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Fulham were furious aft the video adjunct referee decided that Manuel Akanji had not interfered with play successful the physique up to Nathan Ake's extremity - but Erling Haaland past stole the showErling Haaland scored a hat-trick arsenic Manchester City returned to the apical of the Premier League with a broad triumph implicit Fulham.
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring for City, earlier Tim Ream equalised for Fulham minutes later.
Nathan Ake past made it 2-1 with a highly contentious goal, arsenic Manuel Akanji was deemed to not beryllium interfering with play pursuing a video adjunct referee check, a determination that near Fulham's players and manager Marco Silva furious.
Haaland got successful down the Fulham defence to slot past goalkeeper Bernd Leno for City's third, past scored from the punishment spot earlier getting connected the extremity of a Sergio Gomez cut-back to implicit his hat-trick.
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Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias- Squad number25Player nameAkanji
- Squad number6Player nameAké
- Squad number16Player nameRodri
- Squad number8Player nameKovacic
- Squad number11Player nameDoku
- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
- Squad number4Player namePhillips
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva- Squad number21Player nameGómez
- Squad number52Player nameBobb
- Squad number82Player nameLewis
Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number2Player nameTete
Squad number31Player nameDiop
Squad number13Player nameReam
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number8Player nameWilson
Squad number7Player nameJiménez
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Squad number11Player nameTraoré
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo Muniz
Squad number20Player nameWillian
Squad number21Player nameCastagne
Squad number38Player nameHarris
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Ederson
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben Dias
- 25Akanji
- 6Aké
- 16RodriBooked astatine 41minsSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 76'minutesBooked astatine 78mins
- 8KovacicSubstituted forPhillipsat 84'minutes
- 11DokuSubstituted forGómezat 76'minutes
- 19ÁlvarezSubstituted forLewisat 90'minutes
- 47FodenSubstituted forBobbat 90'minutes
- 9Haaland
Substitutes
- 4Phillips
- 18Ortega
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 21Gómez
- 24Gvardiol
- 27Nunes
- 33Carson
- 52Bobb
- 82Lewis
Fulham
Formation 4-3-3
- 17Leno
- 2TeteSubstituted forCastagneat 73'minutes
- 31DiopBooked astatine 43mins
- 13Ream
- 33RobinsonBooked astatine 45mins
- 18PereiraBooked astatine 69mins
- 6Reed
- 10CairneySubstituted forHarrisat 16'minutes
- 8WilsonSubstituted forTraoréat 81'minutes
- 7JiménezSubstituted forMuniz Carvalhoat 81'minutes
- 14De Cordova-ReidBooked astatine 54minsSubstituted forWillianat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 3Bassey
- 11Traoré
- 19Muniz Carvalho
- 20Willian
- 21Castagne
- 30Carlos Vinícius
- 35Francois
- 38Harris
Referee:Michael Oliver
Attendance:52,899
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City 5, Fulham 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Fulham 1.
Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Goal! Manchester City 5, Fulham 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Julián Álvarez.
Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Phil Foden.
Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Willian (Fulham).
Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Mateo Kovacic.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Willian (Fulham).
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
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