Manchester City vs Fulham, FA Cup fourth round: live score and latest updates
Full time: Man City 4 Fulham 0
The Ream sending off of course affected proceedings, but Man City coasted to victory here, with goals from Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus (2) adding to Gundogan's post-red-card penalty.
For Fulham, their FA Cup dream has ended in emphatic fashion. They were always up against it, but after the early Ream sending off, they had no chance. I can't remember Bravo having to make a save.
91 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
Slight delay as Concelo writhes around on the floor after he was caught late. He looks in some pain - but he's back up and moving as the match enters its final moments.
89 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
Nifty footwork from Foden takes him past Johansen, with the Norwegian forced to clip him as he swivelled away.
Free-kick to City about 25 yards out - and it's blocked by the wall.
87 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
Sterling gets in behind from a pin-point long ball but he's well looked after by Odoi as Fulham clear.
Cancelo comes back and has a crack on the turn towards the edge of the box but it's weak and wide.
84 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
Foden darts through the middle but his touch lets him down as the ball gets away from him, the grateful Rodak swarming onto the ball.
82 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
Sterling's long-range effort on the right is an immensely optimistic half-volley that rockets over the bar but, I suppose, why not?
Jasper is on for his Fulham debut.
79 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
Cancelo charges down the right, playing a ball down the tramline to Sterling at full tilt, but his attempted cross is well cleared by Hector.
A change for Fulham: Odoi is coming on for De Cordova-Reid.
77 min: Man City 4 Fulham 0
It took time for City to really put the knife in, but now the game is well and truly over. The home fans know it, too; the last two goals were only greeted with polite applause - there was hardly a cheer.
Gooooooooaaaaaal
Gabriel Jesus has another, heading in from a rebound off Rodak.
He dispossesses Hector on the edge of the Fulham box, before a through-ball finds David Silva on the left. His shot is well blocked by Rodak, but no one can stop Gabriel Jesus from scoring his second.
73 min: Man City 3 Fulham 0
Goal stands.
John Stones is on for Otamendi - he had a good game. And Rodri replaces Gundogan for his City FA Cup debut.
Goooooooaaaaaaaal
Well the third took a while, but Gabriel Jesus gets on the end of a delicate Cancelo cross to head in from short range.
But VAR is checking for offside - get your armpit measure out!
69 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Foden and Gundogan combine well down the left, before an aimless ball from Foden runs out for a goal kick.
It's a bit stagnant at the minute.
67 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Otamendi gets half a head on the end of a Silva corner but he can't steer it towards goal.
Cavaleiro is off - Cairney on for Fulham. With Mitrovic and Knockaert injured, it's not surprising that Parker wants to wrap Cavaleiro in cotton wool.
64 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Fulham think Cavaleiro is fouled on the edge of the box by Bernardo Silva as they look to attack, but the referee waves play on.
Both teams struggling to keep hold of possession at the minute, with Fulham now turning to long balls as a way of getting out from the back, instead of the shorter passing that they were at in the first half.
It gives Cavaleiro a target, of course, but City are just lapping it up.
61 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
A really poor goal kick from Rodak ends up with City flooding forward, galloping into space. David Silva finds an overlapping Sterling down the right, but the latter's shot results in a goal-kick, catching the outside of the post.
What a tackle from Kongolo! Foden to Silva to Jesus. The City striker is one-on-one with the keeper before a sliding challenge from Kongolo from behind sends the ball for a corner.
58 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Guardiola looks a little frustrated with how this is panning out. A well-known for perfectionist, Guardiola seems unhappy at his side's inability to put 10-man Fulham to the sword. They're a bit flat.
Another gorgeous touch from David Silva, but his subsequent pass is to Jesus in an offside position.
55 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
City stride forward again but David Silva's pass to Sterling is inaccurate, and the England winger has to double-back to retrieve the ball.
Fulham aren't doing a bad job of stopping the rot here. The scoreline still looks mildly respectable.
52 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Sterling on for Mahrez - Fulham's task does not get any easier.
David Silva takes a squared ball from Gundogan superbly in his stride on the edge of the box, but he's dispossessed well by Hector.
Maybe the City midfielder should have hit that first time; the extra touch gave Hector a second more to lunge.
49 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Johansen dispossesses Mahrez with City coming forward with urgency - shrewd defending from the Norwegian.
Mahrez gets in behind the Fulham defence from a piercing Jesus pass, but the visitors just about snuff the danger.
City still win a corner, though.
Raheem Sterling is warming up. Just what Fulham need...
47 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Cancelo with a gorgeous touch down the right as City immediately go on the attack.
Before the ball falls to Mahrez inside the area, and he has time to place his shot, but he hits it first time over the bar. He should be doing better from there.
City's milestone
7 - This is the seventh consecutive season Man City have scored at least 100 goals in all competitions, becoming the first Premier League team to achieve this since Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United did so in nine consecutive seasons between 2004/05 and 2012/13. Relentless. pic.twitter.com/D0SoKqO7Ap
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 26, 2020
Half time: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Nothing comes of the corner and City head into the dressing room with a cushty half-time lead, thanks, in part, to the early sending off of Ream.
Gundogan took his penalty well, while Bernardo Silva made it two with a cute twist, pulsing a shot into the bottom-left corner of Fulham's goal.
The half ended in slightly subdued fashion. City, with surely no chance of losing this game, seemed to lack a bit of energy and drive, while Fulham are looking at damage limitation.
One interpretation is that they have done well to keep it to just two...
44 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
City perfectly happy to casually knock the ball about the defensive contingent, looking for half-time.
It's gone a bit flat and stale; City are so comfortable that they might have lost a bit of motivation?
City are sparked into life by David Silva. He finds Angelino again on the left, who fires a cross into Jesus, but it is turned over the bar by Fulham
42 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Slight delay while Bryan receives some treatment - but he's okay to continue.
Angelino finds space down the left but his cross is thwarted by Johansen to cries of 'handball' but there's nothing in it.
Fulham have a rare venture into the City half, winning a free-kick which Johansen floats into the box.
City have no problems dealing with it and clear comfortably.
City's all-court success
100 - Manchester City are the first team in the top five European leagues to score 100 goals in all competitions this season. Juggernaut. pic.twitter.com/vizp7CNtQL
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 26, 2020
37 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Fulham look to stride forward but they cannot keep hold of the ball. A good challenge from Kongolo halts City's counter.
Otamendi plays a long back to Bravo - presumably to keep the City 'keeper awake!
34 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Mahrez has an ambitious crack on goal from a long-range free-kick but it never looked like troubling Rodak.
The Algerian then looks to break in midfield but he's caught by stray Bryan leg. Quite cynical and perhaps worht a booking?
Mahrez needed some treatment, too.
31 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Reid tries a speculative pass on the edge of the Fulham box trying to find Cavaleiro, but the pass is sloppy and Fulham are immediately back under pressure.
Cancelo has a pop but the shot is deflected and City will have a corner.
29 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
Gundogan thrashes a shot goalward, with it careering into the face of Hector who gets up high in the wall.
That was brave.
27 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
City are coasting.
Mahrez is foulded outside the box by Johansen in a dangerous area.
City have a three-man committee waiting to hit it.
24 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
After such an opening period, Fulham may well have presented the white flag, but they are at least showing signs of fight.
Reid makes a good run down the right, but his shot is directed straight at Bravo. Meat and drink.
Man City come back, however, and following Angelino's burst forward, Foden skies a shot from a good position on the edge of the box.
That penalty
21 min: Man City 2 Fulham 0
This is damage limitation now for Fulham.
Goooooooaaaal
Floodgates.
Bernardo Silva with a stunning finish.
Well-worked from left to right, Silva and Foden with intricate touches outside the box, before Bernardo Silva whips a shot on the way on the turn straight into the bottom-right corner.
Rodak got a touch on it so might be disappointed.
18 min: Man City 1 Fulham 0
Hector gives the ball away cheaply in midfield and City look to pounce.
Foden is sent into space down the left and is goal-bound. His shot sails wide - looked a little rushed.
16 min: Man City 1 Fulham 0
Foden finds a pocket of space down the left, and City transfer the ball superbly to Mahrez down the right, with David Silva involved again.
The Algerian flashes a threatening ball across goal but it beats both attackers and defenders. Any touch would surely have had Rodak beaten.
14 min: Man City 1 Fulham 0
Mahrez jinks and dummies just outside the box - stunning feet - and draws a good save out of Rodak. I feel he might be a busy boy this afternoon.
Not sure I can say the same for his opposite number, Bravo.
Cancelo's skill gets himself out of a dead end in the corner, before Gundogan is a touch too heavy-footed with a through ball that fizzles out for a goal kick.
12 min: Man City 1 Fulham 0
Silva tees up Angelino in space down the left - he's in acres of it - and he has a pop from 30 yards out.
He really fizzes it, but it's always going over the bar.
10 min: Man City 1 Fulham 0
This could get very ugly...
Goooooooaaaaaaalllllll
Gündogan puts it to the far bottom-left corner and there's no way Rodak's getting to that.
'Mountain' and 'climbing' come to mind for ten-man Fulham.
7 min: Man City 0 Fulham 0
Penalty and red card for Ream of Fulham!
I said he'd made a nervy start...Gabriel Jesus gets in on goal, and Ream pulls him back, pulls him over, and that's his afternoon finished. Clear as day that one.
6 min: Man City 0 Fulham 0
Reid gives Silva a slight tug as the Spaniard looked to surge forward. Free-kick to City.
Mahrez picks up the ball on the right after more good work from Silva, but his cross is too close to Rodak, who laps it up.
4 min: Man City 0 Fulham 0
Cavaleiro claims he's been impeded as Fulham work the ball forward with menace, but referee Friend is in no way interested.
A steady start here, with Mahrez put under heavy pressure by debutant Kongolo.
2 min: Man City 0 Fulham 0
Rodak and Ream get into a tangle at the back and it's nearly costly for Fulham, but they just about survive.
A nervy start.
The teams are out
Kick-off is imminent...
Today's referee is Kevin Friend, and once Blue Moon has finished, we'll get going.
Third round recap
City hammered a brave Port Vale side 4-1 in the previous round. Once again at the Etihad, Zinchenko, Agüero, Harwood-Bellis, and Foden put an end to the League Two side's grand day out. Foden, in particular, was City's star.
Meanwhile Fulham toppled Premier League Aston Villa at Craven Cottage thanks to substitute Harry Arter's winner. Anthony Knockaert gave the Cottagers the lead, before Anwar El Ghazi equalised for Villa.
But Arter, who will not feature today, struck 15 minutes from time to put his side into the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in three seasons.
Stat
7 - Manchester City have won their last seven FA Cup matches, scoring 30 goals and conceding just four since a 1-0 defeat to Wigan in February 2018. Commanding. pic.twitter.com/lxO0USEQyV
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 26, 2020
Pre-match reading
Mike McGrath remembers Manchester United's 1984 winter tour to a Libyan dictatorship: 'Gaddafi had it all under control, didn't he?'
Who said the FA Cup is dead?
Team news
And Fulham, as expected, are strong, although captain Tom Cairney is on the bench. There is a debut, too, for defender Terence Kongolo.
Fulham: Rodak, Hector, Johansen, Ream, Decordova-Reid, Kongolo, Cavaleiro, Christie, Bryan, Onomah, Sessegnon.
Here’s how we line up for today’s #EmiratesFACup tie…
⚽️ @KongoloTerence makes his debut.
⚽️ @_StevenSess, @stefanjohansen and @cyruschristie in the XI. pic.twitter.com/30EcE66ls6— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) January 26, 2020
City, meanwhile, have rested a few of the big guns, but still look like a daunting proposition. Guardiola has made nine changes to the side that win in midweek, and Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne all among the substitutes.
Man City: Bravo, Cancelo, Garcia, Otamendi, Angelino, Gundogan, Silva, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus.
Introducing today's line up! ��
XI | Bravo, Cancelo, Garcia, Otamendi, Angelino, Gundogan, Silva (C), Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus
SUBS | Ederson, Stones, Sterling, Aguero, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, De Bruyne.
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�� #MCIFULpic.twitter.com/4NH0rUjjyz— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 26, 2020
Good afternoon
Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport's live coverage of the FA cup fourth round tie between reigning Premier League champions Manchester City and Championship promotion hopefuls Fulham.
City have won the past eight meetings in all competitions between the clubs, by an aggregate score of 23-3, and are undefeated in 14 matches against Fulham.
Pep Guardiola is expecting to face a strong Fulham side, with Fulham manager Scott Parker admitting that he will not be making massive changes to his side as he is not in a position to do so.
The Cottagers have a number of injuries, with key men Aleksandar Mitrovic and Aboubakar Kamara among those condemned to the treatment room.
Returning to the top flight will be Parker's top priority but City manager Guardiola does not think they will make many changes or ease up for the tie.
He said: "I don't think so because their next game is in six or seven days.
"If they had a game after two or three days, maybe, but I don't think so. I think he will put into the game the best team as possible.
"When a team is third in the Championship it is because they have something.
Holders City could make changes, however, as Guardiola looks to keep his big guns relatively fresh for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United next Wednesday.
Guardiola has close to a fully-fit squad available following Aymeric Laporte's return from a near five-month lay-off at Sheffield United in midweek.
Guardiola said: "When the team is fit it doesn't matter who plays, the selection will be good.
Meanwhile, Fulham boss Scott Parker has had to educate his players on the history of the FA Cup ahead of today's clash.
Parker is someone who remembers when the competition was the most cherished in the game.
Parker has happy memories of when the FA Cup final was one of the biggest events in the television calendar but admits that is lost on the current generation of players.
Parker said: "Does it mean as much to players now? It's a different generation but I'm from a generation that was brought up around it.
"It's my job to bring that across to the players and send that message. It's like when you're bringing up your kids and trying to educate them on history. It's for us to go out there and respect it.
"When I was a child, I remember waking up on cup final morning and watching the build-up, whether it was the teams coming out of the hotels or the helicopter following the coaches."
