Manchester City attempt to put their stumbling Premier League from behind them when they host Fulham this afternoon. While Pep Guardiola’s undefeated side demolished Slovakian champions Slovan Bratislava 4-0 in the new-look Champions League in midweek, they have now dropped points in back-to-back top-flight matches to give rise to hope to the likes of title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool. City sit a point behind the Reds - who travel to winless Crystal Palace for the early Saturday kick-off - heading into the weekend after needing a last-gasp equaliser to avoid a damaging home defeat by 10-man Arsenal, while a narrower-than-expected Carabao Cup third-round win over Championship side Watford was followed by a controversial 1-1 draw at Newcastle .
Hoping to take advantage of a City side rocked by the absence of influential midfielder Rodri for the rest of the season and still without captain Kevin De Bruyne is Marco Silva’s Fulham, who have started the season in very encouraging fashion and sit only three points behind their opponents in sixth after winning three and losing only one of their first six matches - seeing off both Newcastle and in-form Nottingham Forest after losing an epic penalty shootout to Preston in the Carabao Cup. Manchester City vs Fulham is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off time today, Saturday October 5, 2024. The match will take place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
TV channel and live stream: The game will not be televised live in the UK as it lan.
