Fulham vs Man City match review, 2:30 a.m. December 3: Is Craven Cottage still the "playground" of Man City?

VHO - Commentary on the match Fulham vs Man City, round 14 of the Premier League, despite their recent unstable form, coach Pep Guardiola and his team are still expected to earn 3 more points to continue chasing Arsenal.

Fulham vs Man City form

Before the trip to Tottenham last weekend, Fulham were one of the two teams with the worst away form, along with bottom-of-the-table Wolves (both had only earned 1 point).

However, the joy of traveling finally came to the London team. Despite being underestimated by Spurs, Fulham created a perfect opening performance, scoring 2 goals in the first 6 minutes, to leave with a smile of victory for the first time.

Thanks to the record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the past 4 rounds in November, the team under the command of coach Marco Silva temporarily rose to 15th place, creating a gap of up to 6 points to the red light group.

To have a relatively safe position like the present, Fulham of course must rely largely on home field advantage. In 6 times hosting guests since the beginning of the season, the home team at Craven Cottage won 4, drew 1 and lost only 1.

However, the home field advantage probably cannot help Fulham extend their home winning streak to 3. Simply because in the upcoming reception, the home team must face their nemesis named Man City.

Fulham has been one of Man City's favorite "prey" for over a decade. Specifically, in the last 18 times facing their London rivals, the Manchester giants have all won. If only counting the visits to Craven Cottage, The Citizens are also on a 7-match winning streak, scoring at least 2 goals per match.

However, at the moment, there are still many worries for the team under coach Pep Guardiola. Since the beginning of the season, Man City has shown an unstable face at least two or three times. The most recent time happened just over a week ago.

Despite playing with the mentality of a top team, The Citizens were still surprisingly defeated by Newcastle (1-2) and Bayer Leverkusen (0-2). Although they managed to end November with 3 full points, the hard-fought 3-2 victory over newcomer Leeds could not really satisfy the fans at Etihad Stadium.

Last weekend, Man City had to struggle to win 3-2 against Leeds.

Not Arsenal, Man City is the one who owns the strongest attack in the Premier League 2025/26, with 27 goals. The impressive performance of Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku helps Man Xanh still hold the 2nd position in the rankings, 5 points behind The Gunners.

But to really compete for the title, Man City still need to improve their defense. If it weren't for the excellent form of Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal, the number of goals the away team has conceded so far in the Premier League 2025/26 would not have stopped at just 12.

Fulham vs Man City team information

Fulham: Antonee Robinson and Rodrigo Muniz are absent due to injury.

Man City: Mateo Kovacic is still unavailable. Rodri's chances of playing are also not very bright.

Expected lineup Fulham vs Man City

Fulham: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Iwobi, Berge; Wilson, King, Chukwueze; Jimenez

Man City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, O'Reilly; Silva, Gonzalez, Cherki; Doku, Haaland, Foden

Prediction: 1-2

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