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:
Fulham 0-3 Manchester City
75 mins: Harry Wilson has come on for Andreas Pereira as we enter the last 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Doku comes on for Kevin De Bruyne.
Fulham 0-3 Manchester City
73 mins: The goal stands, and Gvardiol is now on a hat-trick this afternoon.
City are going nowhere in this title race.
GOAL! Fulham 0-3 Manchester City
71 mins: GOAL! De Bruyne lays the corner off to Silva, who clips a ball towards the back post. Akanji misses it but Gvardiol gets contact, with his cushioned touch taking it below the hands of Leno and into the net.
There’s a VAR check for Akanji being offside, as he may have got a touch or interfered with play.
Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
70 mins: Fulham have barely had a sniff of the ball since the second goal. It almost seems like the home side have accepted defeat here.
Bernardo Silva slips it through to De Bruyne, who’s overlapping down the right, but Diop clears the cross behind.
Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
68 mins: The ball falls to De Bruyne on halfway and he drives towards the box. Just as he’s about to hit the shot, Palhinha wins the ball with a sliding tackle, and Haaland is offside as he takes a follow-up shot.
Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
66 mins: Palhinha does very well to dispossess De Bruyne and win the foul from Haaland.
Fulham make another change as the on-loan Armando Broja replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
64 mins: There’s a brief penalty shout from the home fans as the ball bounces up to Silva in the City box, but it was nowhere near his arm.
City look calm now, as Dias cushions a header back to Ederson.
Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
61 mins: CLOSE! A great chance for 3-0 as De Bruyne slips it through to Haaland in the box. He’s got time to bend a shot around Leno, but his balance is off and he scoops it wide and over!
GOAL! Fulham 0-2 Manchester City
59 mins: GOAL! A goal from nothing and City are one step closer to the title!
Bernardo Silva skips away from Robinson far too easily. He surges towards the box and lines up the shot, but Palhinha makes a superb sliding tackle. However, the ball breaks free into the path of Foden, who’s unmarked, and he slips a low shot past Leno for 2-0! Good technique from the England man.
Fulham 0-1 Manchester City
57 mins: Fulham’s best chance of the day so far as Traore gets away down the right again. He fizzes a cross into the box and Muniz gets a touch to it, but Ederson scrambles to it after it takes a touch off Rodri.
Moments later, City counter and Leno makes a good save down to his right.
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