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Subs: Rodak, Tete, Reed, Jimenez, Wilson, Broja, Cairney, Traore, Ream.
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Manchester City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland.
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Subs: Walker, Stones, Doku, Ortega, Alvarez, Gomez, Matheus Luiz, Bobb, Lewis.
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Comment: Intrigue, mind games and a credible chance of Manchester City slipping up are all missing from this supposedly epic battle for the Premier League title, writes Jonathan Liew.
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Fulham are without their Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic, who has been ruled out of today’s game with a calf injury, while central defender Tosin Aderabioyo has been dropped for the last two games after announcing he will be leaving the club when his contract expires at the end of next month.
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Pep Guardiola has a fully fit squad to choose from and may well field the same side that routed Wolves last weekend. Of course with Pep being Pep, there’s every chance he could field a completely different one. We’ll find out soon enough.
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Hoping to leapfrog Arsenal and go to points clear at the Premier League summit, Manchester City travel to Craven Cottage for today’s lunchtime kick-off. With victory in the title race in their own hands, Pep Guardiola’s team seem unlikely to blink against a team whose record against them is dismal, particularly now that Erling Haaland is back in form after his recent one-game goal drought against Real Madrid. The Norwegian striker has scored five goals in his last two games.
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Fulham have taken some notable scalps this season, beating Tottenham, Brighton, Manchester United and Arsenal, among others but lost the corresponding fixture at the Etihad Stadium 5-1 in September. Haaland scored a hat-trick in that particular City win and will back himself to be among the goals again on a sunny afternoon in west London. Kick-off at Craven Cottage is at 12.30pm (BST) but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and build-up.
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important events
Fulham’s home performance against Manchester City: Arsenal fans hoping that Fulham can take a point from City today and help their side will be disappointed to learn that their record at home against them is pretty dismal.
Of the 15 Premier League games played at Craven Cottage, Fulham have only won once, 2-1 in November 2005, when both of the home team’s goals were scored by Steed Malblanque. It was something. Since the invention of football in 1992, Fulham have drawn with City at the Cottage five times and lost nine times.
Erling Haaland: The Manchester City striker claims no pundits have mentioned how many touches he would take if he scored, and the Norwegian said that even if he scores nine goals in a game, he would aim for 10. Ta. Jamie Jackson reports.
Today’s match official
Those teams: Both coaches each made one change to the squad they sent out last weekend. Manager Marco Silva introduced midfielder Bobby de Cordoba-Reid in place of the injured Sasa Lukic, while Pep Guardiola benched Kyle Walker and replaced Ruben in front of England’s left-back. – Nominated Diaz. Phil Foden made his 50th appearance in all competitions this season and his 300th appearance for club and country.
Fulham vs Manchester City lineup
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Iwobi, Joao Parinha, de Córdoba-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Willian, Rodrigo Muniz.
sub: Rodak, Tete, Reid, Jimenez, Wilson, Broja, Cairney, Traore, Riem.
City of Manchester: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland.
sub: Walker, Stones, Doc, Ortega, Alvarez, Gomez, Matheus Ruiz, Bob, Ruiz.
Is this a real Premier League title fight?
comment: Conspiracy, brain games and a solid chance of Manchester City being eliminated are all missing from what was supposed to be an epic battle for the Premier League title, writes Jonathan Liew.
early team news
Fulham are without Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic, who will miss today’s game with a calf injury, and central defender Tosin Adelabioyo, who has announced he will leave the club at the end of his contract, has missed the last two games. It becomes. Next month’s.
Manager Josep Guardiola has a perfectly suited squad to choose from, and there is a good chance he will field the same team that routed Wolves last weekend. Of course, Pep being Pep, there’s a good chance they’ll use something completely different. You’ll find out soon.
Premier League: Fulham vs Manchester City
Manchester City travel to Craven Cottage for today’s lunchtime kick-off, hoping to overtake Arsenal and earn a point in the Premier League summit. Josep Guardiola’s team, who have taken victory in the title race, have a dismal head-to-head record, especially now that Erling Haaland is recovering from a one-game goal slump in the recent game against Real Madrid. It seems like he won’t blink an eye against a team like this. The Norwegian striker has scored five goals in the last two games.
Fulham had some notable results this season, defeating the likes of Tottenham, Brighton, Manchester United and Arsenal, but lost the corresponding match at the Etihad Stadium in September 5-1. Haaland scored a hat-trick in City’s victory and will be backed to join the scoring again on a sunny afternoon in west London. Kick-off at Craven’s Cottage is at 12:30pm BST, but in the meantime stay tuned for team news and updates.
