Article by Sebastian Vasile, Cosmin Nistor – Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 20:33 / Updated on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 20:33
Manchester City host Fulham at 9.30pm in a match of the 26th intermediate stage of the Premier League. The match at Etihad Stadium will be liveTEXT on GSP.RO and live on Voyo.
Premier League 26th round results and schedule
The “Citizens” are ambitious to continue the race with the leader Arsenal and they cannot afford any wrong step.
Manchester City – Fulham, live from 21:30
Manchester City – Fulham, starting teams:
Manchester City (4-3-3): Donnarumma – Nunes, R. Dias, Guehi, Ait Nouri – O'Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva – Semenyo, Haaland, Foden
Reserves: Trafford – Alleyne, Cherki, Khusanov, Lewis, Marmoush, Nico, Reijnders, Stones
Absent: Doku, Gvardiol, Savinho, Kovacic (injured)
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno – Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon – Berge, Iwobi – Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukuweze – R. Jimenez
Reserves: Lecomte – Bobb, Castagne, Cuenca, Kevin, King, Reed, Robinson, R. Muniz
Absent: Cairney, Lukic
Manager: Marco Silva
Stadium: Etihad
Referee: Paul Tierney
Manchester City – Fulham » The 'Citizens' meet one of his favorite victims
Manchester City are second in the table with 50 points, having a goal difference of 51 goals scored and 24 conceded. The Citizens are in a great position to attack the top spot and a win in this match would give them an extra boost in the title race. They are the second strongest home team in the league with 29 points from a possible 36 at home.
Fulham is in 10th position with a total of 34 points and a goal difference of 35:37. The Londoners are at a safe distance from the relegation zone, but also far from the places that give the right to participate in European competitions. Away from home, the team has collected 11 points this season.
Premier League standings
Manchester City and Fulham are at opposite poles
Manchester City approach this clash in excellent form with four wins and a draw in their last five games. The Citizens beat Liverpool 2-1 away at the weekend, and before that they saw off Newcastle 3-1 in the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola's side drew 2-2 with Tottenham in the Championship and previously recorded a 2-0 win against Galatasaray in the Champions League and by the same score against Wolverhampton in the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola, manifesto speech against global conflicts / Imago Images
Fulham are showing inconsistent results with two wins and three defeats in their last five games. The team lost their last two league matches: 1-2 against Everton and 2-3 against Manchester United. Before that, Marco Silva's side beat Brighton 2-1 in the Premier League, lost to Leeds 0-1 and eliminated Middlesbrough 3-1 in the FA Cup.
Manchester City have some important absences
Manchester City have some important absences ahead of today's game. The team will not be able to rely on Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, John Stones and Josko Guardiolwho are injured. Savinho and Abdukodir Khusanov are questionable, with the decision on their inclusion to be made before the game. Despite these shortcomings, Pep Guardiola has enough quality players at his disposal, including goalscorer Erling Haaland, who is expected to be a major goal threat for the visitors.
Diogo Dalot's tackle on Jeremy Doku / Photo: Twitter
At Fulham, Marco Silva will be without Saša Lukić and Tom Cairney, who are injured. A key figure for the visitors is expected to be Norwegian midfielder Sander Berge. Raúl Jiménez will lead the Londoners' attack, supported by creative midfielders Emile Smith Rowe and Samuel Chukwueze.
The last time the two sides met was on 2 December 2025 in a Premier League match which ended in a dramatic 5-4 away win for Manchester City. Before that, on May 25, 2025, the “citizens” beat Fulham 2-0, also away.
In their last five head-to-head meetings, Manchester City have completely dominated, registering five wins and scoring an impressive 19 goals to Fulham's seven.
