English FA Cup

Man City vs Fulham 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

  • 6': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 13': John Stones
  • 53': Riyad Mahrez (P)
  • 57': Riyad Mahrez
FT
4 - 1
  • 4': Fabio Carvalho

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

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Zack Steffen (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
5 John Stones
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
25 Fernandinho
8 Ilkay Gündogan
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Jack Grealish
47 Phil Foden
26 Riyad Mahrez

FUL 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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