Man City vs Fulham

5 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Raheem Sterling 5’
  • Kevin De Bruyne 26’ (pen)

Match summary

Man City beat Fulham 2-0. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Man City ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne and Kevin De Bruyne made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 26th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 3.29 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Fulham's 0.29 from 6.

Match stats

Man City Fulham
16 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 1
9 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.26 xG 0.29
2.50 Non-penalty xG 0.29
14 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Man City Fulham
Kick-off
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne1-0 (Man City)
5’
Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty2-0 (Man City)
26’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.29 0.29 5’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 5’ 26’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-0 26’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.29 0.29 5’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 Sterling 5’ 26’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-0 De Bruyne 26’
Man City 3.29 xGFulham 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Man City attacking 
26’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 77’ Rúben Dias (Man City), set piece, 0.43 xG, off target 5’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 3’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 32’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 50’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 3’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Ademola Lookman (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Ola Aina (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 77’ Rúben Dias (Man City), set piece, 0.43 xG, off target 5’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 3’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 32’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 50’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 3’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Ademola Lookman (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Ola Aina (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
João Cancelo DEF901 0.030.101
Rúben Dias DEF902 0.530.000
John Stones DEF900 0.000.000
Benjamin Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Ilkay Gündogan MID901 0.100.000
Rodri MID901 0.020.122
Riyad Mahrez MID901 0.081.135
Kevin De Bruyne MID90116 1.380.792
Raheem Sterling MID9014 1.150.000
Gabriel Jesus FWD900 0.000.131

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 86% Avg odds 1.12
Draw 9% Avg odds 10.05
Fulham win 5% Avg odds 20.63

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

Form going into the game

Man City DWDLW
Fulham LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Fulham 0-2 Man City, 30 Mar 19 Next meeting: Fulham 0-3 Man City, 13 Mar 21  All Man City vs Fulham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.