Manchester City 5-1 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 68% – 32%
- Shots 7 (5 on target) – 6 (4)
- Decisive moment: 45+5' Nathan Aké, FN xPts +0.7
Julián Álvarez 31'
Nathan Aké 45+5'
Erling Haaland 58'
Erling Haaland 70' (pen)
Erling Haaland 90+5'
Nathan Aké 45+5'
Erling Haaland 58'
Erling Haaland 70' (pen)
Erling Haaland 90+5'
HT 2:1
Tim Ream 33'
Manchester City 2nd → 1st · 12 pts|Fulham 12th · 4 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.26–1.45).
Player of the matchErling HaalandDecisive moment45+5' Nathan Aké+0.7
Player of the match
Erling Haaland Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 47 min · level 43 min · Fulham ahead 0 min
- Sergio Gómez — off the bench 14 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
31'
Julián Álvarez
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Erling Haaland +0.2
+0.6
33'
Tim Ream
Goal
+0.5
45+5'
Nathan Aké
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Phil Foden +0.2
+0.7
58'
Erling Haaland
Goal
+0.3
70'
Erling Haaland
Pen goal
0.0
90+5'
Erling Haaland
Goal · assist Sergio Gómez
0.0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −1.2Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Manchester CityFulham
68%Possession32%
2.26Expected goals (xG)1.45
0.32xG per shot0.24
7Shots6
5Shots on target4
71%Shots on target %67%
7Shots in box5
733Passes336
89%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners5
3Saves0
12Fouls12
2Yellow cards4
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester City
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg |
|---|
Fulham
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.45 | 0.63 | |
| xG against | 2.26 | 2.5 | |
| Shots | 6 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 16.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.24 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 32% | 45.8% | |
| Passes | 336 | 418.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 79.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 9 |
Timeline
- 16' Sub Tom Cairney → Luke Harris
- 31' Goal Julián Álvarez league goal #2 assist Erling Haaland
- 33' Goal Tim Ream league goal #1
- 41' Yellow Rodri
- 43' Yellow Issa Diop
- 45+3' Yellow Antonee Robinson
- 45+5' Goal Nathan Aké league goal #1 assist Phil Foden
- 45+7' VAR Nathan Aké
- 54' Yellow Bobby Decordova-Reid
- 58' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #4
- 69' Yellow Andreas Pereira
- 70' Goal Erling Haaland (pen) league goal #5
- 73' Sub Bobby Decordova-Reid → Willian
- 73' Sub Kenny Tete → Timothy Castagne
- 76' Sub Rodri → Bernardo Silva
- 76' Sub Jérémy Doku → Sergio Gómez
- 78' Yellow Bernardo Silva
- 81' Sub Raúl Jiménez → Rodrigo Muniz
- 81' Sub Harry Wilson → Adama Traoré
- 84' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Kalvin Phillips
- 90' Sub Phil Foden → Oscar Bobb
- 90' Sub Julián Álvarez → Rico Lewis
- 90+5' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #6 assist Sergio Gómez
Category leaders
- Key passesRaúl Jiménez3
- Duels wonRúben Dias8/11
- DribblesJérémy Doku2/3
- Defensive actionsRúben Dias6
- ShotsErling Haaland4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonManuel Akanji3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.