Sergio Aguero scored his first Premier League goal since January 2020 as Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a win at struggling Fulham.
The result sees Pep Guardiola’s side move 17 points clear at the summit, with second-placed Manchester United having two games in hand.
For the Cottagers it represents a dent to their survival hopes after they missed the opportunity to move out of the bottom three, which is compounded by the fact they have also played more games than both Brighton and Newcastle – the sides directly above them.
It had looked like being a tight affair, with Fulham testing a much-changed City side during a relatively even first period.
However, John Stones tapped in Joao Cancelo’s free-kick two minutes after the break before Gabriel Jesus benefited from some shoddy defending to round home goalkeeper Alphonse Areola for the second.
And with the game under control, Aguero rounded off the scoring with a second-half penalty after Tosin Adarabioyo had fouled Ferran Torres.
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Fulham
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Squad number1Player nameAreola
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Squad number2Player nameTete
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Squad number5Player nameAndersen
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Squad number16Player nameTosin
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Squad number34Player nameAina
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Squad number29Player nameZambo Anguissa
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Squad number21Player nameReed
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Squad number18Player nameLemina
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Squad number19Player nameLookman
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Squad number15Player nameLoftus-Cheek
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Squad number17Player nameCavaleiro
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Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
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Squad number25Player nameOnomah
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Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Manchester City
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Squad number25Player nameFernandinho -
Squad number50Player nameGarcÃa
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Areola
- 2Tete
- 5Andersen
- 16Tosin
- 34Aina
- 29Zambo Anguissa
- 21Reed
- 18LeminaSubstituted forOnomahat 73′minutes
- 19Lookman
- 15Loftus-CheekSubstituted forMitrovicat 63′minutes
- 17CavaleiroSubstituted forRobinsonat 80′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Hector
- 9Mitrovic
- 13Ream
- 23Bryan
- 25Onomah
- 27Maja
- 30Kongolo
- 31Fabri
- 33Robinson
Man City
Formation 3-4-3
- 31Ederson
- 5Stones
- 3Rúben DiasSubstituted forGarcÃaat 75′minutes
- 14Laporte
- 27Cancelo
- 20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forFernandinhoat 67′minutes
- 16Rodri
- 22Mendy
- 21Torres
- 10Agüero
- 9Gabriel Jesus
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 8Gündogan
- 11Zinchenko
- 13Steffen
- 17De Bruyne
- 25Fernandinho
- 26Mahrez
- 47Foden
- 50GarcÃa
Live Text
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Match ends, Fulham 0, Manchester City 3.
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Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Manchester City 3.
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Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
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Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
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Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
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Attempt blocked. Josh Onomah (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a through ball.
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Substitution, Fulham. Antonee Robinson replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
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Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
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Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
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André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Eric GarcÃa replaces Rúben Dias.
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Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Mario Lemina.
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Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
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Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
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Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Bernardo Silva.
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Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
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