Man City vs Fulham

5 October 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mateo Kovacic 32’, 47’
  • Jéremy Doku 82’
  • Andreas Pereira 26’
  • Rodrigo Muniz 88’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Fulham. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Andreas Pereira put Fulham ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Raúl Jiménez and Mateo Kovacic equalised from a corner in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Kovacic put Man City in front in the 47th minute, set up by Bernardo Silva, Jéremy Doku made it 3-1 in the 82nd minute, set up by Rico Lewis, and Rodrigo Muniz pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 88th minute, set up by Reiss Nelson.

Fulham can feel hard done by, creating 2.76 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Man City's 1.37 from 20.

Match stats

Man City Fulham
20 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 2.76
1.37 Non-penalty xG 2.76
8 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Man City Fulham
Kick-off
26’
Andreas Pereira
Assist: Raúl Jiménez0-1 (Fulham)
Mateo Kovacic1-1 (Man City)
32’
Half-time1-1
Mateo Kovacic
Assist: Bernardo Silva2-1 (Man City)
47’
Jéremy Doku
Assist: Rico Lewis3-1 (Man City)
82’
88’
Rodrigo Muniz
Assist: Reiss Nelson3-2 (Fulham)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Ederson
  • Bernardo Silva
Fulham
  • Calvin Bassey

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 2.76 26’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), 0-1 26’ 32’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), 1-1 32’ 47’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), 2-1 47’ 82’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), 3-1 82’ 88’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 3-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 2.76 26’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), 0-1 Pereira 26’ 32’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), 1-1 Kovacic 32’ 47’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), 2-1 Kovacic 47’ 82’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), 3-1 Doku 82’ 88’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 3-2 Muniz 88’
Man City 1.37 xGFulham 2.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Man City attacking 
26’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 29’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 17’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 68’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 25’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 88’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 87’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 4’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 76’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 12’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 3’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Erling Haaland (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Rico Lewis (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Rico Lewis (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 29’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 17’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 68’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 25’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 88’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 87’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 4’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 54’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Erling Haaland (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 8’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Rico Lewis (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Erling Haaland (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Rico Lewis (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 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
Rico Lewis DEF9012 0.070.041
Rúben Dias DEF901 0.030.000
Manuel Akanji DEF630 0.000.000
Josko Gvardiol DEF902 0.080.000
Mateo Kovacic MID9024 0.210.000
Bernardo Silva MID9012 0.140.586
Ilkay Gündogan MID902 0.440.031
Phil Foden MID792 0.060.233
Jack Grealish MID630 0.000.011
Erling Haaland FWD904 0.300.192
Jéremy Doku Sub2711 0.040.000
Kyle Walker Sub270 0.000.000
John Stones Sub110 0.000.000
Matheus Nunes Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 76% Avg odds 1.26
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.40
Fulham win 9% Avg odds 10.93

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

Form going into the game

Man City WWWDD
Fulham WDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Fulham 0-4 Man City, 11 May 24 Next meeting: Fulham 0-2 Man City, 25 May 25  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.