English Premier League

Manchester City vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Manchester City
  • 32': Mateo Kovacic
  • 47': Mateo Kovacic
  • 82': Jérémy Doku
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3 - 2
Fulham
  • 26': Andreas Pereira
  • 88': Rodrigo Muniz

Kovacic brace gives Man City 3-2 victory over Fulham

Mateo Kovacic scored either side of halftime to fire Manchester City to an entertaining 3-2 victory over Fulham at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium on Saturday, as the hosts kept their grip on second place in the Premier League standings.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 3': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 3': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
  • 6': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 6': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 11': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 11': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
  • 12': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex Iwobi.
  • 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sander Berge.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez with a through ball.
  • 17': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 17': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 19': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 21': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
  • 21': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
  • 26': Goal! Manchester City 0, Fulham 1. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a fast break.
  • 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex Iwobi.
  • 32': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
  • 38': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 40': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 45'+1': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Fulham 1.
  • 47': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 51': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 60': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 61': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Manchester City. Kyle Walker replaces Manuel Akanji.
  • 62': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 64': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Andreas Pereira.
  • 65': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sander Berge.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Reiss Nelson replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Phil Foden.
  • 82': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 84': Offside, Fulham. Timothy Castagne is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 85': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 88': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 2. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 90': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 90': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
  • 90'+3': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Fulham).
  • 90'+5': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Fulham 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Fulham 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 2
41.9 Possession 58.1
11 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
392 Accurate Passes 575
452 Passes 634
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.4
46 Long Balls 16
26 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 7
23 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 4
22 Effective Clearances 19
22 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,719

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 11 +15 26
2 Manchester City 10 +12 19
3 Sunderland 11 +4 19
4 Tottenham Hotspur 11 +9 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK) Yellow Card
3 Rúben Dias
25 Manuel Akanji
8 Mateo Kovacic
24 Josko Gvardiol
82 Rico Lewis
19 Ilkay Gündogan
47 Phil Foden
10 Jack Grealish
20 Bernardo Silva
9 Erling Haaland
Manchester City Substitutes:
Savinho, Matheus Nunes, John Stones, James McAtee, Stefan Ortega, Scott Carson, Jérémy Doku, Kyle Walker.

FUL Fulham (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
5 Joachim Andersen
3 Calvin Bassey Yellow Card
2 Kenny Tete
33 Antonee Robinson
17 Alex Iwobi
20 Sasa Lukic
16 Sander Berge
11 Adama Traoré
18 Andreas Pereira
7 Raúl Jiménez
Fulham Substitutes:
Reiss Nelson, Harrison Reed, Emile Smith Rowe, Tom Cairney, Steven Benda, Harry Wilson, Timothy Castagne, Rodrigo Muniz, Issa Diop.

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