Manchester City vs Fulham prediction, odds and how to watch

Phil Foden scored a hat-trick and Manchester City were utterly dominant in a 5-1 Champions League win over AEK Athens at the Etihad, with the Greeks offering little more than a consolation goal after the break.

Manchester City arrive at Saturday's 12:30 kick-off on the back of five straight Premier League wins. Fulham arrive with one win in their last five. The maths is not complicated.

Aston Villa host Fulham at Villa Park on Saturday evening looking to reassert themselves in front of their own supporters. Fulham arrive with a point to prove but a recent record that offers Villa genuine encouragement.

Manchester City host Brighton on Saturday carrying five straight Premier League wins, but their visitors arrive in the kind of form that demands serious respect. This is not a gimme.

Coventry have won back-to-back Premier League matches and will fancy their chances at home. Fulham arrive stubborn and hard to beat, and that makes Saturday's fixture genuinely interesting.

IFR chair David Kogan says the regulator has 'absolute power' to force Sheikh Mansour's group to sell Manchester City if their guilty verdict on 115+ Premier League charges survives appeal. But Kogan's own caveats, and his resignation pledge over political interference, show how far the rhetoric sits from any real action.

Antoine Semenyo faces eight weeks out with a knee injury just as Erling Haaland becomes a doubt for Manchester City's Champions League clash with AEK Athens, leaving Enzo Maresca with no recognised senior striker cover at the worst possible time.