Man City vs Fulham 2023-24 English Premier League

Manchester City

31': Julián Álvarez
45'+5': Nathan Aké
58': Erling Haaland
70': Erling Haaland (P)
90'+5': Erling Haaland

FT
5 - 1

Fulham

33': Tim Ream

Haaland hat-trick helps City cruise past Fulham 5-1

Erling Haaland Man City celeb vs. Fulham [1296x729]

Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick as pacesetters Manchester City maintained their 100% record in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday.

Match Commentary

16': Substitution, Fulham. Luke Harris replaces Tom Cairney because of an injury.
31': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
33': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Tim Ream (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
41': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
43': Issa Diop (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Fulham 1.
54': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
58': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
69': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
70': Goal! Manchester City 4, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
73': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
73': Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
76': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Rodri.
76': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Jérémy Doku.
78': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
81': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
84': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Mateo Kovacic.
90': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
90': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Julián Álvarez.
90'+5': Goal! Manchester City 5, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Fulham 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,899

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

FUL		MNC
12	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	3
32.1	Possession	67.9
6	SHOTS	7
4	ON GOAL	5
0.7	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
272	Accurate Passes	656
336	Passes	733
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.3
40	Long Balls	54
22	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	8
10	Effective Clearances	10
10	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
25	Manuel Akanji
3	Rúben Dias
6	Nathan Aké
2	Kyle Walker
19	Julián Álvarez
8	Mateo Kovacic
16	Rodri
9	Erling Haaland
47	Phil Foden
11	Jérémy Doku

Substitutes:

Bernardo Silva, Rico Lewis, Kalvin Phillips, Josko Gvardiol, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Ortega, Scott Carson, Oscar Bobb, Matheus Nunes.

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
17	Bernd Leno (GK)
13	Tim Ream
31	Issa Diop
33	Antonee Robinson
2	Kenny Tete
6	Harrison Reed
10	Tom Cairney
18	Andreas Pereira
7	Raúl Jiménez
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid
8	Harry Wilson