LONDON. Manchester City beats Fulham 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Josko Gvardiol (13′), Phil Foden (59′), Josko Gvardiol (71′) and Julián Álvarez (90′ pen). Manchester City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 24,418 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.77 degrees Celsius or 71.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Fulham

0 - 4

Manchester City

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 1 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 9
  • 0 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 53 Attack 130
  • 30 Dangerous attack 63
  • 69 Ball safe 77
  • 6 Free Kicks 8
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 9 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 65% while Fulham was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

Fulham shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 16 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 3 yellow cards (Antonee Robinson, Antonee Robinson and Issa Diop). On the other side, Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

13'
Josko Gvardiol(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
22'
Kyle Walker- sub ->Nathan Aké
Tom Cairney- sub ->Bobby De Cordova-Reid
46'
Adama Traoré- sub ->Willian
46'
59'
Phil Foden(goal)Bernardo Silva
Armando Broja- sub ->Rodrigo Muniz
67'
71'
Josko Gvardiol(goal)Bernardo Silva
Harry Wilson- sub ->Andreas Pereira
74'
75'
Jérémy Doku- sub ->Kevin De Bruyne
Issa Diop- Yellow
78'
82'
Julián Álvarez- sub ->Phil Foden
82'
Oscar Bobb- sub ->Mateo Kovacic
82'
Rico Lewis- sub ->Erling Haaland
Antonee Robinson- Yellow
90'
Issa Diop(yellowredcard)
90'
90'
Julián Álvarez(penalty)
Antonee Robinson- Yellow
99'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this contest, Fulham stays with 44 points to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Manchester City will has 85 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away with Luton Town on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (2 draws).

Manchester City will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 14th of May with a 20-18 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Bernd Leno 17.Germany
6.7
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
5.6
D
Timothy Castagne 21.Belgium
5.8
D
Issa Diop 31.France
4.7
78'
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
6.0
99'
M
Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil
6.1
74'
M
Willian 20.Brazil
6.5
46'
M
Alex Iwobi 22.Nigeria
6.0
M
João Palhinha 26.Portugal
6.8
M
Saša Lukić 28.Serbia
M
Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica
6.1
46'
F
Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil
6.3
67'
Substitutes
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
D
Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
5.8
46'
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
6.1
74'
F
Raúl Jiménez 7.Mexico
F
Armando Broja 9.Albania
5.9
67'
F
Adama Traoré 11.Spain
5.8
46'

Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Saša Lukić, Bernd Leno (6.7), Timothy Castagne (5.8), Issa Diop (4.7), Calvin Bassey (5.6), Antonee Robinson (6.0), Alex Iwobi (6.0), João Palhinha (6.8), Bobby De Cordova-Reid (6.1), Andreas Pereira (6.1), Willian (6.5) and Rodrigo Muniz (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Cairney (5.8), Marek Rodák, Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed, Raúl Jiménez, Harry Wilson (6.1), Armando Broja (5.9), Adama Traoré (5.8) and Tim Ream.

Substitutions

Fulham made 4 changes: Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Tom Cairney (46′), Willian for Adama Traoré (46′), Andreas Pereira for Harry Wilson (74′) and Rodrigo Muniz for Armando Broja (67′).

Player of the match: João Palhinha​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was João Palhinha.

His rating is 6.8 with 38 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 13.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
7.1
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
6.6
22'
D
Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia
8.2
13', 71'
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.8
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.9
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
7.1
82'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.6
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
8.4
75'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
8.6
M
Phil Foden 47.England
8.2
82' 59'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
6.8
82'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.5
22'
D
John Stones 5.England
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
6.3
82'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
M
Oscar Bobb 52.Norway
6.3
82'
F
Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium
6.2
75'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
6.1
82' 90'

Also Manchester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (7.1), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Rúben Dias (7.9), Nathan Aké  (6.6), Josko Gvardiol (8.2), Rodri (7.6), Mateo Kovacic (7.1), Bernardo Silva (8.6), Kevin De Bruyne (8.4), Phil Foden (8.2), Erling Haaland (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: John Stones, Jérémy Doku (6.2), Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez (6.1), Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb (6.3), Rico Lewis (6.3) and Kyle Walker (6.5).

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Kyle Walker (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: Nathan Aké  for Kyle Walker (22′), Kevin De Bruyne for Jérémy Doku (75′), Erling Haaland for Rico Lewis (82′), Mateo Kovacic for Oscar Bobb (82′) and Phil Foden for Julián Álvarez (82′).

Player of the match: Bernardo Silva​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Bernardo Silva even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.6 with 70 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​