Manchester City came back from a goal down to defeat Championship leaders Fulham and book their place in the FA Cup fifth round. Riyad Mahrez scored twice.
Fabio Carvalho turned in Harry Wilson's cross to give City, who are nine points clear at the top of the Premier League and have not lost in domestic competition since October, an early fright.
Fulham's advantage lasted only 90 seconds before Mahrez set up Ilkay Gundogan for a confident first-time finish to calm the fears of the home fans at the Etihad Stadium, which has been sold out.
Soon after, John Stones gave City the lead when he rose highest at the near post to head home Kevin de Bruyne's corner, but they didn't wrap up the tie until the start of the second half.
When City were awarded a penalty for Joe Bryan's clumsy foul on Jack Grealish, Mahrez, who missed from the spot as Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations against Ivory Coast last month, made no mistake this time.
Mahrez upped it four minutes later after latching onto De Bruyne's exquisite ball and seeing his shot deflected beyond Paulo Gazzanig
Fulham's battle came to an end at that point, and they appeared to accept their fate when Aleksandar Mitrovic, their 28-goal top scorer, was brought off with 15 minutes remaining.
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