Manchester City will be looking to get their campaign back on track as they host a Championship outfit Fulham at Etihad in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday evening with kickoff at 18:00.
Both sides have made strong and impressive campaigns in their respective divisions with Manchester City recording 18 wins, three draws and only two defeats in their 23 Premier League matches to collect 57 points which have them sitting at the summit of the top tier with nine points in the clear, while Fulham have recorded 17 wins, seven draws and four defeats from their 28 Championship matches collecting 58 points which have left them sitting the summit of the second tier with five points in the clear and a game in hand.
Both sides head into the match in good form with City going unbeaten in their last nine across all competitions, claiming eight wins and a draw in the run. However, they are coming off a 1-1 draw against Southampton in the Premier League, a draw that ended their 12-match winning streak in the English big time, meanwhile, Fulham are unbeaten in their last six across all competitions, claiming five wins and a draw in the run. Fulham are also coming off a 1-1 draw against Blackpool in their previous Championship outing a draw that ended their four-match winning streak in the division.
Now both taking a break from their league actions they will be looking to bounce back to winning ways as they aim at getting back on track in their respective leagues. However, Pep Guardiola’s side will fancy their chances as they haven’t lost to their visitors in their last 11 encounters winning in all occasion and they will want to keep things that way.
Man City vs Fulham head to head
Both sides have met in 33 encounters since 1999 with Man City dominating the record as they have claimed 19 victories and 10 draws while Fulham have only managed four draw.
- Fulham 0-3 Man City 13/03/21
- Man City 2-0 Fulham 05/12/20
- Man City 4-0 Fulham 26/01/20
- Fulham 0-2 Man City 30/03/19
- Man City 2-0 Fulham 01/11/18
Home
- Southampton 1-1 Man City
- Man City 1-0 Chelsea
- Swindon 1-4 Man City
- Arsenal 1-2 Man City
- Brentford 0-1 Man City
Away
- Fulham 1-1 Blackpool
- Stoke 2-3 Fulham
- Fulham 6-2 Birmingham
- Fulham 6-2 Bristol City
- Reading 0-7 Fulham
Man City team news
Man City will be without Ederson and Gabriel Jesus who are on international duty, while Cole Palmer and Oleksandr Zinchenko are doubts and Riyad Mahrez was granted a week off following Algeria’s elimination from AFCON but should return here.
Fulham team news
Fulham will be without Terence Kongolo through an injury while Ivan Caveleiro is fit after a groin problem.
Prediction and odds
- Man City win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both side to score
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