Man City vs Fulham 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Man City ease into FA Cup fifth round after hammering Fulham with Riyad Mahez double
A Riyad Mahrez brace helped Manchester City to a 4-1 victory against Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Manchester City 0, Fulham 1. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 6': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 13': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 57': Goal! Manchester City 4, Fulham 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 67': Substitution, Fulham. Anthony Knockaert replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 67': Substitution, Fulham. Jean Michaël Seri replaces Harrison Reed.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces João Cancelo.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harry Wilson.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Liam Delap replaces Jack Grealish.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Phil Foden.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Riyad Mahrez.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Fabio Carvalho.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Fulham 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,400
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,400
Statistics
 MNC |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.7 | POSSESSION | 39.3 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 551 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 618 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 8 | Clearances | 19 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker  |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 16 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 23 | Joe Bryan |
| 20 | Neco Williams |
| 28 | Fabio Carvalho |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 12 | Nathaniel Chalobah |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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