Fulham 4-5 Man City: Ultimate scoring madness ends up in City takes the charge

Game is over and the final score is Fulham 4-5 Man City. 

Match Report

Haaland's milestone moment came when he thundered Jeremy Doku's cross past Bernd Leno in the 17th minute in what was only his 111th appearance in the competition. 

But the Norwegian's achievement was almost overshadowed by Fulham's second-half fightback that saw substitute Samuel Chukwueze strike two goals six minutes late on. 

After Haaland had opened the scoring, the striker then turned provider for Tijjani Reijnders, who lofted the ball over Leno for his first top-flight goal since the opening day of 2025-26. 

The in-form Phil Foden then picked out the top-left corner with a stunning finish, only for Emile Smith Rowe's equally exquisite header in first-half stoppage time to reduce the deficit. 

However, Pep Guardiola's team quickly reasserted their dominance after the break when Foden grabbed his second with a near-post finish after being found by Haaland's flick. 

Sander Berge turned into his own net after deflecting Doku's shot in all within nine minutes of the restart, but Alex Iwobi's curling strike shortly after sparked the game into life.

And after being introduced at half-time, Chukwueze ignited hopes of an unlikely comeback with a 72nd-minute strike that evaded the grasp of Gianluigi Donnarumma. 

Chukwueze then doubled his tally with a similar finish into the opposite corner five minutes later as Fulham threatened to derail City's chance of closing the gap to leaders Arsenal. 

But the visitors held on for eight minutes of stoppage time, though they needed a last-ditch clearance from Josko Gvardiol to deny Josh King in the sixth of eight added minutes. 

Data Debrief: Nine-goal thriller more than delivers

Fulham had conceded just three goals at Craven Cottage coming into this game, so many may not have predicted a game featuring nine goals between them and City, but this encounter certainly delivered on all fronts. 

In the end, City were deserving of their win, having registered an expected goals (xG) total of 2.21 from their 11 shots compared to Fulham's 0.9 from 12 attempts, but despite the Cottagers' late charge, the day belonged to Haaland. 

The Norwegian's century of Premier League goals was faster than any other player has managed, with his latest record seeing him smash former Newcastle United forward Alan Shearer's previous record, when he hit a century in 124 outings. 

Indeed, City have now scored 5+ goals in 41 of their 356 Premier League games under Guardiola. It's as many times as Arsene Wenger's Arsenal scored 5+ in 828 games, while only Alex Ferguson has seen his sides do so more in the competition (44 in 810 games).

Match Events

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6' Highlight from Fulham vs Man City

17' GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Man City (Erling Haaland)

24' Match Event for Fulham vs Man City

27' Highlight from Fulham vs Man City

33' Match Event for Fulham vs Man City

37' GOAL! Fulham 0-2 Man City (Tijjani Reijnders)

45' GOAL! Fulham 0-3 Man City

46' GOAL! Fulham 1-3 Man City

48' GOAL! Fulham 1-4 Man City (Phil Foden)

53' Highlight from Fulham vs Man City

55' GOAL! Fulham 1-5 Man City

57' GOAL! Fulham 2-5 Man City (Alex Iwobi)

64' Match Event for Fulham vs Man City

70' Match Event for Fulham vs Man City

73' GOAL! Fulham 3-5 Man City

78' GOAL! Fulham 4-5 Man City (Samuel Chukwueze)

88' Highlight from Fulham vs Man City

94' Match Event for Fulham vs Man City

97' Highlight from Fulham vs Man City

Line-ups

Fulham XI: Leno, Jimenez, Tete, Andersen, Iwobi, Lukic, Harry Wilson, Berge, Sessegnon, Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey

Subs: Tom Cairney, Benjamin Lecomte, Castagne, Harrison Reed, Chukwueze, Jorge Cuenca, Kevin, Jonah Kusi-Asare, Josh King

Man City XI: Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Donnarumma, Haaland, Foden, Reijnders, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Doku, Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly

Subs: Ake, Stones, Omar Marmoush, Rayan Aït-Nouri, James Trafford, Cherki, Lewis, Savinho, Abdukodir Khusanov