Bola.net – Manchester City won big when they challenged Fulham in the Premier League. The following are interesting notes from this match.
Manchester City faces Fulham in Week 37 of the 2023/2024 Premier League, Saturday (11/5/2024) evening WIB. Visiting Craven Cottage, The Citizens won with a score of 4-0.
Josko Gvardiol scored two goals in the 13th minute and 71st minute. Phil Foden contributed one goal in the 59th minute.
Substitute Julian Alvarez scored one goal from the penalty spot in the 90+6 minute. The penalty was given following Issa Diop’s violation.
Thanks to this victory, Manchester City displaced Arsenal from the top of the standings with 85 points. They are two points ahead of the Gunners.
A number of special notes were written after Fulham’s match against Manchester City. Following are the details.
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Interesting notes on the Fulham vs Manchester City duel
Manchester City players celebrate Phil Foden’s goal against Fulham in the 2023/2024 Premier League, Saturday (11/5/2024) evening WIB. (c) AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
1. Manchester City has always won its last seven Premier League matches with at least two goals. That’s their longest winning streak in this competition when winning by more than one goal per game.
2. Fulham has always lost its last 13 matches against Manchester City in the Premier League. The only team to have suffered more consecutive defeats than its opponents in this competition is Bournemouth. Their record also came against Manchester City (14).
3. Manchester City are back at the top of the Premier League standings and will end today in first place for the eighth time in 2024.
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Interesting notes on the Fulham vs Manchester City duel
Premier League 2023/2024: Josko Gvardiol’s celebration in the Fulham vs Man City match in week 37 (c) AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
4. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has won all 13 of his matches against Marco Silva. That’s his best 100% record against opposing managers in his career.
5. Rodri has now made 48 consecutive appearances in the Premier League without ending in defeat with Manchester City (W39 D9). In the history of the competition, only Sol Campbell has maintained a longer unbeaten streak (56 matches).
6. Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne is now second in terms of assists in the Premier League (111 – level with Cesc Fabregas). Only Ryan Giggs has made the most assists in this competition (162).
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Interesting notes on the Fulham vs Manchester City duel
Premier League 2023/2024: Man City players celebrate Phil Foden’s goal (left) in the match vs Fulham in week 37 (c) AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
7. Phil Foden scored his 25th goal of the season for Manchester City. He became the second English player to score 25+ goals in a season for a club in the Premier League era (in all competitions), after Raheem Sterling in 2018/2019 (25) and 2019/2020 (31).
8. After not scoring in his first 32 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions, Josko Gvardiol has scored five goals in his last seven games for the club. None of his five goals for the club were scored with his left foot (four right feet and one header).
9. This was the eighth consecutive match against Fulham in which Manchester City were awarded a penalty kick.
Source: Opta
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