Match report

Manchester City Edge Out Fulham 5-4 in Thrilling Premier League Clash

Fulham
Fulham
4–5
FT
Manchester City
Manchester City
Dec 2, 2025

Manchester City stunned Fulham with a dominant early lead, scoring four goals within the first half-hour. Despite conceding three times and an own goal, Manchester City managed to secure a thrilling 5-4 victory in their Premier League encounter at Craven Cottage.

Key Facts

  • • Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scored twice.
  • • Fulham's Saka Chukwueze netted two goals, while Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi also found the back of the net for Fulham.
  • • Sergey Berge scored an own goal for Manchester City in the 54th minute.
  • • Phil Foden was substituted in the 90th minute with seven minutes of added time remaining.

Lineups

Fulham

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 B. Leno (G)
  • 2 K. Tete (D)
  • 5 J. Andersen (D)
  • 3 C. Bassey (D)
  • 30 R. Sessegnon (D)
  • 20 S. Lukic (M)
  • 16 S. Berge (M)
  • 8 H. Wilson (M)
  • 32 E. Smith Rowe (M)
  • 17 A. Iwobi (M)
  • 7 R. Jimenez (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 B. Lecomte
  • 15 J. Cuenca
  • 21 T. Castagne
  • 6 H. Reed
  • 10 T. Cairney
  • 19 S. Chukwueze
  • 24 J. King
  • 22 Kevin
  • 18 J. Kusi Asare

Manchester City

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 25 G. Donnarumma (G)
  • 27 M. Nunes (D)
  • 3 R. Dias (D)
  • 24 J. Gvardiol (D)
  • 33 N. O'Reilly (D)
  • 20 B. Silva (M)
  • 14 Nico (M)
  • 4 T. Reijnders (M)
  • 47 P. Foden (F)
  • 9 E. Haaland (F)
  • 11 J. Doku (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 J. Trafford
  • 5 J. Stones
  • 6 N. Ake
  • 7 O. Marmoush
  • 10 R. Cherki
  • 21 R. Ait Nouri
  • 26 Savinho
  • 45 A. Khusanov
  • 82 R. Lewis

Timeline

  1. Manchester City
    17' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Haaland · Assist: J. Doku
  2. Manchester City
    37' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Reijnders · Assist: E. Haaland
  3. Manchester City
    44' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Foden
  4. Fulham
    45' Fulham Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Smith Rowe · Assist: H. Wilson
  5. Fulham
    46' Fulham subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Kenny Tete · On: T. Castagne
  6. Fulham
    46' Fulham subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Lukić · On: S. Chukwueze
  7. Manchester City
    48' Manchester City Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Foden · Assist: E. Haaland
  8. Manchester City
    54' Manchester City Goal · Own Goal
    S. Berge
  9. Fulham
    57' Fulham Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Iwobi
  10. Manchester City
    64' Manchester City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Nico · On: J. Stones
  11. Manchester City
    64' Manchester City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Doku · On: Savinho
  12. Fulham
    72' Fulham Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Chukwueze
  13. Fulham
    73' Fulham subst · Substitution 3
    Off: R. Jiménez · On: J. Kusi Asare
  14. Fulham
    74' Fulham subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Smith Rowe · On: J. King
  15. Fulham
    78' Fulham Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Chukwueze
  16. Fulham
    82' Fulham subst · Substitution 5
    Off: H. Wilson · On: Kevin
  17. Manchester City
    82' Manchester City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Reijnders · On: R. Cherki
  18. Manchester City
    90'+5 Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    R. Cherki

    Time wasting

  19. Manchester City
    90'+7 Manchester City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: P. Foden · On: N. Aké

Match Stats

Stat Fulham Manchester City
Fouls 9 7
Pass Accuracy 88% 84%
Offsides 4 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 11
Corners 7 2
Total Passes 612 467
Yellow Cards 0 1
Blocked Shots 3 4
Shots on Target 6 4
xG 0.91 2.17
Shots off Target 3 3
Possession 57% 43%
Goals Prevented -2 -2
Accurate Passes 538 392
Shots Inside Box 9 9
Saves 0 1
Shots Outside Box 3 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Fulham's early introduction of Tete and Lukić at halftime signaled a tactical shift that led to three quick goals.
  • ▸ Manchester City’s Phil Foden scored his second goal in the 48th minute, extending their lead to 5-1 before Fulham's comeback.