City Survive Fulham’s Fierce Comeback in a Nine-Goal Thriller
What a match this was — honestly, the kind of game people talk about for years. If anyone wanted drama, history, and pure Premier League chaos all wrapped into one night at Craven Cottage, this was exactly it. Manchester City managed to hold off a heroic Fulham fightback to win 5–4, but that final score barely captures the emotional roller-coaster the crowd witnessed.
Right from the start, it felt like something special was brewing. Erling Haaland came into the match stuck on 99 Premier League goals after two quiet outings, but everyone sensed the milestone was coming. And within five minutes, it nearly did — he was clean through, slid the ball past Bernd Leno… and watched it bounce off the post. Even he couldn’t believe it. But instead of frustration, it turned into fuel.
Seventeen minutes in, City were camped around the Fulham box when Jérémy Doku slipped in behind Kenny Tete and pulled the ball back. A clever dummy from Tijjani Reijnders froze the centre-backs, and Haaland pounced, smashing his 100th Premier League goal through Leno. That made him the fastest player ever to reach the century — just 111 games. Shearer needed 124, Kane needed 141. Haaland needed barely over a hundred. Incredible.
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He wasn’t done influencing the game either. Just before the break, he dropped unusually deep, spun Joachim Andersen, and released Reijnders, who chipped in City’s second. Moments later, a misjudged Leno punch dropped the ball straight into Phil Foden’s territory. In the form he’s in, he wasn’t going to waste it. One touch, one gorgeous left-footed curler, and it was 3–0.
Fulham weren’t ready to roll over, though. Harry Wilson’s cross found Emile Smith Rowe, who looped a diving header over Gianluigi Donnarumma to give the home fans a flicker of belief before halftime.
But belief took a hit almost immediately after the restart. A slick move involving Doku and a Haaland back-heel teed up Foden for his second, and then Doku himself made it 5–1 after pressing Andersen into a mistake. At that point, it looked like City might run away with it.
But Fulham decided the story wasn’t finished. Alex Iwobi pulled one back, and substitute Samuel Chukwueze then erupted into life. His first goal needed a long VAR check, but the second — a powerful low strike after Donnarumma’s failed punch — sent Craven Cottage into absolute raptures. Suddenly, at 5–4, anything felt possible.
And it nearly was. Deep into stoppage time, Josh King’s effort was cleared off the line with Fulham just seconds away from producing one of the greatest comebacks the league has ever seen.
City won, but Fulham walked away with pride, applause, and the respect of everyone who watched. It was one of those nights where football delivered everything — goals, heart, tension, and a story people won’t stop talking about.
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