Man City v Fulham

Manchester City vs Fulham Preview

Manchester City take on Fulham at their Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon in a fixture that has an air of inevitability about it as City chase a fourth league win on the trot in the English top flight while Fulham sit in a mid-table position in the early Premier League standings.

Following their 1-0 defeat away from home at Brentford on the final day of last season, normal service has resumed in the blue half of Manchester as Pep Guardiola's side have made an ominously impressive start to this new campaign as the hosts have racked up victories against Burnley 3-0, Newcastle United 1-0 and Sheffield United 2-1respectively.

With the maximum nine points under their belt after the opening three games of this new season, Manchester City already sit top of the Premier League table and it looks like City will maintain their place at the summit for another weekend at least when Fulham visit the Etihad Stadium this Saturday.

The bigger picture shows Manchester City have lost just once in their last 20 matches overall in the top flight and having collected no fewer than 17 wins in the process, it's hard not to back the hosts again in this upcoming clash.

Fulham have produced a much more modest start to their Premier League campaign as The Cottagers occupy a mid-table position of 12th in the table having won, drawn and lost in equal measure to date under manager, Marco Silva.

The London club achieved a creditable top half finish at the end of last season ending up in 10th place which was undoubtedly helped by the 14-goal haul from former striker, Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has subsequently departed for Saudi Arabian outfit, Al Hilal, so it remains to be seen if Fulham can adequately fill the void that has been left up front this term.

Fulham opened their account with a 1-0 win away from home at Everton on the opening day of the season but then slipped to a heavy 3-0 loss at home to London rivals, Brentford, before holding Arsenal to a creditable 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.

The visitors are expected to avoid being dragged down into a relegation battle this season but they will miss Mitrovic's goals and as a result, this upcoming clash against Manchester City looks to be beyond them.

Manchester City v Fulham Verdict

Manchester City's dominance over Fulham in previous exchanges is impressive to say the least as The Citizens have won each of the last 14 meetings on the trot against their London visitors and another three points looks set to nestling in the hosts' back pocket again this Saturday too.

Therefore, our main bet will be Man City win & Both Teams To Score No @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Man City win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.20

Correct score: Man City 2-0 @ 7.50