Premier League · Tue, 2 Dec 2025 ·
Fulham vs Manchester City — 4 - 5
Craven Cottage · Referee: C. Pawson
Match report
Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 as P. Foden scores twice
Fulham were beaten 5-4 by Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 14. E. Smith Rowe (45'), A. Iwobi (57') and S. Chukwueze (72', 78') scored for Fulham, while E. Haaland (17'), T. Reijnders (37'), P. Foden (44', 48') and S. Berge (54' og) found the net for Manchester City. It was 1-3 at half-time.
Fulham had 57% of the ball and 12 shots (6 on target) against Manchester City’s 11 (4 on target). Phil Foden (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Manchester City 1st on 15.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Wed, 11 Feb 2026, Manchester City 3-0 Fulham
Match events
- 17'goalE. HaalandAssist: J. Doku
- 37'goalT. ReijndersAssist: E. Haaland
- 44'goalP. FodenNormal Goal
- 45'goalE. Smith RoweAssist: H. Wilson
- 46'substitutionS. LukicOff: S. Chukwueze
- 46'substitutionK. TeteOff: T. Castagne
- 48'goalP. FodenAssist: E. Haaland
- 54'own goalS. Berge(own goal)Own Goal
- 57'goalA. IwobiNormal Goal
- 64'substitutionNicoOff: J. Stones
- 64'substitutionJ. DokuOff: Savinho
- 72'goalS. ChukwuezeNormal Goal
- 73'substitutionR. JimenezOff: J. Kusi Asare
- 74'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: J. King
- 78'goalS. ChukwuezeNormal Goal
- 82'substitutionH. WilsonOff: Kevin
- 82'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: R. Cherki
- 90+5'yellow cardRayan CherkiYellow Card
- 90+7'substitutionP. FodenOff: N. Ake
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 2K. TeteD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 30R. SessegnonD
- 20S. LukicM
- 16S. BergeM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 10T. CairneyM
- 19S. ChukwuezeF
- 15J. CuencaD
- 22KevinF
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 21T. CastagneD
- 6H. ReedM
Manchester City
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 3R. DiasD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 14NicoM
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 47P. FodenF
- 9E. HaalandF
- 11J. DokuF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 82R. LewisD
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkeD
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 26SavinhoF
- 45A. KhusanovD
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 0.91Expected goals (xG)2.17
- 12Total shots11
- 6Shots on target4
- 3Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots4
- 9Shots inside the box9
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners2
- 4Offsides1
- 9Fouls7
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves1
- 612Passes467
- 538Accurate passes392
- 88%Pass accuracy84%
- -2.09Goals prevented-2.09
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 2Kenny TeteD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonD | 90 | 4.9 | ||
| 8Harry WilsonM | 82 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 16Sander BergeM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Alex IwobiM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 20Saša LukićM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 74 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 7Raúl JiménezF | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 15Jorge CuencaD | – | – | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | – | – | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Samuel ChukwuezeF | 45 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 22KevinF | 8 | 6.9 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyD | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 82 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | 2 |
| 11Jérémy DokuF | 64 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 47Phil FodenFTop rated | 89 | 9.2 | 2 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 5John StonesD | 26 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 1 | – | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | – | – | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | – | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | – | – | ||
| 26SavinhoF | 26 | 6.9 |