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Preview: Manchester City vs. Fulham - prediction, team news, lineups (Sports Mole)

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Fulham, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=156856)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Over 3.5:data [Bobby Decordova-Reid](/people/bobby-decordova-reid/) is suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards. [Erling Braut Haaland](/people/erling-braut-haaland/) will be fit to lead the line for Man City on Saturday; the Norwegian striker has missed the last two games with ligament damage and will be assessed ahead of kickoff. [Willian](/people/willian/) put in a man-of-the-match performance in the draw with Everton and the Brazilian winger is expected to retain his place in the first XI, joining [Neeskens Kebano](/people/neeskens-kebano/) and [Aleksandar Mitrovic](/people/aleksandar-mitrovic/) in attack – only Haaland (17) and [Harry Kane](/people/harry-kane/) (10) have scored more Premier League goals than Mitrovic (nine) so far this season. [Rodri](/people/rodri/) and [Bernardo Silva](/people/bernardo-silva/) all set to start in midfield. [Manchester City](/football/man-city/) play host to [Fulham](/football/fulham/) in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

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Man City may have exposed two transfer priorities with Sevilla ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City beat Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday thanks to a second-half comeback inspired by key men coming off the bench.

If this was meant to be a chance for Gomez to redeem his Copenhagen red card, he didn't take it, and it would be a surprise to see him again before the World Cup. Surely the plan will have been to use Josh Wilson-Esbrand as a replacement for Lewis, though, with a bit of a defensive reshuffle. Likewise, Sergio Gomez's disappointing night proved the need for full-back to be an area of interest in the coming transfer windows. Foden's future may lie in midfield, and he arguably played better there against Sevilla than he has done previously, however Wednesday's game highlighted the need for a quality midfield reinforcement as one of the next transfer priorities. Pep Guardiola may not have wanted to use any of those players, but they undoubtedly changed the game and proved their importance to the Blues. Rafa Mir's opener for the Spaniard's barely mustered a response from the Etihad crowd more focussed on shielding from the rain and there was no spark to ignite a flat atmosphere.

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Manchester City and Playermaker launch CITYPLAY wearable ... (Manchester City FC)

CITYPLAY provides scores for critical football skills, allowing players to better understand their technical skills levels, such as first touch and dribbling, ...

[Man City](https://www.mancity.com), following the launch of the CoachingHub product released last year, allowing fans and players of the game from all over the globe access to the uniquely successful Manchester City methodology of beautiful football. [CITYPLAY is available today via this link](https://www.mancity.com/cityplay), with the app available on the Google Play and Apple App Store. [Man City](https://www.mancity.com)’s Academy to drive insight and provide analysis - with educational and training content from the Club, providing an opportunity for players to learn from and understand [Man City](https://www.mancity.com)’s training philosophy while having visibility to their progress over time, based on personalised data.

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Rico Lewis: Man City's answer to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Rico Lewis scored against Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday to announce himself as the most recent Manchester City wunderkind to jump from ...

Others see him more as City’s answer to Trent Alexander-Arnold or [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) ’s Reece James. “To come all the way through and get to this point, it’s the dream,” he said recently. His younger sister is also a full back in the City ladies academy U16 set-up. He has done a project with the Those who know the player speak of maturity and good manners. He was rewarded further with a place in the starting XI which took on [Bournemouth](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/afc-bournemouth) on August 13, the thinking at the club has shifted with Lewis at the forefront of changing plans. It is a familiar path and one trodden by Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and James McAtee amongst others in the last few seasons. But you know good players in two minutes.” But the young full-back did it, so little wonder there such overwhelming satisfaction all round when he proved them all right in [Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona) in a charity friendly at the Nou Camp in late August. [front of cameras and the public against Sevilla on Wednesday night.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/mancity-champions-league-rico-lewis-28394991)

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Silva wants Fulham to 'embrace' daunting trip to Man City (West London Sport)

Marco Silva admits Fulham face a daunting prospect taking on Manchester City on Saturday, but wants his players to relish the challenge.

“We know they really tough when they play at home and the are averaging more than four goals a game at home and Haaland is a key player for them.” “Haaland is a top striker and the impact he has made on that squad in the Premier League is very big. “A good example was in last season in the FA Cup where in the first half we were really good.

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Manchester City's most likely opponents in Champions League last ... (Manchester Evening News)

Rafa Mir had given the Spanish side a surprise lead but City stepped up after Lewis' leveller early in the second half and went on to win convincingly with ...

And it predicts City's most likely opponents are Inter Milan with a probability of drawing Guardiola's side of 18.89 per cent. Ties are scheduled to take place across February and March 2023, with the draw being held on Monday, November 7 at UEFA's headquarters in Switzerland. Rafa Mir had given the Spanish side a surprise lead but City stepped up after Lewis’ leveller early in the second half and went on to win convincingly with strikes from Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez.

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Fulham's Marco Silva makes Erling Haaland injury admission ahead ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City face Fulham in the Premier League this weekend, and Erling Haaland is doubtful with a foot injury.

"When we have the ball, we have to express ourselves, we have to attack them. It will be really difficult for us, but it’s our obligation to try." "It means that the target and the challenge is really tough for us, but we have to embrace it. "They are the most difficult one to play against, in my opinion. "You know that I am delighted to have Mitrovic with us and I'm sure that Pep is delighted to have Haaland with them as well. "Of course, Haaland is a key player for them.

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Club statement: Manchester City v Sevilla FC (Manchester City FC)

Manchester City strongly condemns the racist abuse that Rico Lewis was subject to from Sevilla supporters at yesterday's match.

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Pep Guardiola singles out 'next Jadon Sancho' after Man City ... (Daily Express)

Manchester City had an opportunity to hand out first-team minutes against Sevilla on Wednesday.

Lewis, who was born in nearby Bury and will turn 18 later this month, may have to be patient for more opportunities to come his way. City were put to the sword early on as the impressive Rafa Mir scored a superb looping header for the visitors. "If they are not patient and maybe they listen to their agent, they can leave. Having already sealed top spot in Group G, Guardiola took the opportunity to hand minutes to a selection of peripheral players against Sevilla. The 17-year-old impressed against [Sevilla](/latest/sevilla-fc) in the [Champions League](/latest/champions-league) on Wednesday, scoring his first goal for the club from right-back. The club, I've said many times that the academy is so good because the people are working amazingly.

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