Manchester City vs Fulham

5 - 1
🕒 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Fulham 14
Referee Stats
24 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.08
Reds avg 0.21
Penalties avg 0.29
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 42%
Draws 17%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-6).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (68%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-5-0

Goals For / Against

51 / 16
Avg: 2.68 / 0.84

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Fulham (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 37
Avg: 1.26 / 1.95

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
0.95
2.68
GF
1.26
0.84
GA
1.95
58%
O2.5
63%
68%
BTTS
58%
74%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Fulham rank14th
Manchester City points91
Fulham points47
Manchester City: #1 · 91 pts · GD +62
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Fulham: #14 · 47 pts · GD -6
42 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
44-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals17-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Fulham last 5 away

W D W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index64
Goals10-8
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 21%

Fulham trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home32%
Fulham score away68%
Fulham clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first74%
Manchester City win after scoring first86%
Fulham score first37%
Fulham win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 100% · Fulham 20%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 25.3' · Fulham 32.6'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.68 vs 1.80
Manchester City concede at home0.84 vs 1.48
Fulham score away1.26 vs 1.48
Fulham concede away1.95 vs 1.80
Manchester City score 49% above league average, while Fulham score 15% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 43% below league average at home, and Fulham are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 10
61-75 8
0-15 7
16-30 7
31-45 7
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 1
46-60 1

Fulham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 5
0-15 2
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
31-45 5
0-15 2
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
7
6
Shots off Goal
1
1
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
0
1
Ball Possession
68%
32%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
12
12
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
733
336
Passes Accurate
656
272
Passes %
89%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
16'
16' T. Cairney
1st substitution · For: L. Harris
31'
31' Goal · 1-0
J. Álvarez
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland
33'
33' Goal · 1-1
T. Ream
Normal Goal
41'
41' Rodri
43'
43' I. Diop
45+3'
45+3' A. Robinson
45+5'
45+5' Goal · 2-1
N. Aké
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Foden
45+7'
45+7' Goal · 3-1
N. Aké
Goal confirmed
54'
54' B. De Cordova-Reid
58'
58' Goal · 4-1
E. Haaland
Normal Goal
69'
69' Andreas Pereira
70'
70' Penalty Goal · 5-1
E. Haaland
Penalty
73'
73' B. De Cordova-Reid
2nd substitution · For: Willian
73'
73' K. Tete
3rd substitution · For: T. Castagne
76'
76' Rodri
1st substitution · For: Bernardo Silva
76'
76' J. Doku
2nd substitution · For: Sergio Gómez
78'
78' Bernardo Silva
81'
81' R. Jiménez
4th substitution · For: Rodrigo Muniz
81'
81' H. Wilson
5th substitution · For: Adama Traoré
84'
84' M. Kovačić
3rd substitution · For: K. Phillips
90'
90' P. Foden
4th substitution · For: Oscar Bobb
90'
90' J. Álvarez
5th substitution · For: R. Lewis
90+5'
90+5' Goal · 6-1
E. Haaland
Normal Goal · Assist: Sergio Gómez

Manchester City vs Fulham 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Fulham 5-1 on Saturday, 02 September 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Fulham made their 1st substitution at 16', with T. Cairney replacing L. Harris. Manchester City took the lead at 31' when J. Álvarez scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 1-0. Fulham leveled the score at 33' when T. Ream scored, making the score 1-1. Rodri received a yellow card for Manchester City at 41'. I. Diop received a yellow card for Fulham at 43'. A. Robinson received a yellow card for Fulham at 45+3'. Manchester City took the lead at 45+5' when N. Aké scored, with the assist credited to P. Foden, making the score 2-1. Manchester City extended the lead at 45+7' when N. Aké scored (Goal confirmed), making the score 3-1.

Second half: B. De Cordova-Reid received a yellow card for Fulham at 54'. Manchester City extended the lead at 58' when E. Haaland scored, making the score 4-1. Andreas Pereira received a yellow card for Fulham at 69'. Manchester City extended the lead at 70' when E. Haaland converted a penalty, making the score 5-1. Fulham made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. De Cordova-Reid replacing Willian. Fulham made their 3rd substitution at 73', with K. Tete replacing T. Castagne. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 76', with Rodri replacing Bernardo Silva. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. Doku replacing Sergio Gómez. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 78'. Fulham made their 4th substitution at 81', with R. Jiménez replacing Rodrigo Muniz. Fulham made their 5th substitution at 81', with H. Wilson replacing Adama Traoré. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Kovačić replacing K. Phillips. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 90', with P. Foden replacing Oscar Bobb. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 90', with J. Álvarez replacing R. Lewis. Manchester City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to Sergio Gómez, making the score 6-1.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Fulham used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Fulham got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (7-6).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (68%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins12
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS5 (41.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Manchester City vs Fulham Head-to-Head History by Season