Fulham, ranked 13th before the game, ushered in the 37th round of the Premier League, and the Fulham team sat at their home PK Manchester City, which was ranked second before the game.
Before the game, Fulham had not tasted a win in 3 consecutive rounds of the Premier League (2 draws and 1 loss), but it is worth mentioning that in the game before this 2 draws and 1 loss, Fulham team had the feat of overturning the Arsenal team, and Manchester City had won 6 consecutive league games before the game, which was obviously better than Fulham. The last 12 meetings between the two sides have been Manchester City beating Fulham. It can be said that Fulham are Manchester City's scoring machines. So before the game, less than 30% of fans believed that Fulham, playing at home, could beat Manchester City.
In the 13th minute, De Bruyne's clever pass was met by Gvardiol who accelerated his breakthrough on the left side of the box and fired a low shot into the bottom right corner of the net to give Manchester City the lead.
In the 60th minute, Silva crossed and Foden doubled City's lead with a low shot from near the top of the arc.
In the 71st minute, Silva made another clever pass, and Gvardiol followed up with a tackle from a tight angle on the left side of the six-yard box to seal the win.
In the 97th minute, Alvarez scored from the spot.
In the end, the visiting Manchester City team defeated the Fulham team without suspense to win seven consecutive league games, and the Manchester City team accumulated 85 points for the first time after the game, officially overtaking the Arsenal team to rise to No. 1, and at the same time leading the Arsenal team that fell to No. 2.