Manchester City vs Fulham (Premier League): Match Preview, Team News, Head to Head, How To Watch | OneFootball

After a dramatic injury time win against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, Manchester City must now turn their full attentions towards Marco Silva’s Fulham.

Pep Guardiola’s side walked away as 1-2 winners from Anfield, keeping the gap between themselves and Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table to just six points.

For much of the afternoon, the two heavyweights cancelled each other out, with the deadlock broken in the 74th minute via Dominik Szoboszlai’s long-range free-kick in a clear contender for goal of the season.

Manchester City appeared on the brink of defeat as Liverpool seized control, but the very best find a way and in the 83rd minute, Erling Haaland flicked the ball into the path of Bernardo Silva, who calmly swept home the equaliser to silence Anfield and swing momentum.

And two minutes into stoppage time, Matheus Nunes burst into the penalty area and was brought down by Alisson, leaving the referee with no choice but to point to the spot. Haaland stepped up and cooly converted, sealing City’s second league win at Anfield since 2003.

But the chaos didn’t end there as Alisson ventured forward for a last-gasp corner, and when cleared, Rayan Cherki attempted an audacious effort from the halfway line that trickled into the net, only for celebrations to be cut short.

VAR ruled the goal out, instead penalising Szoboszlai for denying Haaland a clear goalscoring opportunity as the striker rushed down on goal, resulting in a straight red card for the Hungarian midfielder.

With what may be this season’s most dramatic game behind them, Manchester City host 10th placed Fulham at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, with the London side having faltered in form through three losses from their last five league matches – leaving them three points ahead of 14th.

Meanwhile, leaders Arsenal face a daunting run of fixtures, with back-to-back London derbies against Tottenham and Chelsea, and the opportunity clear for Guardiola’s side: build momentum, stack points, and close the gap at the summit.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City’s clash against Fulham on Wednesday night!

Match Details

Manchester City host Fulham at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday 11 February, kick-off is set for 19:30 (UK).

Match Officials

Paul Tierney will oversee proceedings on Wednesday night, with Manchester City having won 28 of 32 fixtures that he has officiated, losing just two.

You can find the full list of match officials for the contest below!

Team News

Pep Guardiola confirmed ahead of the game that having returned to training in recent days, John Stones is fit and available for Manchester City, although it remains unlikely he will play a major part this week. Josko Gvardiol misses out with a fractured bone in his leg.

Elsewhere, Mateo Kovacic continues recovery from surgery on his heel, having missed the majority of the season so far, while Savinho and Jeremy Doku will both miss out through injuries.

Pep Guardiola revealed Abdukodir Khusanov is fit to play this one having picked up a head injury after a nasty clash in the Liverpool fixture with the knee of Gianluigi Donnarumma at Anfield.

As for Fulham, Sasa Lukic and club captain Tom Cairney both miss out through injury, while Oscar Bobb is available to make his full Fulham debut after an extended period out injured for Manchester City prior to his move to Craven Cottage.

Pep Guardiola’s Press Conference Quotes

“Marco [Silva] is one of the top, top, top managers I’ve faced… Destined to be one of the top in a few years, for sure!”

“Oscar [Bobb], we don’t have any doubts about his potential. It depends on him, what he wants to become. If he wants to become a top class player, he will be a top class player – he has all the attributes, all!”

“I don’t know if we are able to win three, four, five, six games in a row. I don’t know.”

“I know exactly the reason why we drop in the second-half, I know it, I know exactly. And we are working on it, and hopefully we can be better.”

Head To Head

Since 1908, these two sides have faced off a total of 77 times with Manchester City winning 44 of those contests, and Fulham winning just 17.

The Blues are unbeaten against Fulham since April 2009 when they lost 3-1 and having gone nearly 16 years strong, anything other than a win here would come as a huge shock along with a massive blow to Manchester City’s title chances.

Last time out against the Cottagers, City walked away victorious in a 4-5 thriller in December. The Blues went into half-time 1-3 up and were 1-5 up by the 54th minute, until Fulham’s goal frenzy led to many calling into question City’s second half performance drop-off – a problem that has continued up until now.

Manchester City’s goals that evening came courtesy of Erling Haaland, Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden, and a Sander Berge own-goal.

Statistics

Manchester City holds a record-breaking dominance over Fulham, currently maintaining a 19-game winning streak in all competitions, the longest such run in English football history.

In the December 2025 meeting, Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals, achieving the feat in just 111 appearances.

Pep Guardiola has won every single match (100% record) against Fulham since joining Manchester City.

Manchester City has scored at least two goals in each of their last 20 clashes against the Cottagers.

While three of Fulham’s four all-time Premier League wins against City came at the Etihad, Marco Silva personally has a 100% loss rate in his 13 top-flight battles against the Citizens.

Haaland has 10 goal involvements (7 goals, 3 assists) in only seven Premier League appearances against the Cottagers.

Fulham has not earned a single point against Manchester City since a 2-2 draw in September 2011.

How To Watch

Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the game on TNT Sports and Discovery+. Radio Coverage will be available on BBC Radio Manchester.

For those in the USA, coverage will be available on Peacock.

Check out the full global TV listings HERE!

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