Fulham vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Foden and Gvardiol help City to big win
Fulham 0-4 Manchester City: Josko Gvardiol’s double sees Pep Guardiola’s side hold serve against Arsenal in the Premier League title race
Manchester City hit the top of the Premier League with one week of the season left as two goals by Josko Gvardiol and one each from Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez sealed an emphatic 4-0 victory at Fulham fc.
City’s stroll in the London sunshine, their seventh successive league win and 16th consecutive victory over Fulham in all competitions, moved them two points clear of Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola’s relentless side, closing in on an unprecedented fourth English title in a row, have 85 points from 36 games, with Arsenal on 83 having also played 36.
Arsenal can regain top spot by beating Manchester United on Sunday but City, who play their game in hand at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, are two wins away from making history.
Relive all the action from Craven Cottage below:
GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Manchester City
13 mins: GOAL! And the champions are ahead!
A lovely goal from a surprising scorer! Josko Gvardiol cuts inside from the wing and exchanges passes with Kevin De Bruyne, who clips a lovely ball past two Fulham defenders and into the Croatian’s path. He takes a touch to take it outside of the defender and slots it low to Leno’s right.
A lovely goal.
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
12 mins: De Bruyne tries to change things up by threading a pass through, but Fulham clear. City win the ball back straight away though.
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
9 mins: City are finding it more difficult than usual to cut through the opposition defence so far, but they seem to have settled and are keeping possession much easier now.
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
8 mins: Castagne does well to win possession and then a throw-in, but Ake does equally well to win the header when Fulham clear.
No clear-cut chances for either side yet, with plenty of exchanges of possession (unusually for City).
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
6 mins: City are keeping possession better now. Kovacic skips past a challenge and tries to release Foden, but he’s tackled and Fulham win the throw.
The home side look up for this, despite what that kite-flying video earlier in the week might have suggested.
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
3 mins: The last touch was actually off a Fulham man, so City briefly had possession once more.
Fulham win a throw to gain it back though.
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
2 mins: The corner is headed away but Fulham come again, with Ruben Dias putting Robinson’s cross behind for another corner.
Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
1 min: Fulham have the first meaningful attack of the day as Pereira is played through down the left, but his cross is turned behind for a corner.
KICK-OFF! Fulham 0-0 Manchester City
KICK-OFF! There’s a brief round of applause in memory of Viv Busby, who passed away earlier this week.
The home side get us underway in the south London sun.
Fulham vs Manchester City LIVE
The teams are out as we approach kick-off.
City know that a win takes them one step closer to a fourth league title in a row, but a loss – or even a draw – would put the title back into Arsenal’s hands.
Fulham are safe with nothing left to play for, but such teams often enjoy having a say in the title race if they can.
To give you an indication of the general predictions, City are heavy favourites, priced as low as 2/9 with the bookies.
A Fulham win is offered at 10/1, with a draw 6/1!
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