Fulham vs Manchester City prediction 02.12.2025 | Premier League

The Cottagers went into the season stumbling out of the blocks with two points from their first three games, which was a bit too early to set nerves jangling. They steadied themselves with successive wins against Leeds and Brentford but the wind was sucked from their sails as quickly as it had arrived, four straight losses ensuing.

However, Marco Silva’s men have got things back on track more recently and have posted three wins in four since. The win over Sunderland at the Cottage was well deserved, but turning Spurs over in their own back yard is the kind of result that actually resets expectations.

Supporters will be hoping this version of Fulham turns up again on Tuesday, even if it will have to make do without the injured Rodrigo Muniz and Antonee Robinson (both muscle injuries).

City opened their campaign by sweeping Wolves aside 4-0, and many people assumed that was a sign of the champions waking up properly.

The idea didn’t last long because Tottenham and Brighton quickly brought them back down to earth. Citizens strung together a more predictable series, being unbeaten in five straight and securing feisty victories over United, Burnley and Everton with a gritty draw at Arsenal in between.

The performances, however, have not been terribly convincing, and the narrow victory over Leeds on Saturday afternoon suggested that the machine is not running smoothly. Rodri has returned to light training after a hamstring injury, but this match comes too soon for him and he is still sidelined, as is Mateo Kovacic (ankle).