The weekend’s Premier League action kicks off at 12:30 pm BST on Saturday, May 11 as Fulham welcome Manchester City to Craven Cottage.
Despite their decent home record this season, Fulham are 12/1 underdogs to win on Saturday, while Man City are clear 1/5 favourites to come away with the three points.
Manchester City head into the game looking to knock Arsenal off the Premier League summit. Fulham, on the other hand, are still chasing a top-half finish.
Fulham vs Manchester City
Fulham have picked up nine of their 12 Premier League victories when playing at home this season but they are serious underdogs ahead of taking on Manchester City.
The Londoners remain in with a chance of securing a top-half finish this term but their recent form is a cause for concern. Marco Silva’s side have won just one of their last five league outings, drawing 0-0 with Brentford last time out.
Premier League Top Half Finish: Current Standings
- 9th - West Ham Pld 36 - Pts 49
- 10th - Bournemouth Pld 36 - Pts 48
- 11th - Brighton Pld 35 - Pts 47
- 12th - Wolves Pld 36 - Pts 46
- 13th - Fulham Pld 36 - Pts 44
As for Manchester City, they are firing on all cylinders following their Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid as they close in on a fourth-successive Premier League title.
The Sky Blues, who smashed Wolves 5-1 last week, are one point behind Arsenal ahead of gameweek 37 but they have a game in hand on the Gunners and will, temporarily at least, go top of the division with a win on Saturday.
Fulham vs Manchester City betting stats
Here are some key Fulham and Manchester City stats to keep in mind as you prepare to make your selections ahead of the game:
- Fulham have not beaten Manchester City in any competition since April 12, 2009 (2-1 Premier League victory. The Sky Blues have now the last 15 meetings between these two sides.
- Manchester City extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 20 games (W16 D4) versus Wolves. They have won each of the last six in a row, scoring four or more goals on five occasions in that run.
- Erling Haaland scored his sixth Premier League hat-trick for Manchester City in their last outing, with only seven players scoring more in the competition’s history. However, all six have been at the Etihad Stadium, with only three players netting more at a single venue.
- Erling Haaland is only the third player to score multiple first-half hat-tricks in Premier League history (also v Nottingham Forest last season), along with Andrew Cole and Michael Owen (2 each).·
- Fulham have kept consecutive away clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since February 2023, having shipped 28 goals across their previous 12 matches on the road before their 2-0 victory at West Ham in April.
Fulham vs Manchester City Top Tip
- Haaland scored four goals in a Premier League match for the first time last week. His fourth goal came in the 54th minute - the second earliest four-goal haul by a player in the competition’s history, after Gabriel Jesus in April 2022 (53rd minute against Watford).
Today’s Football Tips
There is no Premier League action today, but there is a key Europa Conference League game set to take place, as Olympiakos face off with Aston Villa.
Aston Villa travel away from home to take on Olympiakos, and we’ve got it covered with our bet builder of the day article, while for those of you looking to place an acca, we have our acca of the day lined up and ready to go.
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