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
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 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
, Rico Lewis , Manuel Akanji , Rúben Dias , Joško Gvardiol , Mateo Kovačić , Bernardo Silva , Phil Foden , İlkay Gündoğan , Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland .The home team had on the bench: Stefan Ortega, Matheus Nunes, Kyle Walker
, John Stones , Jérémy Doku , 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
with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.Fulham – Formation
Fulham started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno
, Alex Iwobi , Kenny Tete , Joachim Andersen , Calvin Bassey , Antonee Robinson , Andreas Pereira , Sander Berge , Saša Lukić , Adama Traoré and Raúl Jiménez .The following players were sitting on the bench: Emile Smith Rowe
, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz , Tom Cairney , Reiss Nelson , Timothy Castagne , 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
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.