Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- Samuel Chukwueze says Fulham must keep their heads high after Tuesday's dramatic 5-4 loss to Manchester City, even though his first two Premier League goals almost helped the team pull off one of the shocks of the season.

The match came only hours after Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were all named in Nigeria's provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

City, chasing Arsenal at the top of the table, started the night strongly and almost scored inside six minutes when Erling Haaland hit the post.

The striker soon made up for the miss, guiding in a Jeremy Doku cross for his 100th Premier League goal in just 111 matches.

Tijjani Reijnders doubled the lead with a lifted finish over Bernd Leno, before...