Manchester City vs Fulham: Latest Injury News Update

Manchester City Injury News:

Out: John Stones

Doubts: None

Banned: Mateo Kovacic

Latest News: Rodri, Nathan Ake, and Oscar Bobb have returned to the matchday squad following the win over Bournemouth, and Manchester City have no new injury concerns. This means only John Stones, who is dealing with an adductor issue, remains on the injury list heading into the final weekend. Mateo Kovacic will be unavailable due to his red card against Bournemouth. Rodri is not ready to start, according to Pep Guardiola, so Nico Gonzalez might step into midfield, especially if Guardiola keeps Bernardo Silva on the right for control against Fulham's dangerous counter-attacks, as seen in their previous match. Jack Grealish could provide options on the opposite flank, though he has seen limited action in the Premier League recently. Savinho, along with Rico Lewis, James McAtee, Abdukodir Khusanov, Claudio Echeverri, and Vitor Reis, did not make the squad in the last gameweek. Phil Foden appears to be in a suboptimal mental and physical state based on recent comments from the player and manager. Jeremy Doku might be the most realistic challenger to Kevin De Bruyne, potentially playing on the left alongside Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush.

Fulham Injury News:

Out: Timothy Castagne, Rodrigo Muniz, Harrison Reed, Reiss Nelson

Doubts: None

Banned: None

Latest News: Harrison Reed (calf injury), Timothy Castagne (ankle injury), Rodrigo Muniz (Achilles injury), and Reiss Nelson (hamstring injury) are still sidelined, but Fulham have no additional issues, as confirmed by manager Marco Silva. Silva might consider similar tactics from their earlier fixture, though the element of surprise is gone. In that game at the Etihad, Alex Iwobi played as a right wing-back, with Kenny Tete shifting into a third center-half role, and Adama Traore caused problems on the left during transitions. This match may not suit players like Tom Cairney or Emile Smith Rowe due to the high pressing required, especially with Cairney potentially staying longer after contract talks. Andreas Pereira's work rate could fit well, as he started in the reverse fixture, while Harry Wilson is eager for a start after his goal off the bench against Brentford. Youngster Josh King hopes for more minutes, and players like Willian and Carlos Vinicius may feature ahead of their expected summer exits. Ryan Sessegnon remains an option on the flanks if Silva revisits those tactics from gameweek 7.