Pep Guardiola has chosen an unchanged facet for Tuesday evening’s newest Premier League journey to Fulham.
The Metropolis boss once more goes with the eleven gamers who began final Saturday’s 3-2 house win over Leeds United.
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One other victory this night would see the Blues slim the hole on leaders Arsenal to only two factors with the Gunners not in motion till tomorrow.
Rodri continues to be unavailable for choice with Mateo Kovacic additionally sidelined by way of an ankle harm.
TEAMS
FULHAM XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen (c), Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Smith-Rowe, Wilson, Raul, Iwobi
Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Castagne, Reed, Cairney, Chukwueze, King, Kevin, Kusi
CITY XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Bernardo (C), Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Haaland
Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Lewis
Formation
Gianluigi Donnarumma would be the acquainted determine in purpose with the Italian goalkeeper shielded by a again 4 of Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Nico O’Reilly.
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Nico is once more set to don the mantle of holding midfielder with skipper Bernardo Silva and Tijjani Reijnders additionally within the Blues engine room.
Erling Haaland will type Metropolis’s attacking point of interest with Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden offering additional ahead aptitude
Nevertheless, as all the time, such is the tactical and positional flexibility inside Pep’s squad these positions might be topic to alter!
Capital good points?
Metropolis kick off this night on the again of a fairly exceptional report in opposition to the Londoners.
We now have gained our final 18 video games in opposition to Fulham in all competitions – a sequence which marks the longest dropping run one facet has had in opposition to one other in English historical past.
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Fingers crossed we will additional prolong that tremendous statistic this night.
Ton up Erling?
Erling Haaland will step out at Craven Cottage tonight only one purpose shy of notching up 100 Premier League objectives for Metropolis.
And after going three video games with no purpose, the Norwegian might be much more fired as much as resume regular service and prolong what has been an unbelievable first few months throughout the 2025/26 season.
The large man has already netted 32 instances for membership and nation to date this season.
All advised in the meantime, he has registered a fairly astonishing 143 objectives in 164 matches total for the Blues and is racing up the Membership’s all-time prime 10 scorers’ chart.
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If he does discover the goal tonight it is going to be one other landmark achievement in what has already turn out to be a rare profession.
I wouldn’t guess in opposition to him!
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Stats and information
Metropolis have scored all 10 of our Premier League penalties in opposition to Fulham, with solely Everton having a greater 100% penalty success fee in opposition to an opponent (11/11 vs Newcastle).
Metropolis have gained 13 of our final 14 night kick-offs within the Premier League (7pm or later). The exception on this run was a 2-2 draw at Brentford in January, whereas our final such defeat was at Aston Villa in December 2023.
Fulham have gained 4 of their final 5 house Premier League matches (L1), their solely defeat on this run coming in opposition to desk topping Arsenal. The Cottagers need to win three in a row at Craven Cottage for the primary time since December 2023, whereas they final did so with a clear sheet every time in January/February 2011 beneath Mark Hughes.
Metropolis have misplaced one among our final 14 Premier League video games in London (W9 D4), a 5-1 reverse at Arsenal in February this 12 months. Supervisor Pep Guardiola has gained 36 of his 56 video games within the capital (D9 L11), the very best win ratio of any supervisor to take cost of 10+ away video games in London (64%).
Metropolis have misplaced our final two away Premier League video games, solely twice beforehand dropping three on the bounce beneath Pep Guardiola – between March and July 2020 and in November/December 2024. This season is our lowest factors per sport on the highway (1.17) since 2008-09 (0.58).
Erling Haaland has scored six objectives in six Premier League appearances in opposition to Fulham, probably the most of any participant because the Cottagers returned to the top-flight in 2022-23. The one participant to web extra objectives in opposition to Premier League sides managed by Marco Silva total is Harry Kane (7 in 5 video games).
Goalkeeper Bernd Leno has confronted Metropolis on 12 events within the Premier League and misplaced all 12 video games (6 with Arsenal, 6 with Fulham), conceding 34 objectives. In Premier League historical past, the one gamers to face a crew extra usually and lose each sport are Jordan Ayew vs Chelsea (17) and Ashley Westwood vs Metropolis (14).
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Minute-by-minute textual content updates will start in our Matchday Centre two hours earlier than kick-off, whereas our Matchday Reside present will start at round 18:10 (UK).
Natalie Pike might be joined by Package Symons and Andy Morrison within the studio with FG and Michael Brown tuning in from Craven Cottage as they provide their knowledgeable perception earlier than, throughout and after the motion.
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In the course of the sport you may as well hearken to reside audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Michael Brown, whereas our textual content commentary continues.
Be certain that to have push notifications turned on, so that you could be alerted to key moments within the motion, together with objectives, crimson playing cards and the crew information.
A fast-hit 2-minute highlights package deal might be out there from midnight (UK) whilst you can sign-in to observe a free 8-minute edit from midnight.
In the meantime on CITY+, from midnight there’ll be our in style full-match replay in addition to our new prolonged highlights reel exhibiting the very best 20 minutes of motion from the sport.