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Goal Fest at Craven Cottage: Manchester City Overwhelms Fulham in Thrilling Match
Manchester City triumphed over Fulham in an electrifying encounter at Craven Cottage, a game brimming with emotion and goals. Despite Fulham dominating possession with 56%, City displayed lethal efficiency in front of goal, capitalizing on their chances to build a commanding lead.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 17th minute, following a great play by J. Doku. T. Reijnders extended the lead in the 37th minute, assisted by Haaland. Before halftime, P. Foden scored the third for City in the 44th minute, while E. Smith Rowe pulled one back for Fulham just before the end of the first half in the 45th minute, assisted by H. Wilson.
The second half continued with the same intensity. Foden scored again in the 48th minute, once more assisted by Haaland. An own goal by S. Berge in the 54th minute further widened City’s lead. A. Iwobi scored for Fulham in the 57th minute, but the City defense managed to keep the home side at bay in the final minutes. S. Chukwueze scored twice, in the 72nd and 78th minutes, narrowing the gap for Fulham.
Despite Fulham’s effort, generating 11 shots, Manchester City proved superior in attack. The match concluded with a yellow card for R. Cherki of Manchester City in added time.
Substitutions fulham: at minute 46 K. Tete came in and T. Castagne went out., at minute 46 S. Lukic came in and S. Chukwueze went out., at minute 73 R. Jimenez came in and J. Kusi Asare went out., at minute 74 E. Smith Rowe came in and J. King went out., at minute 82 H. Wilson came in and Kevin went out.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 64 J. Doku came in and Savinho went out., at minute 64 Nico came in and J. Stones went out., at minute 82 T. Reijnders came in and R. Cherki went out., at minute 90 P. Foden came in and N. Ake went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fulham
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