3–1
3–2 88' Rodrigo Muniz
Y 64' Calvin Bassey
Ederson 90' Y
Bernardo Silva 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Fulham FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

13
Manchester City FC 13 games · Avg 3.8 goals Fulham FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-05 Manchester City FC 3–2 Fulham FC 2024-05-11 Fulham FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2023-09-02 Manchester City FC 5–1 Fulham FC 2023-04-30 Fulham FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2022-11-05 Manchester City FC 2–1 Fulham FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Fulham FC H 3–2 W
01 Oct SK Slovan Bratislava A 4–0 W
28 Sep Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Arsenal FC H 2–2 D
18 Sep FC Internazionale Milano H 0–0 D
14 Sep Brentford FC H 2–1 W
Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Manchester City FC A 2–3 L
28 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
21 Sep Newcastle United FC H 3–1 W
14 Sep West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug Leicester City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Fulham FC
#1 Position #19
15 Points 2
5 Played 5
5 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 3
13 Scored 5
5 Conceded 8
+8 GD -3
3.00 PPG 0.40
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Fulham FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Fulham FC are 19th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fulham FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A
Fulham FC
Joshua King 2 G
Gonzalo Garcia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Manchester City FC welcome Fulham FC for this crunch clash at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Cairney, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Fulham FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Ruben Dias has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 53 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' A goal from the Brazil international Andreas Pereira! He fires home on 26 to make it 0-1!
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fulham FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Mateo Kovacic gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Jack Grealish, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Manchester City FC currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' GOAL! Mateo Kovacic scores on 47. Assisted by Bernardo Silva
  • 52' Fulham FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' Bernardo Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 62' Kyle Walker is replacing Manuel Akanji for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 64' Calvin Bassey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Fulham FC team. Andreas Pereira is replaced by Emile Smith Rowe on 65 minute.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fulham FC that had 343 games and scored 453 goals.
  • 75' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Another substitution for Fulham FC to replace Alex Iwobi by Reiss Nelson on 77 minute.
  • 78' Manchester City FC make a change. Phil Foden trudges off to be replaced by John Stones on 78 minutes.
  • 82' A stunning finish from Jeremy Doku — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' Bernd Leno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fulham FC tonight.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Rodrigo Muniz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheus Nunes is hanging Ilkay Gundogan on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a card on 90.
  • Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Fulham FC

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Fulham FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 7
Julian Alvarez 5
Riyad Mahrez 3
John Stones 2
Josko Gvardiol 2
Fabio Carvalho 2
Ilkay Gundogan 2
Mateo Kovacic 2

Head to Head

2024-10-05 Manchester City FC 3–2 Fulham FC 2024-05-11 Fulham FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2023-09-02 Manchester City FC 5–1 Fulham FC 2023-04-30 Fulham FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2022-11-05 Manchester City FC 2–1 Fulham FC

Manchester City FC Form

2024-10-05 Manchester City FC 3–2 Fulham FC W 2024-10-01 SK Slovan Bratislava 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-09-28 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2024-09-22 Manchester City FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2024-09-18 Manchester City FC 0–0 FC Internazionale Milano D 2024-09-14 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brentford FC W

Fulham FC Form

2024-10-05 Manchester City FC 3–2 Fulham FC L 2024-09-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Fulham FC W 2024-09-21 Fulham FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC W 2024-09-14 Fulham FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2024-08-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2024-08-24 Fulham FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.89 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Fulham FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Manchester City FC to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC71% Draw17% Fulham FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Fulham FC
29%
Manchester City FC or Fulham FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC56% Draw33% Fulham FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
5.9%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual
5 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Fulham FC covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 20% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 19% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.