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Much has been speculated about how City may struggle following their Champions League games given that they are on their travels following each of their European group fixtures.
A trip to Fulham - bottom of the table of course - provides an early opportunity then to overcome any concerns.
Here are the numbers ahead of today's game, courtesy of EPL Index:
Head to head City Fulham Passes 1766/2060 1319/1696 Pass % 86% 78% Crosses 20/72 23/110 Chances 69 47 Tackles 45/60 46/59 Possession 182/367 208/409 Aerial 33/71 63/119 Interceptions 67 65 Shots 38/79 18/40
And the individual leaders:
|
Leaders |
City |
Wigan |
|
Average passes |
Yaya 63 |
Murphy 60.3 |
|
Pass % |
Nasri 97% |
Duff 84% |
|
Average shots |
Dzeko 4.7 |
Dempsey 2.5 |
|
Key passes |
Nasri 6.5 |
Murphy 4 |
|
Tackles |
Richards 2.8 |
Murphy 2.5 |
|
Goals |
Dzeko, Aguero 6 |
Dempsey, Zamora 1 |
And some of the key stats that may also affect today's outcome:
- City have won three and drawn two of their last five visits to Craven Cottage.
- Martin Jol has a 100% record against City through six games to date.
- Neither side has kept a clean sheet in the last 14 games between the two sides.
- In the last seven games between the two sides, 10 of the 11 goals scored by Fulham have been in the second-half, whilst 10 of the 13 City goals have been before the break.