Manchester City 2 1 Fulham 5 Hits and Flops as Haaland and De Bruyne help City secure a late victory Premier League 2022 23
Manchester City 2-1 Fulham 5 Hits and Flops as Haaland and De Bruyne help City secure a late victory Premier League 2022-23 Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
XI Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, , (C), Bernardo, Alvarez, Grealish
SUBS Ortega Moreno, Dias, Haaland, Laporte, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis
TEAM NEWS XI Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Alvarez, GrealishSUBS Ortega Moreno, Dias, Haaland, Laporte, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis Manchester City dominated possession of the ball in the first period and looked threatening in the final third. Their midfielders passed the ball well, while their forwards made smart runs into space. This stretched Fulham's backline and allowed City's players to operate in bigger gaps. Julian Alvarez handed the hosts the lead after 16 minutes from an assist by Ilkay Gundogan. However, Fulham were handed a lifeline and a way back into the game just 10 minutes later. In a rush of blood to the head, Joao Cancelo made a last-man tackle and gave away a penalty in the 26th minute. He was also shown a straight red card since there was no covering defender. Andreas Pereira stepped up and converted from the spot to make it 1-1. Despite maintaining three-quarters of possession in the first period, Manchester City were unable to score again as it was 1-1 at the break. HALF-TIME Level here at the break ?
HALF-TIME Level here at the break ? Both Manchester City and Fulham made shrewd and calculated start to the second period as they were desperate to avoid early slip-ups. Pep Guardiola and Marco Silva both made a host of changes to their respective XIs as they looked to add a new dimension to their play. City fans let out a huge roar as their hero Haaland returned to action from injury, appearing as a substitute. He came on and scored just 10 minutes after, but the goal was disallowed as Haaland was marginally offside in the build-up. However, he made amends in stoppage time. De Bruyne was brought down inside the box and the Norwegian stepped up and scored to make it 2-1. Manchester City held on and secured the win. With that said, let's take a look at the five hits and flops from the game.
Manchester City 2-1 Fulham 5 Hits and Flops as Haaland and De Bruyne help City secure a late victory Premier League 2022-23
Manchester City v Fulham FC - Premier League Manchester City defeated Fulham 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, November 5. City entered this game on the back of four wins from their last five league games. They secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Leicester City in their last game in the competition. They were two points behind leaders coming into this fixture and knew a win would take them a point clear. Pep Guardiola fielded a strong lineup for this game as was fit enough to start from the bench. TEAM NEWSXI Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, , (C), Bernardo, Alvarez, Grealish
SUBS Ortega Moreno, Dias, Haaland, Laporte, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis
TEAM NEWS XI Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Alvarez, GrealishSUBS Ortega Moreno, Dias, Haaland, Laporte, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis Manchester City dominated possession of the ball in the first period and looked threatening in the final third. Their midfielders passed the ball well, while their forwards made smart runs into space. This stretched Fulham's backline and allowed City's players to operate in bigger gaps. Julian Alvarez handed the hosts the lead after 16 minutes from an assist by Ilkay Gundogan. However, Fulham were handed a lifeline and a way back into the game just 10 minutes later. In a rush of blood to the head, Joao Cancelo made a last-man tackle and gave away a penalty in the 26th minute. He was also shown a straight red card since there was no covering defender. Andreas Pereira stepped up and converted from the spot to make it 1-1. Despite maintaining three-quarters of possession in the first period, Manchester City were unable to score again as it was 1-1 at the break. HALF-TIME Level here at the break ?
HALF-TIME Level here at the break ? Both Manchester City and Fulham made shrewd and calculated start to the second period as they were desperate to avoid early slip-ups. Pep Guardiola and Marco Silva both made a host of changes to their respective XIs as they looked to add a new dimension to their play. City fans let out a huge roar as their hero Haaland returned to action from injury, appearing as a substitute. He came on and scored just 10 minutes after, but the goal was disallowed as Haaland was marginally offside in the build-up. However, he made amends in stoppage time. De Bruyne was brought down inside the box and the Norwegian stepped up and scored to make it 2-1. Manchester City held on and secured the win. With that said, let's take a look at the five hits and flops from the game.