Premier League 2025-2026: Manchester City-Fulham, the likely lineups

On Wednesday night at Manchester’Etihad Stadium, Guardiola’s City will host Fulham in the 26th day of the Premier League. The hosts will want to win to continue trailing Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, the guests will try for a breakthrough after the last two consecutive league defeats.

Marco Silva’s defense is going through a complicated moment and hasn’t managed to keep the goal unbeaten for eight games, certainly City is not the best client to reverse the trend but for sure Castagne and his teammates will do what they can.

Pep Guardiola finally reunites with Rúben Dias: the Portuguese, who took over in the finale against Liverpool, is ready to regain a starting shirt alongside Marc Guéhi. Still in the pits instead are Gvardiol and Kovacic, as well as wingers Doku and Savinho. In attack, alongside the usual Erling Haaland, there will be Semenyo and Marmoush supported by Rodri in the center of the field.

Marco Silva will have to deal with heavy absences in the midfield, where both captain Tom Cairney and Saša Lukić will be missing. The weight of the maneuver will therefore be in the hands of Sander Berge and Alex Iwobi, with the hope that the talent of Smith Rowe and the quickness of Chukwueze can trigger Raúl Jiménez in attack.

Marco Silva will have to deal with heavy absences.

Probable lineups
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Manchester City (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Nunes, Ruben Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Silva, Rodri, O’Reilly; Semenyo, Haaland, Marmoush. All. Guardiola
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Iwobi, Berge; Wilson, Smith-Rowe, Chukwueze; Jimenez. All. Marco Silva