Fulham 1-2 Man City: City go TOP as Haaland and Alvarez score

Manchester City wrestled control of this absorbing Premier League title race as Julian Alvarez's stunning first-half winner ensured Pep Guardiola's side leapfrogged Arsenal at the summit with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Fulham on Super Sunday.

Fulham boss Marco Silva had labelled City as 'clearly the best team in the Premier League' in the build-up - a clumsy challenge from Tim Ream inside 80 seconds afforded Erling Haaland the chance to bring up a half century of goals this season.

Bernd Leno barely blinked before his spot-kick was dispatched but Carlos Vinicius levelled against the run of play in the 15th minute at Craven Cottage.

Fulham grew into the game but Alvarez, starting in place of the injured Kevin De Bruyne, restored City's lead before the break with a stunning strike in the 36th minute.

If City are to prevail in their quest for this historic treble, they will be required to overcome awkward assignments such as these with Fulham seeing two penalty claims turned down during a fractious second period.

The result means City move a point above Arsenal at the top for the first time since February, with a game in hand against West Ham on Wednesday - live on Sky Sports - while Fulham remain in 10th place on 45 points.

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What's next?

Fulham head to Anfield on Wednesday to face Liverpool before taking on Leicester on Monday.

Man City host West Ham on Wednesday as they continue their fight for the Premier League title, live on Sky Sports from 7pm. Pep Guardiola's side only have a few days to rest before taking on Leeds the following Saturday.

Fulham's remaining fixtures

May 3: Liverpool (A) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm

May 8: Leicester (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm

May 13: Southampton (A) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm

May 20: Crystal Palace (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm

May 28: Man Utd (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm

Man City's remaining fixtures

May 3: West Ham (H) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports

May 6: Leeds United (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm, live on Sky Sports

May 9: Real Madrid (A) - Champions League

May 13: Everton (A) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm

May 17: Real Madrid (H) - Champions League

May 21: Chelsea (H) - Premier League, kick-off 4pm

May 24: Brighton (A) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports

May 28: Brentford (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm

June 3: Man Utd (N) - FA Cup final, kick-off 3pm

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

3' Penalty Goal! Fulham 0-1 Man City (Haaland)

11' OFFSIDE! Mahrez’s shot saved by Leno

15' GOAL! Fulham 1-1 Man City (Carlos Vinícius)

28' Grealish hits the post!

36' GOAL! Fulham 1-2 Man City (Julián Álvarez)

53' What a save from Leno!

62' Pereria subbed off after getting injured

70' Yellow Card! Grealish booked

77' Reid fires his shot into the sky!

Line-ups

Fulham XI: Leno, Tim Ream, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Tete, Pereira, João Palhinha, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, T.Adarabioyo, Antonee Robinson, Carlos Vinícius

Subs: Duffy, Tom Cairney, Cedric, Neeskens Kebano, Lukic, Daniel James, Marek Rodak, Diop, Manor Solomon

Man City XI: Walker, Gundogan, Mahrez, Stones, Ederson, Grealish, Ruben Dias, Akanji, Rodri, Haaland, Julián Álvarez

Subs: Carson, Stefan Ortega, Laporte, Bernardo, Kalvin Phillips, Foden, Sergio Gómez, Rico Lewis, Máximo Perrone