
Fulham vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
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Manchester City book Champions League place with win at Fulham
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Manchester City's disappointing season ended with the consolation of a place in the Champions League after a 2-0 victory at Fulham on Sunday, earned by Ilkay Gundogan's overhead kick and an Erling Haaland penalty.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 5': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 8': Corner,Manchester City. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 13': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 14': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 17': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
- 21': Goal! Fulham 0, Manchester City 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 25': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 26': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ederson (Manchester City).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 29': Corner,Manchester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 32': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 32': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 34': Corner,Manchester City. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 34': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 34': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 37': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 37': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 38': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Corner,Manchester City. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 41': Attempt saved. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 43': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ederson (Manchester City). Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 43': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a headed pass.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Manchester City 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 48': Corner,Manchester City. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
- 49': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 51': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 53': Corner,Manchester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 54': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 59': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 59': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 60': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Harry Wilson.
- 61': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 64': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 66': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
- 68': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 68': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Penalty Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Sasa Lukic (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Goal! Fulham 0, Manchester City 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Tom Cairney.
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Adama Traoré.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 75': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 75': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 79': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 79': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Josh King (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 82': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Claudio Echeverri replaces Erling Haaland.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Sander Berge replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 89': Corner,Fulham. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a cross.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 90'+2': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Ederson (Manchester City).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ederson (Manchester City).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 0, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
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5 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
20 | SHOTS | 13 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
418 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
487 | Passes | 434 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
18 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
59 | Long Balls | 58 |
36 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
8 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
14 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
13 | Interceptions | 11 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
14 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 27,671
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 38 | +45 | 84 |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | +35 | 74 |
3 | Manchester City | 38 | +28 | 71 |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | +21 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
15 | Jorge Cuenca |
5 | Joachim Andersen |
33 | Antonee Robinson |
2 | Kenny Tete |
18 | Andreas Pereira |
20 | Sasa Lukic |
10 | Tom Cairney |
7 | Raúl Jiménez |
11 | Adama Traoré |
8 | Harry Wilson |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
25 | Manuel Akanji |
3 | Rúben Dias |
24 | Josko Gvardiol |
27 | Matheus Nunes |
19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
14 | Nico González |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
9 | Erling Haaland |
11 | Jérémy Doku |
7 | Omar Marmoush |
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