Fulham v Manchester City – Line-ups, stats and preview

Manchester City travel to Craven Cottage this Sunday with the knowledge that they have all but secured Champions League football next season.

Pep Guardiola’s side picked up three big points in midweek against Bournemouth, meaning it would take something truly spectacular for them to fall away from the top five on the final weekend.

Fulham, meanwhile, are safely mid-table but will be keen to end their home campaign on a high.

Marco Silva’s side have faltered at Craven Cottage recently, losing consecutive games despite taking early leads. A result against City would not only end the season on a high but break a miserable run of 17 straight defeats to the Manchester club in all competitions.

Team news for Fulham v Man City

Fulham remain without Harrison Reed, Timothy Castagne, Rodrigo Muniz, and Reiss Nelson due to injury. Willian and Carlos Vinicius may feature for the final time, with both Brazilians expected to depart the club when their contracts expire this summer.

Manchester City are missing John Stones through injury, while Mateo Kovacic is suspended.

Rodri made his return from an ACL injury as a substitute in Tuesday’s win over Bournemouth but will not start at Craven Cottage, Guardiola confirmed.

PEP 💬 (On Rodri’s return to the squad) We’re really pleased he’s back, really pleased for the reaction for our people to him, I’m pretty sure he’s so pleased with that. There’s still a long way to be the Rodri he was.

He’s not ready to start [against Fulham]. pic.twitter.com/T0cxK9vTuG

— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 23, 2025

Expected line-ups for Fulham v Man City

Fulham: Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson; Palhinha, Lukic; Wilson, Pereira, Willian; Jimenez

Man City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Ake; Lewis; Foden, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Doku; Haaland

How to watch Fulham v Man City: TV channel, online stream

Fulham v Manchester City is not available to watch in the UK with other games selected for live coverage on the final day.

The stats for Fulham v Man City

• Manchester City have won each of the last 17 meetings with Fulham in all competitions – the longest such run in English football history.
• Fulham are winless in 19 Premier League encounters with City, losing the last 14 in succession.
• Fulham’s last home win over City came in November 2005, a 2-1 victory under Chris Coleman.
• Fulham have lost two consecutive home league games, despite scoring first in both.
• Substitute goals have been key for Fulham: a league-high 17 goals from the bench, directly contributing to 17 points.
• Raul Jimenez has opened the scoring in nine Premier League matches this season, equalling Dimitar Berbatov’s club record from 2012–13.
• City have lost 16 matches in all competitions this season — their most since the 2008–09 campaign.
• They are currently unbeaten in nine league games and could finish the season with a 10-match unbeaten streak.
• City have committed 10 errors leading to goals — more than in the past three seasons combined under Guardiola.
• Pep Guardiola has never finished outside the top four in a full season with any club

Looking for a strong finish at the Cottage. 👊

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) May 20, 2025

Prediction

City may well be on holiday mode for their finale, but that may make for an exciting match-up with nothing on the line between two good Premier League sides.

Fulham 1-3 Manchester City