Manchester City Edge Fulham In Five-Goal Thriller At Etihad
Manchester City are keeping the pace with Liverpool at the Premier League summit, edging Fulham 3-2 in a thrilling clash at Etihad Stadium. Mateo Kovacic's double and Jeremy Doku's late curly strike secured the victory for the side against their resilient opponents.
Adama Traore's pace had first troubled City earlier, forcing an Ederson's save on a one-on-one challenge. Fulham later capitalized on hosts' slow start, taking the lead through Andreas Pereira's tap in of Raul Jimenez's back-heel flick.
Just after the moment Traore squandered a clear chance, City punished the side with an equalizer from Kovacic smashing home a loose ball following a corner. City later took the lead after halftime from Kovacic's fine finish beyond Bernd Leno.
While Fulham pushed for an equalizer, Doku struck home the third from an individual effort, curling the ball into the top left corner. Rodrigo Muniz afterward steered home Fulham's second goal from the centre of the box from Nelson's through ball.
Having won the game, City remained unbeaten through seven Premier League games, closing in on the table summit on equal points with the frontrunners, Liverpool. Also, beating Fulham extended their unbeaten run to 50 successive Premier League games.
Overview.
Fulham really put their hosts to work through the energetic game that should have gone their way, but for great goalkeeping from Ederson against a prolific striker like Traore, City were able to stay in the game.
Plausible contributions from Kovacic for easing the side's pressure with his brace and Doku remained an important figure for the side on the left flank. His pace and skills can often be a great deal of challenge to their opponents.
Even as Erling Haaland's scoring moments eluded the game, as for City, the likes of Bernando Silva and Phil Foden often can the side the needed drive to get any game through.
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