Man City vs Fulham

15 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Leroy Sané 2’
  • David Silva 21’
  • Raheem Sterling 47’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Fulham. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

Leroy Sané put Man City ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Fernandinho, David Silva made it 2-0 in the 21st minute, and Raheem Sterling made it 3-0 in the 47th minute, set up by Sergio Agüero.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 5.01 expected goals (xG) from 28 shots to Fulham's 0.34 from 9.

Match stats

Man City Fulham
28 Shots 9
9 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4.92 xG 0.34
4.92 Non-penalty xG 0.34
22 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man City Fulham
Kick-off
Leroy Sané
Assist: Fernandinho1-0 (Man City)
2’
David Silva2-0 (Man City)
21’
Half-time2-0
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Sergio Agüero3-0 (Man City)
47’
Full-time3-0

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 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 5.01 0.34 2’ Leroy Sané (Man City), 1-0 2’ 21’ David Silva (Man City), 2-0 21’ 47’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 3-0 47’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 5.01 0.34 2’ Leroy Sané (Man City), 1-0 Sané 2’ 21’ David Silva (Man City), 2-0 Silva 21’ 47’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 3-0 Sterling 47’
Man City 5.01 xGFulham 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Man City attacking 
47’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 21’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 55’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 2’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 81’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 15’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 46’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 62’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 50’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Floyd Ayité (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Floyd Ayité (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ André Schürrle (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 21’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 55’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 2’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 81’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 15’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 46’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 62’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 50’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Floyd Ayité (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Floyd Ayité (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ André Schürrle (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ André Schürrle (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ André Schürrle (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 0.000.021
Kyle Walker DEF901 0.020.000
Nicolás Otamendi DEF902 0.040.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF901 0.040.021
Fabian Delph DEF690 0.000.000
Fernandinho MID9011 0.020.692
Bernardo Silva MID904 0.700.715
David Silva MID9011 0.670.703
Raheem Sterling FWD7615 1.560.343
Sergio Agüero FWD5615 0.401.012
Leroy Sané FWD9012 0.640.122
Gabriel Jesus Sub343 0.730.471
Ilkay Gündogan Sub211 0.020.041
Riyad Mahrez Sub142 0.170.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 86% Bet365 odds 1.12
Draw 10% Bet365 odds 10.00
Fulham win 4% Bet365 odds 26.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WWDW
Fulham LLWD

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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.