Premier League - Wednesday 11th February 2026, 7:30 PM
Man City3
(3)
-
(0)
0
Fulham
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Match events
Semenyo
24
O'Reilly
30
31
Andersen (f)
Haaland
39
B. Silva (f)
41
Marmoush
45
Haaland
45
Khusanov
60
M. Nunes
60
Reijnders
60
B Silva
60
60
R. Muniz
60
Jimenez
60
Kevin
60
Chukwueze
60
King
60
Smith Rowe
Foden (f)
66
Gonzalez
71
Rodri
71
Cherki
71
72
Bobb
72
Wilson
81
Reed
81
Berge
González (f)
83
Match review
Match Report
Manchester City (3) 3-0 (0) Fulham
Premier League Match Day 26 25/26 at Etihad Stadium
Wednesday 11th February 2026 KO: 19:30
Referee:
Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Live on TNT Sports 4
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| Match Stats |
Man City |
Fulham |
| Goals |
(3) 3 |
0 (0) |
|
| Scorers |
Semenyo 24 |
- |
|
O'Reilly 30 |
- |
|
Haaland 39 |
- |
| , |
| Goal attempts |
13 |
14 |
| On target |
5 |
3 |
| Shooting Accuracy |
38% |
21% |
| Possession |
56% |
44% |
| Passes |
624 |
480 |
| Passes Success |
91% |
85% |
| Crosses |
9 |
14 |
| Crosses Success |
11% |
29% |
| Corners |
4 |
4 |
| Tackles |
11 |
14 |
| Tackles Success |
52% |
64% |
| Saves |
3 |
2 |
| Fouls |
8 |
10 |
| Offsides |
3 |
1 |
| Yellows |
3 |
1 |
| Reds |
0 |
0 |
| source: SkySports |
A ruthless first half display from Manchester City saw us fall to a 3-0 defeat at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The home side – buoyed by their late heroics at Anfield on Sunday – were in devastating form early on, and had the game under control inside a 15 minute period that witnessed goals from Antoine Semenyo, Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland.
The Fulham response was admirable in the second half, though, having the better of the play and spending the majority of it in City territory, but the rainy evening ended up being a fruitless one for the lads in black and gold.
Marco Silva made a couple of changes in defence for the trip north, with Kenny Tete and Calvin Bassey replacing Timothy Castagne and Jorge Cuenca.
Phil Foden scored a banger in the reverse fixture at the Cottage and caught another strike sweetly inside eight minutes, but a brave Joachim Andersen block sent it whistling just over the bar.
The same man got another effort on target soon after when looking to slip the ball underneath Bernd Leno, but our number one got down quickly and held it well in the soggy conditions.
It had been all City in the first quarter of the game, but Alex Iwobi looked to capitalise on a rare Fulham attack, jinking into the box before poking in a shot that deflected behind.
But the hosts dealt with the corner and went up to other end to break the deadlock, with Semenyo devastatingly punishing a ricochet off Sander Berge to prod the loose ball beyond Leno from close range.
Fulham responded with a bright move involving Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Wilson who each found space well. It ended with Wilson trying to feed his teammate only to see the ball come back to him, so he went for a snapshot that Gianluigi Donnarumma saved smartly.
Frustratingly, City’s reaction to a Whites attack was once again another goal. Semenyo turned provider this time, teeing up O’Reilly who chipped a confident finish over Leno.
Two soon became three, with Haaland adding his name to the scoresheet with an arrowed finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the box after Rayan Ait-Nouri had won possession in our half.
The boys kept pushing and came close to pulling one back just before half-time when Wilson found the run of Raúl Jiménez, but his ball across the face was too far in front of Smith Rowe who couldn’t reach it at full stretch for a tap-in.
Raúl then drew another save from Donnarumma when he outmuscled Matheus Nunes to connect with Tete’s delivery, but it didn’t have the power to trouble the Italy international.
A positive start to the second half saw Smith Rowe pounce on a loose pass and dribble into the area, trying to catch Donnarumma out at his near post with a low shot, but the City stopper was alert to the danger.
We kept that momentum going with a half chance in the 53rd minute – Samuel Chukwueze swung over a deep cross to Raúl, but he couldn’t get over the ball and so his header cleared the target.
City’s first shot of the half came just before the hour mark, but Leno was equal to Foden’s deflected strike.
The introduction of Rodrigo Muniz made up one third of a triple substitution by Silva, and he called Donnarumma into action midway through the half when he beat away the Brazilian’s shot on the spin.
Fulham kept plugging away, determined to give the travelling fans behind the goal something to cheer, and almost did just that when Josh King – another sub – controlled, swivelled and smashed in a shot that needed tipping over in stoppage time.
It had been a much improved display after the break, but ultimately the lads returned to London empty handed.
Fulham boss Marco Silva:
"Not good enough. We have to be humble enough to congratulate our opponent. They were better than us. We were not at the level. The high press, clearly we didn't play in the way we are capable of. Cheap goals, simple as that.
"These type of games, you have to be clinical if you get a chance. It was balanced second half, but we cannot be happy with our performance."
Match Highlights
Manchester City : Donnarumma, M. Nunes (Khusanov 60'), R. Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, B Silva (Reijnders 60'), Rodri (Gonzalez 71'), O'Reilly, Foden (Cherki 71'), Haaland (Marmoush 45'), Semenyo
Unused substitutes: Trafford, Stones, Omar Alleyne, Lewis
Goals:
Semenyo 24 ( right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.)
O'Reilly 30 (left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a through ball.)
Haaland 39 (left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden following a fast break.)
Yellow Card: B. Silva (f,41), Foden (f,66), González (f,83)
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge (Reed 81'), Iwobi, Wilson (Bobb 72'), Smith Rowe (King 60'), Chukwueze (Kevin 60'), Jimenez (R. Muniz 60')
Unused substitutes: Cuenca, Castagne, Lecomte, Robinson
Yellow Card: Andersen (f,31)
Referee:
Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Attendance: 0
Fulham are next in action at 14:00 on Sunday 15th February 2026 when they meet up with Stoke City, in the FA Cup, at Craven Cottage.