Manchester City v Fulham predictions: Etihad primed for high-scoring humdinger

City can rack up the goals against top-heavy visitors

Kevin De Bruyne's Manchester City have been running riot at home this seasonCredit: Marc Atkins

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Manchester City v Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Man City to win & over 3.5 goals
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Team news

Man City
Erling Haaland is back in training and could start, while Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker are sidelined.

Fulham
Neeskens Kebano is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a ruptured achilles in training, while Bobby Decordova-Reid is suspended following an accumulation of yellow cards. Layvin Kurzawa could be involved after overcoming a calf problem.

Match preview

This season it is has been a case of home is where the heart is for Manchester City, who can return to the Premier League summit at least until Sunday with victory over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola's side have been untouchable on their own patch recently with their victory over Sevilla on Wednesday their 14th straight home win in all competitions.

That streak stretches back to April this year and 12 of those victories have also featured 3.5 goals.

In their last five fixtures at the Etihad, they have beaten Manchester United 6-3, Copenhagen 5-0, Southampton 4-0, Brighton 3-1 and Sevilla 3-1 and that high-scoring trend looks set to continue when they host the Cottagers.

Marco Silva's Fulham are not the sort of team to sit back and limit the damage with the Londoners having scored and conceded 22 goals in the Premier League this season, emphasising their top-heavy nature.

A City win and at least four goals looks the best bet at a shade of odds-on.