Whereas Pep Guardiola’s undefeated aspect demolished Slovakian champions Slovan Bratislava 4-0 within the new-look Champions League in midweek, they’ve now dropped factors in back-to-back top-flight matches to present rise to hope to the likes of title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool.
Metropolis sit a degree behind the Reds – who journey to winless Crystal Palace for the early Saturday kick-off – heading into the weekend after needing a last-gasp equaliser to keep away from a dangerous house defeat by 10-man Arsenal, whereas a narrower-than-expected Carabao Cup third-round win over Championship aspect Watford was adopted by a controversial 1-1 draw at Newcastle.
Hoping to make the most of a Metropolis aspect rocked by the absence of influential midfielder Rodri for the remainder of the season and nonetheless with out captain Kevin De Bruyne is Marco Silva’s Fulham, who’ve began the season in very encouraging vogue and sit solely three factors behind their opponents in sixth after profitable three and dropping solely one among their first six matches – seeing off each Newcastle and in-form Nottingham Forest after dropping an epic penalty shootout to Preston within the Carabao Cup.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Manchester Metropolis vs Fulham is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off time as we speak, Saturday October 5, 2024.
The match will happen on the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
The place to observe Man Metropolis vs Fulham
TV channel and reside stream: The sport is not going to be televised reside within the UK because it lands through the 3pm Saturday TV blackout nonetheless noticed throughout English soccer.
Highlights: The Sky Sports activities app and YouTube channel will present highlights from 5:15pm, with Match of the Day broadcasting on BBC One at 10:30pm on Saturday night time.
Dwell weblog: You’ll be able to comply with all of the motion through Customary Sport’s reside weblog.
Man Metropolis vs Fulham workforce information
Guardiola now hopes that skipper De Bruyne will probably be again after the upcoming worldwide break, with the Belgian having missed the final 4 matches with a groin harm suffered within the goalless Champions League draw with Inter Milan final month.
De Bruyne is not going to function towards Fulham, and has requested to be neglected of Belgium’s squad for the subsequent two worldwide breaks.
Rodri is completed for the season after knee surgical procedure, whereas Nathan Ake (hamstring) and Oscar Bobb (leg fracture) stay sidelined too.
Wait continues: Manchester Metropolis are nonetheless with out captain Kevin De Bruyne
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Fulham have a comparatively clear invoice of well being in the meanwhile, although striker Carlos Vinicius is sidelined with a calf harm and summer time signing Jorge Cuenca has an ankle situation.
Man Metropolis vs Fulham prediction
Again-to-back Premier League attracts is hardly panic stations from a Metropolis perspective, but it surely’s definitely nicely beneath their standard sky-high requirements they usually received’t wish to lose any extra floor within the early title battle with each Liverpool and Arsenal presently stuffed with confidence.
Fulham will head to the Etihad boosted by their extraordinarily optimistic begin to the season, although you concern they might need to climate a ferocious storm from the outset because the hosts look to construct on their Champions League exploits in Slovakia and reassert some home dominance.
Silva’s aspect definitely received’t roll over, however Metropolis are an absolute juggernaut on house soil and will have greater than sufficient to get the job finished comfortably right here.
Face to face (h2h) historical past and outcomes
Fulham haven’t overwhelmed Manchester Metropolis in any competitors since all the way in which again in April 2009, when Clint Dempsey scored twice in a 3-1 comeback win on the Etihad.
Metropolis have received 19 of the 22 contests since then, together with 16 in a row to clarify the sheer scale of the duty dealing with the Cottagers this weekend.
Man Metropolis vs Fulham match odds
Odds through Betfair (topic to alter).