Manchester City prevails over Fulham 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City conquered Fulham.

Manchester City prevails over Fulham 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City prevailed over Fulham. Manchester City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.45 degrees Celsius or 58.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 20 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 8 Shots blocked 4
  • 119 Attack 72
  • 88 Dangerous attack 44
  • 69 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 4 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 58% while Fulham was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 88 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fulham shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 3 yellow cards (Josep Guardiola, Ederson and Bernardo Silva). On the opposite side, Fulham received 1 yellow card (Calvin Bassey).

Match Timeline

26'
Andreas Pereira(goal)Raúl Jiménez
M. Kovačić(goal)
32'
M. Kovačić(goal)Bernardo Silva
47'
J. Doku- sub ->Jack Grealish
62'
K. Walker- sub ->Manuel Akanji
62'
64'
Calvin Bassey- Yellow
65'
Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Sander Berge
65'
Tom Cairney- sub ->Andreas Pereira
77'
T. Castagne- sub ->Kenny Tete
77'
Reiss Nelson- sub ->Raúl Jiménez
77'
Rodrigo Muniz- sub ->Alex Iwobi
J. Stones- sub ->Phil Foden
78'
J. Doku(goal)Rico Lewis
82'
88'
Rodrigo Muniz(goal)Reiss Nelson
Matheus Nunes- sub ->İlkay Gündoğan
89'
Ederson- Yellow
90'
Bernardo Silva- Yellow
90'

Standings

After this contest, Manchester City has 17 points like Arsenal to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Fulham will stays with 11 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 20th of October with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).

Fulham will host Aston Villa on the 19th of October with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (18 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.7
90'
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.1
D
J. Gvardiol 24.Croatia
7.7
D
M. Akanji 25.Switzerland
7.0
62'
D
R. Lewis 82.England
7.2
M
J. Grealish 10.England
7.0
62'
M
İlkay Gündoğan 19.Germany
7.0
89'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
8.7
90'
M
P. Foden 47.England
7.5
78'
M
M. Kovačić 8.Croatia
8.4
Goals32', 47'
F
E. Haaland 9.Norway
7.3
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
G
Scott Carson 33.England
D
K. Walker 2.England
6.5
62'
D
J. Stones 5.England
6.6
78'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
89'
M
Sávio 26.Brazil
M
James McAtee 87.England
F
J. Doku 11.Belgium
7.1
62' Goals82'

Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.7), Rico Lewis (7.2), Manuel Akanji (7.0), Rúben Dias (7.1), Joško Gvardiol (7.7), Mateo Kovačić (8.4), Bernardo Silva (8.7), Phil Foden (7.5), İlkay Gündoğan (7.0), Jack Grealish (7.0) and Erling Haaland (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Stefan Ortega, Matheus Nunes, Kyle Walker (6.5), John Stones (6.6), Jérémy Doku (7.1), Sávio, Scott Carson and James McAtee.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Jack Grealish for Jérémy Doku (62′), Manuel Akanji for Kyle Walker (62′), Phil Foden for John Stones (78′) and İlkay Gündoğan for Matheus Nunes (89′).

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 8.7 with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Bernd Leno 1.Germany
6.4
D
Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands
6.8
77'
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
7.3
64'
D
J. Andersen 5.Denmark
6.7
D
Alex Iwobi 17.Nigeria
7.5
77'
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
6.1
M
Adama Traoré 11.Spain
5.8
M
Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil
7.6
65' Goals26'
M
S. Lukić 20.Serbia
6.8
M
S. Berge 16.Norway
6.5
65'
F
Raúl Jiménez 7.Mexico
8.0
77'
Substitutes
G
Steven Benda 23.Germany
D
T. Castagne 21.Belgium
6.7
77'
D
Issa Diop 31.France
M
Emile Smith Rowe 32.England
6.8
65'
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
M
H. Wilson 8.Wales
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
7.0
65'
F
Rodrigo Muniz 9.Brazil
7.3
77' Goals88'
F
Reiss Nelson 19.England
7.3
77'

Fulham started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (6.4), Alex Iwobi (7.5), Kenny Tete (6.8), Joachim Andersen (6.7), Calvin Bassey (7.3), Antonee Robinson (6.1), Andreas Pereira (7.6), Sander Berge (6.5), Saša Lukić (6.8), Adama Traoré (5.8) and Raúl Jiménez (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Emile Smith Rowe (6.8), Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz (7.3), Tom Cairney (7.0), Reiss Nelson (7.3), Timothy Castagne (6.7), Steven Benda and Issa Diop.

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Kenny Tete for Timothy Castagne (77′), Raúl Jiménez for Reiss Nelson (77′), Alex Iwobi for Rodrigo Muniz (77′), Sander Berge for Emile Smith Rowe (65′) and Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (65′).

Player of the match: Raúl Jiménez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Raúl Jiménez.

His rating is 8.0 with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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