Fulham v Manchester City player ratings: Vinicius 7, Ream 3; Haaland 8, Grealish 7

City move to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage

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  FULHAM PLAYER RATINGS: Bernd Leno - 7. Made a splendid save to tip Grealish’s effort onto the crossbar in the 27th minute. Showed excellent reflex to push Haaland’s effort wide just after the restart. Reuters

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  Kenny Tete - 6 Got pulled into the middle too often in the first half, which afforded Grealish enough space and time to repeatedly trouble Leno or pick out passes. Stopped Haaland with a well-timed sliding challenge in the second half. Getty

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  Tosin Adarabioyo - 4. Afforded Haaland too much space which allowed him to turn and set up Grealish in the 13th minute. Once again got too comfortable with backing off and gave Alvarez enough time and space on the ball to pick out the top corner. AFP

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  Tim Ream - 3. Brought down Alvarez with a clumsy challenge to gift City an early penalty. Had to be rescued by Palhinha after he allowed Alvarez to steal the ball. Left the pitch early with a shoulder injury. Getty

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  Antonee Robinson - 5. Displayed excellent pace to catch up with Mahrez and stop him from running through on goal in the 11th minute. Got caught on the ball by Mahrez which allowed him to set up Grealish for an effort at goal in the 33rd minute. Getty

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  Harrison Reed - 6 Worked hard in the middle of the pitch next to Palhinha. Got back well to make interceptions in the second half. Reuters

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  Joao Palhinha - 6. Tracked back well to disposes Alvarez after Ream’s gaffe and stop City from scoring a second. Crucial to Fulham’s attacking play as he repeatedly played long passes into the path of Vinicius upfront. AFP

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  Andreas Periera - 6. Began the move that led to Fulham’s equaliser with a lofted pass into the penalty area. Forced off early with what looked like a knee injury. PA

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  Harry Wilson - 6. Displayed great awareness to find the on-rushing Vinicius with a header to set up Fulham's equaliser in the 15th minute. Lost possession that led to City's second goal. AP

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  Bobby Decordova-Reid - 4. Endured a frustrating outing against the pacy Walker on the right side of City’s defence. His most notable contribution was an effort that went wide in the 75th minute. EPA

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  Carlos Vinicius - 7 Drew Fulham level with a smart left-footed finish into the bottom corner which left Ederson rooted to the spot. His hold-up play was crucial to bringing his teammates into the game in the first half. EPA

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  SUBS: Issa Diop (Ream 22') - 6. Alert to stop Grealish’s lofted pass from finding Haaland in the 61st minute. Looked the more assured defender among Fulham’s three centre-backs tasked with stopping Haaland. AFP

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  Tom Cairney (Pereira 59') - 6. Picked up the captain’s armband after coming on and added something different to Fulham’s midfield. His entrance brought about a period of uncertainty for Manchester City during which Fulham could have notched an equaliser. Getty

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  Dan James (Reid 77') - N/A. Made a couple of runs after coming on but never looked capable of getting past Akanji at left-back. PA

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  Sasa Lukic (Reed 77') - N/A. Worked hard after coming on and added extra bite to Fulham’s midfield. AFP

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  Manor Solomon (Wilson 77') - N/A. His inability to bring the ball under control when he was found with a simple pass in the 85th minute encapsulated his performance. Getty

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  MANCHESTER CITY PLAYER RATINGS: Ederson - 6. Made a hash of his clearance but recovered well to stop Vinicius from taking a shot at his open goal in the 64th minute. Only had one save to make all through the game. Getty

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  Kyle Walker - 7. Frustrated Reed on the right-hand side of defence and got forward well. Also got the better of Solomon in the second half. Getty

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  Ruben Dias - 5. Should have been much tighter to Vinicius to deny him space to have a crack at goal. Involved in a mix-up with Ederson in the 64th minute that almost to Vinicius scoring a second. Getty

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  Manuel Akanji - 7. Denied Tete from testing Ederson with a headed clearance on the stroke of half-time. Struggled to sort out his feet when he was found at the back post by a reverse header from Haaland in the second half. Getty

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  John Stones - 6 Had a quiet performance in his new hybrid role. Kept things simple and didn't put a foot wrong all through the game. Getty

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  Ilkay Gundogan - 7. Tested Leno with a side-footed effort from close range in the 40th minute. Took on more of a leadership role in the absence of De Bruyne and was crucial to City holding on to the ball in the closing stages. PA

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  Rodri - 6 Got back in time to stop Vinicius from testing Ederson in the tenth minute. Not as effective as usual. Getty

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  Jack Grealish - 7. Could only manage a shot straight at Leno when he was picked out on the edge of the penalty area by Haaland early in the game. Saw his effort parried onto the crossbar when he was set up by Haaland in the 27th minute. Getty

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  Riyad Mahrez - 6. Played Haaland through on goal with a lofted pass in the 26th minute. Did well to set up Gundogan with a reverse pass before the break. Getty

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  Julian Alvarez - 8. Rifled a breathtaking effort into the top corner from more than 25 yards in the 36th minute. Denied by a Leno save at his near post in the 51st minute. AP

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  Erling Haaland - 8. Scored his 50th goal of the season with a well-taken effort from the penalty spot into the bottom corner in the third minute. Failed to sort out his feet quickly enough when he was played through on goal by Mahrez in the first half. Getty

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  SUBS: Phil Foden (Mahrez 83') - N/A. Brought on to help see out the game and he fulfilled his role to perfection as he combined with Haaland to keep the ball close to the corner flag in the last few minutes of the encounter. Getty

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  Bernardo Silva (Alvarez, 83) - N/A. Won a few duels after coming on and added extra body to the City midfield. PA

Manchester City claimed top spot in the Premier League for the first time since February as Erling Haaland reached yet another milestone in a 2-1 victory at Fulham on Sunday.

It took Haaland only three minutes to score his record-equalling 34th Premier League goal of an extraordinary debut season in England, the Norwegian tucking away a penalty.

It moved him level on the Premier League single-season scoring record of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.

City were pegged back in the 15th minute when Carlos Vinicius rifled a shot past Ederson but they responded to the setback to carve out a succession of chances.

Jack Grealish was denied by the crossbar before Argentine forward Julian Alvarez produced a moment of magic to beat Bernd Leno with a right-foot shot from outside the area.

City were unable to give themselves a cushion after the break despite several chances and suffered some anxious moments but they held on for an eighth successive league win.

They are now top with 76 points to Arsenal's 75 and also have one extra game to play. Fulham remain in 10th place.

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