The first round of midweek fixtures in the 2025/26 Premier League season sees second-placed Manchester City visit 15th-placed Fulham.
Fulham picked up a massive victory over the weekend against London rivals Tottenham. An early blitz from Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson gave them a 2-0 lead within the opening six minutes. The Cottagers held onto their lead to rack up a second consecutive victory in the league and third in four games as they Marco Silva's men show encouraging signs of consistency. They return to Craven Cottage as second-placed Manchester City visits. Silva has never won, nor even drawn against either Manchester City or Pep Guardiola. He will be keen to erase that record and climb towards the top half of the table.
Manchester City accidentally turned off the cruise mode against Leeds United on the weekend. Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol gave them a comfortable 2-0 lead, but Leeds erased that lead in the second half. Manchester City were frail defensively, and their midfield lacked bite. However, Foden scored in the 91st minute to seal all three points. Having capitalised on Arsenal's dropped points, they will be keen to close the gap further to two points before the Gunners play again. The Cityzens, despite their deficiencies, are building momentum again heading into a key stretch of games.
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How to watch Fulham vs Manchester City online - TV channels & live streams
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In the United States (US), the Premier League match between Fulham and Manchester City will be available to watch and stream online live on USA Network which can be streamed live on DirecTV Stream and Sling Blue. USA Network and all other NBC channels are not currently available on Fubo.
While Peacock does not broadcast live USA Network programming, it does have all Premier League matches available on-demand.
What cable channel is USA Network on?
The channel for USA Network varies, both in terms of number and availability, by city. Common numbers for USA Network are listed in the table below.
| Provider | Channel Number |
|---|---|
| DirecTV | 242 |
| DISH | 105 |
| Spectrum | Varies by state |
| Xfinity | Varies by state |
USA Network is available on COX in Cleveland, OH (Channel 27), Las Vegas, NV (Channel 32), Oklahoma City, OK (34), Phoenix, AZ (Channel 28), San Diego, CA (Channel 2), Tuscon, AZ (Channel 28).
Is USA Network available on Fubo?
At this moment in time, USA Network is not available on Fubo.
As per communications that went out to subscribers on Friday, November 21, Fubo just went dark with NBCU networks including NBC, USA Networks, Golf Channel and local NBC RSNs.
The email went on to add: “Fubo has been engaged in good faith negotiations with NBCU to renew our long-standing content agreement to distribute their networks to consumers.”
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Fulham vs Manchester City kick-off time
The Premier League clash between Fulham and Manchester City will be held at Craven Cottage on December 2nd at 19:30 GMT / 14:30 ET / 11:30 PT.
Fulham vs Manchester City Team news & squads
Fulham vs Manchester City lineups
4-2-3-1
Formation
4-3-3
MCIFUL-Line up
FULSubstitutes
Manager
Marco Silva
MCI-Line up
MCISubstitutes
Manager
P. Guardiola
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
Injuries and Suspensions
Fulham team news
Raiding full-back Antonee Robinson remains sidelined with a knee injury. Rodrigo Muniz remains unavailable, too, due to a hamstring strain. Silva will be hesitant to rotate given his small squad. It will come down to the existing players testing their limits with games coming thick and fast. Harry Wilson, who limped off, will be hoping he's passed fit.
Predicted Lineups: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Iwobi, Berge; Wilson, King, Chukwueze; Jimenez
Manchester City team news
Rodri's continued absence is becoming a cause of concern for Guardiola as his side is being overwhelmed in the middle of the park. He is also missing the experience of Mateo Kovacic in his midfield. Expect the Pep roulette to strike again as midweek fixtures pile up. Erling Haaland, who has now failed to score for three games in a row, will be eager to end his mini goal drought and notch up his 100th Premier League goal.
Predicted Lineups: Donnarumma; Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Lewis, Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland
Form
FUL-Form
FULTottenham
1
-
2
Fulham
W
Fulham
1
-
0
Sunderland
W
Everton
2
-
0
Fulham
L
Fulham
3
-
0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
W
Wycombe
1
-
1
Fulham
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 7/4
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
MCI-Form
MCIManchester City
3
-
2
Leeds
W
Manchester City
0
-
2
Bayer Leverkusen
L
Newcastle United
2
-
1
Manchester City
L
Manchester City
3
-
0
Liverpool
W
Manchester City
4
-
1
Borussia Dortmund
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 11/7
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 4/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
Head-to-Head Record
FULLast 5 matches
MCI0
Wins
0
Draws
5
Wins
Fulham
0
-
2
Manchester City
Manchester City
3
-
2
Fulham
Fulham
0
-
4
Manchester City
Manchester City
5
-
1
Fulham
Fulham
1
-
2
Manchester City
Goals scored
16- Games over 2.5 goals
- 4/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5