Premier League: Manchester City steals a 2-1 win against Fulham 2-1
MANCHESTER. Manchester City overcame Fulham to win 2-1. A penalty from E. Haaland was decisive in the 90min.
MANCHESTER. Manchester City overcome Fulham to win 2-1. A penalty from E. Haaland was decisive in the 90min. It was Manchester City to strike first with a goal of J. Alvarez at the 16′. Then it was a penalty in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Haaland gave the win to Manchester City in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Manchester City remained in 10 people after J. Cancelo received a red card in the 26′. Anyway, Manchester City still was capable to win this contest playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who was helped by Daniel Robathan and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.63 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 71% while Fulham was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (B. Silva and E. Haaland). On the other side, Fulham received 4 yellow cards (A. Pereira, H. Reed, K. Tete and A. Robinson).
(Manchester City) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (26′).
After this contest, Manchester City will have 29 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Fulham will stay with 19 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
A. Pereira
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16'16'
J. Alvarez
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26'26'
J. Cancelo
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28'28'
A. Pereira (Penalty)
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45'45'
Harrison Reed
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45'45'
Bernardo Silva
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63'63'
K. Tete
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64'64'
P. Foden
J. Grealish
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64'64'
E. Haaland
J. Alvarez
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75'75'
E. Haaland (Goal Disallowed)
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76'76'
Tom Cairney
Carlos Vinícius
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76'76'
Daniel James
Harry Wilson
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80'80'
K. Mbabu
Willian
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88'88'
L. Harris
A. Pereira
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90'90'
A. Robinson
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90'90'
Erling Haaland
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90'90'
Erling Haaland (Penalty)
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90'90'
R. Dias
I. Gundogan
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will host Brentford on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Fulham will host Manchester United on the 13th of November with a 19-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , John Stones , Manuel Akanji , Nathan Aké , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Bernardo Silva , Julián Álvarez and Jack Grealish .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 3 changes: J. Grealish for P. Foden (64′), J. Alvarez for E. Haaland (64′) and I. Gundogan for R. Dias (90′).
Top player: Kevin De Bruyne
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 11 crosses.
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Kenny Tete , Issa Diop , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Harry Wilson , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Carlos Vinícius .
Substitutes
Fulham made 4 changes: H. Wilson for D. James (77′), Carlos Vinicius for T. Cairney (76′), Willian for K. Mbabu (80′) and A. Pereira for L. Harris (88′).
Top player: Harry Wilson
Probably the most impressive player in Fulham was Harry Wilson.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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