Team news
Fulham remain without injured quartet Harrison Reed, Timothy Castagne, Rodrigo Muniz and Reiss Nelson.
Willian and Carlos Vinicius could feature for the final time, with the Brazilian pair expected to leave the club once their contracts expire in the summer.
John Stones is the only injury absentee for Manchester City, although Mateo Kovacic is suspended.
Rodri made his comeback from an ACL injury as a substitute during Tuesday's win over Bournemouth but manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the midfielder will not start at Craven Cottage.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Manchester City have beaten Fulham in each of the past 17 encounters in all competitions. It's the longest winning run one English league side has had against another in history.
Fulham are winless in 19 Premier League meetings, losing the last 14 in a row. Their most recent victory was in April 2009 at the Etihad Stadium.
The Cottagers' only Premier League home win in 16 attempts against Manchester City was by 2-1 in November 2005 under Chris Coleman (D5, L10).
Fulham
Fulham have lost consecutive home league games, despite opening the scoring in both of them.
They have come from behind at half time to win in five Premier League matches this season, a feat only previously managed by Manchester United in 2020-21 and Manchester City last year.
A league-high 17 of their goals this season have been scored by substitutes. Those goals have been worth 17 points, which is also the most of any side in the division.
They have scored 54 goals, one shy of their most in a Premier League campaign, set in each of the previous two seasons.
Fulham have suffered nine league defeats in 2025, with only the current bottom four sides faring worse.
Raul Jimenez has opened the scoring in nine Premier League fixtures this season, equalling the club record for a single campaign, set by Dimitar Berbatov in 2012-13.
Manchester City
Manchester City have lost 16 games in all competitions this season – their most since 2008-09, when they suffered 23 defeats.
However, they could finish 2024-25 with a season's best 10-match unbeaten league run.
City have won their final Premier League fixture in nine of the past 11 seasons, with the exceptions being a 1-1 draw at Swansea in 2016 and a 1-0 loss at Brentford in 2023).
They have failed to score in six league games this season, their most in a campaign since 2015-16.
Their tally of 10 errors leading to goals in the Premier League in 2024-25 is their most under Pep Guardiola, and two more than in the previous three seasons combined.
Guardiola has only finished outside the top two in one of his 16 seasons as a top-flight manager, coming third in his debut campaign at Manchester City in 2016-17.
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