Manchester City vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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A stoppage-time penalty from substitute Erling Haaland earned 10-man Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday, a victory that sent the champions back to the top of the Premier League.
With leading goalscorer Haaland deemed fit enough only for the bench after missing the previous two City games through injury, Argentinean forward Julian Alvarez fired the home side into a 17th-minute lead.
The champions thought they had quickly doubled their lead through John Stones but Rodri was offside in the build-up, and Fulham capitalised on that reprieve, going straight down the other end and winning a 26th-minute penalty.
City defender Joao Cancelo was given a straight red card for bundling Harry Wilson to the floor, with former Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira making no mistake from the spot as Fulham went into the interval level.
City continued to dominate even with a numerical disadvantage. Haaland was brought on and quickly thought he had restored his side’s lead after glancing a header home, but VAR stepped in to rule the Norwegian to be offside.
It seemed City had done all they could until Kevin De Bruyne was brought down and Haaland converted the penalty to send the Etihad Stadium into delirium in the 95th minute, as the champions moved one point clear of Arsenal at the top of the standings. Fulham stayed eighth.
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Manchester City vs Fulham
City host Brentford at Etihad Stadium next Saturday in their last fixture before the break for the World Cup. Fulham welcome Manchester United to Craven Cottage the following day.
Manchester City vs Fulham
City earn a hard-fought win against Fulham. They took the lead through Alvarez only for Fulham to equalise through Pereira's penalty following Cancelo's red card. Haaland thought he had won the game for the home side in the second half, only for his goal to be disallowed for offside, before he did it for real, right at the death, when he converted a late penalty. The result is huge for Pep Guardiola's side because it means they leapfrog Arsenal to take top spot - until tomorrow, at least.
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