Manchester City vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 2
3 - 2
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 Timeline
- 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
 FUL |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,719
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK)  |
| 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 |
Fulham (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
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