Fulham vs Manchester City (Premier League): Match preview, Team news, Head to head, How to watch

Manchester City begin a run of three games in eight days when they travel to Craven Cottage to face Premier League title-chasing Fulham.

With a clear objective in mind, the Blues know they must win all three of their remaining games in the ongoing Premier League season, with Marco Silva’s Fulham the first of three London clubs Manchester City will face in the title race.

Sitting in 13th place, the hosts have nothing to play for in the final games of the season, but achieving the derailment of the reigning treble winners’ season is an incentive for the home side to give the Blues their all. received.

Despite this, Manchester City have received a massive boost ahead of the end of the season, with Pep Guardiola confirming in his pre-match press conference that the champions have a full squad with four competitive games to play.

Every Arsenal fan in the world will be donning their white caps this Saturday for Fulham, who could hand the Gunners the Premier League title on a silver platter with victory over the treble winners.

When asked if Pep Guardiola would support local rivals Manchester United, who face Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, the Manchester City boss simply replied: “I’m a City fan” and continued: “We’ll try to beat him on Fulham. This is.”

Given the form of the reigning Premier League champions, you’d expect confidence to be high as the Blues look to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal ahead of their game at Tottenham on Tuesday night.

That said, here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game against Fulham at Craven Cottage!

Manchester City travel to Craven Cottage on Saturday 11 May as they take on Fulham in the Premier League with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 GMT.

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that the Blues have a fully fit squad traveling to the capital, which is a huge boost towards the end of the season.

The hosts will be without Sasa Lukic on Saturday, who is unavailable due to a minor groin injury, according to Marco Silva. Still, the Cottagers are expecting Harrison Reed to return to the team after missing the Brentford game.

The last meeting between the two sides took place at the Etihad Stadium in September, where an Erling Haaland hat-trick sealed an emphatic 5-1 victory for the Blues.

Manchester City last traveled to Craven Cottage in April 2023 as Premier League title contenders Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland grabbed three crucial points in a 1-2 win for the away side.

The two sides have met in English football 73 times, with Manchester City winning 40 of those meetings while drawing 16 and losing 17.

For UK viewers, Saturday’s match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 GMT.

For viewers in the United States, you can watch the game on the USA Network with kickoff set for 7:30 AM EST.

You can check out the full global TV listings for Fulham vs Manchester City HERE!

City Xtra will also be live throughout the contest and available for all pre-match and post-match chat on YouTube in our live WatchAlong show with full match commentary available on X/Twitter.