And it's over and the comeback is complete. How crucial will those three points turn out to be for Fulham in their fight for survival. City will feel they gifted it to Fulham but the visitors really deserved that victory.
92
Goal
Murphy finding Kamara in behind the defense and he buried the finish into the bottom corner to surely win all three points. What a finish - What a turn around!
90
End to end stuff here as both sides try to find a winner - Keller is forced into a great save after Petrov broke down the middle and his shot was well struck but the save was excellent.
89
What a wasted chance, Benjani was in the clear but he decided to try and find Caceido and in the end the chance goes begging. Fulham could have had all their work undone there.
87
Cross coming in from the right hand side, could play from Geovanni and Petrov taking it on the volley to strike but it goes just over the bar.
85
A quick free-kick, Caceido finding Benjani and it fell for Geovanni who struck it first time but it could only find the side netting. The Fulham fans had their hearts in their mouths there.
83
Another Fulham chance, Simon Davies clipping a cross in and Clint Dempsey rose to head goalwards but Hart saves. It's all Fulham here!
82
Jimmy Bullard driving on from midfield and striking a shot from a good 25 yards, Hart was beaten but it just shaved the top of the bar.
81
Geovanni breaking down the right and into the area rifling a shot across the goal but wide. Fulham need to be weary of the counter-attack.
80
Substitution
Felipe Caicedo comes on to replace Darius Vassell - Sven trying to regain some sort of control over this game.
78
Goal
Danny Murphy with a poor penalty, saved by Hart but it falls straight back to Murphy who tucks it home to score a fourth goal of the campaign and get Fulham back on terms.
78
Eric Nevland wins a penalty after Konchesky's cross came in. Nevland was hauled down and it was a definite penalty.
76
Stalteri roaming down the right wing but his cross is poor and Sun Jihai is able to clear the ball back where it came from for a Fulham throw.
73
Petrov sneaking in from the left hand touch line and unleashing a shot goalbound but it goes fractionally wide of Keller's near post.
72
Fulham sparked into life by that goal and they have a free-kick about 20 yards from goal - Bullard takes it and just as it is heading for the top corner Joe Hart flies through the air to catch and save.
70
Substitution
Brian McBride replaced by Eric Nevland - A like for like switch upfront.
70
Goal
A long ball upfield and Corluka makes a mess of it, Kamara pounces on it and somehow manages to squeeze it through the legs of Joe Hart to bring Fulham back into this one.
67
Hangelaand again getting the clearing header and Benjani looked to get on the end of the high cross and Stalteri finishes the job with a long clearance upfield.
64
Substitution
Diomansy Kamara coming into the frame now to replace David Healy - Can this injection of pace give Fulham a chance to claw their way back into this one.
63
A very good effort from the ever populat Jimmy Bullard but Hart watches it just miss the frame of the goal and go wide.
62
Free-kick awarded to Fulham after Simon Davies was up ended my Michael Ball after a good passage of passing from the visitors. Jimmy Bullard will fancy this one.
61
Sloppy defending again from Fulham and Benjani opening them up with a great turn of pace down the left hand side and he cut it back to Petrov in space, but he drags the shot wide.
60
Aaron Hughes recovering well after Vassell had gotten goalside, the block sends the ball out for a corner which Petrov takes - Benjani gets a free header but puts it well over.
58
City keeping the ball at the back comfortably just making Fulham chase it here. The frustration is growing among the Fulham forwards.
55
Substitution
Goal scorer Stephen Ireland is coming off and the Brazilian Geovanni is on to replace him. Geovanni will add even more pace to the City attack.
55
Brade Hangelaand smothering everything in the air, winning every battle against Benjani. Hopefully the other Fulham players can follow his lead.
52
Yellow Card
Simon Davies cautioned for a late challenge on Sun Jihai, to be honest, if the tackle didn't earn him the booking then Jihai's exaggerated reaction did.
50
Well City have doubled their count for shots on target with two so far in the second half. Fulham under pressure from the home side.
49
Another good save from Keller, Benjani finding space and striking goalbound and the American had to make a good stop or Fulham would have fallen further behind.
48
The Fulham back four picked apart once more and Vassell managing to break into space and his left footed shot forced a good save from Keller.
47
A very slow start to the second half, neither side able to keep hold of the ball for more than a few passes.
Second half
Well the second period is underway - Fulham know that a defeat here will be costly so expect them to have a real go at City in the next 45 minutes.
Half time
Mike Dean brings the first half to a close and while Fulham have had their chances, Hart has kept goal well and two well crafted goals leave City two up and cruising. Fulham are desperate now.
45
An opportunity to get good service into the strikers but Bullard's cross can only pick out the arms of Joe Hart.
45
Two minutes of stoppage time to be played. Can Fulham nick one and get themselves back in it?
43
Sorry for the lack of update, but Clint Dempsey was recieving treatment after being struck in a rather tender area by a cross.
40
Brian McBride looked a little stunned as it fell to him after Ball turned it against his own player but Sun Jihai got in for a crucial saving tackle. Bullard had a shot off the rebound which David Healy tried to deflect in but no luck for the striker
38
Lovely piece of play from Stephen Ireland lifting the ball over the defense for Vassell to run onto, but the flag was raised to a chorus of boos from the home fans.
35
And they do pick it up, a well placed cross finds David Healy who leaps well from around five yards but Joe Hart makes a good reaction stop to turn it over.
35
Fulham keeping the ball for a long period here but there is just not a sense of urgency, and in the end McBride is penalised as the ball is aimlessly lobbed into him. Fulham need to pick it up or they could be down.
31
Terrific ball from Johnson over Stalteri into the path of Petrov who made about ten yards on the defender to force a corner.
30
Good play from Bullard, turning back inside and playing it across the box but McBride can't quite get it out of his feet to get a shot away and the attack breaks down.
29
Elano showing his range of passing from his unusual position of right full back, playing hanging diagonal balls across to Petrov and finding him everytime.
27
Nice passage of passing from Fulham results in a shot from Clint Dempsey which is blocked by Corluka and goes for a corner - Bullard's corner is headed out by Benjani with ease.
26
A great piece of distribution from Joe Hart pinging it out to Benjani on the flank who controls it well on his chest and gets behind Konchesky but the defenders recover and clear.
25
Elano looks to have recovered and will come back on as soon as the referee waves him the go ahead.
24
Yellow Card
Clint Demspey goes into the book for leading with his arm in a challenge with Elano. The Brazilian has gone down and the stretcher is preparing to come on.
23
That's a crushing, and possibly telling blow for Fulham's survival hopes. They are being opened up dangerously easily and all the travelling fans can hope for now is that Reading, Birmingham and Bolton lose aswell.
21
Goal
Link up play from Vassell and Elano and the brazilian just rolled it across the box to Benjani who tucked it past the keeper to make this lead comfortable for the home side.
19
Nice piece of play from Petrov on the left almost picking out Vassell with a cross but it was just too high for the Englishmen.
17
A shot from Jimmy Bullard forcing a good save from Hart down to the ground and the parry almost fell for David Healy. Close but no cigar for Fulham.
17
Wonderful turn of pace from Petrov causing problems and beating Stalteri, almost finding Vasselll but again Brade Hangelaand was there to win the ball back.
16
The home fans urging Vassell forward down the wing on the counter but Hangelaan doing well coming across to win the ball and play it back to Keller.
13
A slip from Keller coming out of his ground on the right and Benjani almost profiting but it just ran out of play before he could gather the ball.
12
Thats a real blow for Fulham after a bright start - How will they react to going behind?
11
Goal
Mistake from Stalteri gifted position to Ireland who swapped passes with Petrov and curled it up and over Kasey Keller to give the home side the lead against the run of play.
9
Bullard with a free-kick from around 35 yards and urging Hangelaand to go forward, the ball went just over him but found McBride who turned it back across goal and Elano is forced to put it out for a corner. Good start for Fulham.
6
Great chance for Clint Dempsey who was fed by Simon Davies and Dempsey's shot was well saved by Joe Hart one handed down to his left.
5
Good link up play down the right hand side which left Simon Davies in space but his cross missed everyone and went out for a goal kick.
4
Michael Johnson clips a nice ball across from the left hand side which Elano meets coming forward from right back to side foot but he lifts the volley onto the roof of the net.
2
First free-kick of the game going Fulham's way, Jimmy Bullard drives it in but it comes straight back to home and the scramble results in an offside flag against Davies.
Kickoff
Referee Mike Dean gets this game underway.
Awaiting Kickoff
The visitors come with an unchanged side from their rather disappointing defeat to Liverpool. Hodgson will be hoping McBride, Healy and Dempsey will provide the fire power to earn a precious three points.
Awaiting Kickoff
For City, the only change sees Jihai come in for the injured captain Richard Dunne at the back.
Manchester City
Fulham
Full time
And it's over and the comeback is complete. How crucial will those three points turn out to be for Fulham in their fight for survival. City will feel they gifted it to Fulham but the visitors really deserved that victory.
Goal
Murphy finding Kamara in behind the defense and he buried the finish into the bottom corner to surely win all three points. What a finish - What a turn around!
End to end stuff here as both sides try to find a winner - Keller is forced into a great save after Petrov broke down the middle and his shot was well struck but the save was excellent.
What a wasted chance, Benjani was in the clear but he decided to try and find Caceido and in the end the chance goes begging. Fulham could have had all their work undone there.
Cross coming in from the right hand side, could play from Geovanni and Petrov taking it on the volley to strike but it goes just over the bar.
A quick free-kick, Caceido finding Benjani and it fell for Geovanni who struck it first time but it could only find the side netting. The Fulham fans had their hearts in their mouths there.
Another Fulham chance, Simon Davies clipping a cross in and Clint Dempsey rose to head goalwards but Hart saves. It's all Fulham here!
Jimmy Bullard driving on from midfield and striking a shot from a good 25 yards, Hart was beaten but it just shaved the top of the bar.
Geovanni breaking down the right and into the area rifling a shot across the goal but wide. Fulham need to be weary of the counter-attack.
Substitution
Felipe Caicedo comes on to replace Darius Vassell - Sven trying to regain some sort of control over this game.
Goal
Danny Murphy with a poor penalty, saved by Hart but it falls straight back to Murphy who tucks it home to score a fourth goal of the campaign and get Fulham back on terms.
Eric Nevland wins a penalty after Konchesky's cross came in. Nevland was hauled down and it was a definite penalty.
Stalteri roaming down the right wing but his cross is poor and Sun Jihai is able to clear the ball back where it came from for a Fulham throw.
Petrov sneaking in from the left hand touch line and unleashing a shot goalbound but it goes fractionally wide of Keller's near post.
Fulham sparked into life by that goal and they have a free-kick about 20 yards from goal - Bullard takes it and just as it is heading for the top corner Joe Hart flies through the air to catch and save.
Substitution
Brian McBride replaced by Eric Nevland - A like for like switch upfront.
Goal
A long ball upfield and Corluka makes a mess of it, Kamara pounces on it and somehow manages to squeeze it through the legs of Joe Hart to bring Fulham back into this one.
Hangelaand again getting the clearing header and Benjani looked to get on the end of the high cross and Stalteri finishes the job with a long clearance upfield.
Substitution
Diomansy Kamara coming into the frame now to replace David Healy - Can this injection of pace give Fulham a chance to claw their way back into this one.
A very good effort from the ever populat Jimmy Bullard but Hart watches it just miss the frame of the goal and go wide.
Free-kick awarded to Fulham after Simon Davies was up ended my Michael Ball after a good passage of passing from the visitors. Jimmy Bullard will fancy this one.
Sloppy defending again from Fulham and Benjani opening them up with a great turn of pace down the left hand side and he cut it back to Petrov in space, but he drags the shot wide.
Aaron Hughes recovering well after Vassell had gotten goalside, the block sends the ball out for a corner which Petrov takes - Benjani gets a free header but puts it well over.
City keeping the ball at the back comfortably just making Fulham chase it here. The frustration is growing among the Fulham forwards.
Substitution
Goal scorer Stephen Ireland is coming off and the Brazilian Geovanni is on to replace him. Geovanni will add even more pace to the City attack.
Brade Hangelaand smothering everything in the air, winning every battle against Benjani. Hopefully the other Fulham players can follow his lead.
Yellow Card
Simon Davies cautioned for a late challenge on Sun Jihai, to be honest, if the tackle didn't earn him the booking then Jihai's exaggerated reaction did.
Well City have doubled their count for shots on target with two so far in the second half. Fulham under pressure from the home side.
Another good save from Keller, Benjani finding space and striking goalbound and the American had to make a good stop or Fulham would have fallen further behind.
The Fulham back four picked apart once more and Vassell managing to break into space and his left footed shot forced a good save from Keller.
A very slow start to the second half, neither side able to keep hold of the ball for more than a few passes.
Second half
Well the second period is underway - Fulham know that a defeat here will be costly so expect them to have a real go at City in the next 45 minutes.
Half time
Mike Dean brings the first half to a close and while Fulham have had their chances, Hart has kept goal well and two well crafted goals leave City two up and cruising. Fulham are desperate now.
An opportunity to get good service into the strikers but Bullard's cross can only pick out the arms of Joe Hart.
Two minutes of stoppage time to be played. Can Fulham nick one and get themselves back in it?
Sorry for the lack of update, but Clint Dempsey was recieving treatment after being struck in a rather tender area by a cross.
Brian McBride looked a little stunned as it fell to him after Ball turned it against his own player but Sun Jihai got in for a crucial saving tackle. Bullard had a shot off the rebound which David Healy tried to deflect in but no luck for the striker
Lovely piece of play from Stephen Ireland lifting the ball over the defense for Vassell to run onto, but the flag was raised to a chorus of boos from the home fans.
And they do pick it up, a well placed cross finds David Healy who leaps well from around five yards but Joe Hart makes a good reaction stop to turn it over.
Fulham keeping the ball for a long period here but there is just not a sense of urgency, and in the end McBride is penalised as the ball is aimlessly lobbed into him. Fulham need to pick it up or they could be down.
Terrific ball from Johnson over Stalteri into the path of Petrov who made about ten yards on the defender to force a corner.
Good play from Bullard, turning back inside and playing it across the box but McBride can't quite get it out of his feet to get a shot away and the attack breaks down.
Elano showing his range of passing from his unusual position of right full back, playing hanging diagonal balls across to Petrov and finding him everytime.
Nice passage of passing from Fulham results in a shot from Clint Dempsey which is blocked by Corluka and goes for a corner - Bullard's corner is headed out by Benjani with ease.
A great piece of distribution from Joe Hart pinging it out to Benjani on the flank who controls it well on his chest and gets behind Konchesky but the defenders recover and clear.
Elano looks to have recovered and will come back on as soon as the referee waves him the go ahead.
Yellow Card
Clint Demspey goes into the book for leading with his arm in a challenge with Elano. The Brazilian has gone down and the stretcher is preparing to come on.
That's a crushing, and possibly telling blow for Fulham's survival hopes. They are being opened up dangerously easily and all the travelling fans can hope for now is that Reading, Birmingham and Bolton lose aswell.
Goal
Link up play from Vassell and Elano and the brazilian just rolled it across the box to Benjani who tucked it past the keeper to make this lead comfortable for the home side.
Nice piece of play from Petrov on the left almost picking out Vassell with a cross but it was just too high for the Englishmen.
A shot from Jimmy Bullard forcing a good save from Hart down to the ground and the parry almost fell for David Healy. Close but no cigar for Fulham.
Wonderful turn of pace from Petrov causing problems and beating Stalteri, almost finding Vasselll but again Brade Hangelaand was there to win the ball back.
The home fans urging Vassell forward down the wing on the counter but Hangelaan doing well coming across to win the ball and play it back to Keller.
A slip from Keller coming out of his ground on the right and Benjani almost profiting but it just ran out of play before he could gather the ball.
Thats a real blow for Fulham after a bright start - How will they react to going behind?
Goal
Mistake from Stalteri gifted position to Ireland who swapped passes with Petrov and curled it up and over Kasey Keller to give the home side the lead against the run of play.
Bullard with a free-kick from around 35 yards and urging Hangelaand to go forward, the ball went just over him but found McBride who turned it back across goal and Elano is forced to put it out for a corner. Good start for Fulham.
Great chance for Clint Dempsey who was fed by Simon Davies and Dempsey's shot was well saved by Joe Hart one handed down to his left.
Good link up play down the right hand side which left Simon Davies in space but his cross missed everyone and went out for a goal kick.
Michael Johnson clips a nice ball across from the left hand side which Elano meets coming forward from right back to side foot but he lifts the volley onto the roof of the net.
First free-kick of the game going Fulham's way, Jimmy Bullard drives it in but it comes straight back to home and the scramble results in an offside flag against Davies.
Kickoff
Referee Mike Dean gets this game underway.
Awaiting Kickoff
The visitors come with an unchanged side from their rather disappointing defeat to Liverpool. Hodgson will be hoping McBride, Healy and Dempsey will provide the fire power to earn a precious three points.
Awaiting Kickoff
For City, the only change sees Jihai come in for the injured captain Richard Dunne at the back.
Awaiting Kickoff
Man City: Hart, Elano, Corluka, Ball, Jihai, Vassell, Gelson, Johnson, Petrov, Ireland, Mwaruwari
Awaiting Kickoff
Fulham: Keller, Stalteri, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Dempsey, Healy, McBride
Awaiting Kickoff
For Fulham, the situation is a little more desperate and if they lose today, they may go down. They really need a win today.
Awaiting Kickoff
The home side will hope to carry on from an impressive win over Pompey last week to end their season on a high.
Awaiting Kickoff
Hello and welcome to the City of Manchester Stadium, home of Man City who host relegation strugglers Fulham today.