Fulham vs Man City

2 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 4 – 5

Half-time: 1–3

  • Emile Smith-Rowe 45+2’
  • Alex Iwobi 57’
  • Samuel Chukwueze 72’, 78’
  • Erling Haaland 17’
  • Tijjani Reijnders 37’
  • Phil Foden 44’, 48’
  • Sander Berge 54’ (og)

Match summary

Man City beat Fulham 5-4 on the road. Man City led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Erling Haaland put Man City ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Jéremy Doku, Tijjani Reijnders made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, set up by Erling Haaland, Phil Foden made it 0-3 from a corner in the 44th minute, and Emile Smith-Rowe pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Harry Wilson. In the second half, Foden made it 1-4 in the 48th minute, set up by Erling Haaland, Berge's own goal made it 1-5 in the 54th minute, Alex Iwobi made it 2-5 in the 57th minute, Samuel Chukwueze made it 3-5 in the 72nd minute, and Chukwueze made it 4-5 from a corner in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Fulham's 0.97 from 12.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
12 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 2
118 Attacks 85
56 Dangerous attacks 38
612 Passes 467
88% Pass accuracy 84%
18 Tackles 16
9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 1

Key events

Fulham Man City
Kick-off
17’
Erling HaalandLeft foot shot0-1 (Man City)
Emile Smith-RoweShot on target
24’
37’
Tijjani ReijndersRight foot shot0-2 (Man City)
44’
Phil FodenLeft foot shot0-3 (Man City)
Emile Smith RoweHeader1-3 (Fulham)
45+2’
Half-time1-3
Timothy CastagneKenny Tete
46’
Samuel ChukwuezeSaša Lukić
46’
48’
Phil FodenRight foot shot1-4 (Man City)
Second half underway
54’
Sander BergeOwn goal1-5 (Man City)
Alex IwobiRight foot shot2-5 (Fulham)
57’
64’
SavinhoJérémy Doku
64’
John StonesNico González
Samuel ChukwuezeLeft foot shot3-5 (Fulham)
72’
Jonah Kusi-AsareRaúl Jiménez
73’
Josh KingEmile Smith Rowe
74’
Samuel ChukwuezeLeft foot shot4-5 (Fulham)
78’
82’
Rayan CherkiTijjani Reijnders
KevinHarry Wilson
82’
90+5’
Rayan CherkiTime wasting
90+7’
Nathan AkéPhil Foden
Full-time4-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.99 17’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-1 17’ 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), 0-2 37’ 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-3 44’ 45+2’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), 1-3 45+2’ 48’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-4 48’ 54’ Sander Berge (Man City) own goal, 1-5 54’ 57’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), 2-5 57’ 72’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), 3-5 72’ 78’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), 4-5 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.99 17’ Erling Haaland (Man City), 0-1 Haaland 17’ 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), 0-2 Reijnders 37’ 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-3 Foden 44’ 45+2’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), 1-3 Smith-Rowe 45+2’ 48’ Phil Foden (Man City), 1-4 Foden 48’ 54’ Sander Berge (Man City) own goal, 1-5 Berge 54’ 57’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), 2-5 Iwobi 57’ 72’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), 3-5 Chukwueze 72’ 78’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), 4-5 Chukwueze 78’
Fulham 0.97 xGMan City 1.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Fulham attacking 
48’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+8’ Joshua King (Fulham), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 6’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 37’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 70’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 87’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+9’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 57’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 62’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 54’ Sander Berge (Fulham), own goal 48’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+8’ Joshua King (Fulham), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 37’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 6’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 37’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 70’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 87’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+9’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 32’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 5’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 62’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 57’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 54’ Sander Berge (Fulham), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Fulham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Leno
Tete 46’
Andersen
Bassey
Sessegnon
Lukić 46’
Berge
Wilson 82’
Rowe 74’
Iwobi
Jiménez 73’
Man City 4-3-3 Starting XI
Donnarumma
O'Reilly
Gvardiol
Dias
Nunes
Reijnders 82’
González 64’
Silva
Doku 64’
Haaland 2
Foden 2 90’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Kenny Tete DEF490 0.000.000
Joachim Andersen DEF900 0.000.000
Calvin Bassey DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Sessegnon DEF901 0.060.000
Sander Berge MID900 0.000.000
Sasa Lukic MID490 0.000.041
Harry Wilson MID8510 0.000.132
Emile Smith-Rowe MID7714 0.210.000
Alex Iwobi MID9011 0.020.071
Raúl Jiménez FWD771 0.100.000
Timothy Castagne Sub410 0.000.000
Samuel Chukwueze Sub4124 0.180.061
Joshua King Sub131 0.410.000
Jonah Kusi-Asare Sub130 0.000.081
Kevin Sub50 0.000.411

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 19% Avg odds 5.14
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Man City win 58% Avg odds 1.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Fulham LWLWW
Man City LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Fulham 0-2 Man City, 25 May 25 Next meeting: Man City 3-0 Fulham, 11 Feb 26  All Fulham vs Man City meetings

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