Man City vs Fulham 2023-24 English Premier League
- 31': Julián Álvarez
- 45'+5': Nathan Aké
- 58': Erling Haaland
- 70': Erling Haaland (P)
- 90'+5': Erling Haaland
5 - 1
Haaland hat-trick helps City cruise past Fulham 5-1
Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick as pacesetters Manchester City maintained their 100% record in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 16': Substitution, Fulham. Luke Harris replaces Tom Cairney because of an injury.
- 31': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 33': Goal! Manchester City 1, Fulham 1. Tim Ream (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 41': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Issa Diop (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Goal! Manchester City 2, Fulham 1. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Fulham 1.
- 54': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Goal! Manchester City 3, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 69': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Goal! Manchester City 4, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Rodri.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 78': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 90'+5': Goal! Manchester City 5, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Fulham 1.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,899
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
| +21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
 FUL |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 32.1 | Possession | 67.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 656 |
| 336 | Passes | 733 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 10 | Clearances | 10 |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 16 | Rodri  |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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