Manchester City vs Norwich City - prediction, team news, lineups

Manchester City volition beryllium aiming to marque it six consecutive wins successful each competitions erstwhile they instrumentality connected Championship outfit Norwich City successful the 3rd circular of the EFL Cup.

The Citizens are nine-time winners of the League Cup, including the 2025-26 competition, portion Norwich person lifted the trophy connected 2 occasions (1961-62, 1984-85).

Match preview

Man City benefitted from 1 of the astir bonzer VAR decisions of each clip successful Sunday's Manchester derby, with Erling Haaland's arguable extremity handing the Citizens a 1-0 triumph implicit Manchester United, who volition inactive beryllium wondering however the striker's effort was allowed to stand.

It has been a beardown commencement to the play for Enzo Maresca's side, with the squad bouncing backmost impressively from their decision to Arsenal successful the Community Shield.

Man City are presently 2nd successful the Premier League table connected 12 points, winning their archetypal 4 matches of the campaign, portion they recorded a 2-0 triumph implicit Porto successful their Champions League league signifier opener past week.

The Citizens are nine-time winners of the League Cup and are besides the reigning champions, having recorded a 2-0 triumph implicit Arsenal successful past season's final.

Man City person faced Norwich connected 72 occasions passim history, boasting a grounds of 39 wins, 23 draws and 10 defeats against the Canaries, including victories successful each of their past 3 games.

Norwich person really conceded 14 times and scored zero successful their past 3 matches against Man City - the past of which was a 4-0 triumph for the Citizens successful the Premier League successful February 2022.

The Canaries volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 4-3 decision to Middlesbrough, with that effect leaving them successful 12th spot successful the Championship table connected 9 points.

In the league, Norwich person won 3 and mislaid 4 of their 7 games this term, portion they person had to triumph successful 2 EFL Cup fixtures to scope this signifier of the competition.

Philippe Clement's broadside bushed MK Dons 4-1 successful the archetypal circular of this season's EFL Cup, earlier posting a 2-1 occurrence implicit Cardiff City successful the 2nd round.

Norwich person won 4 of their past six games successful each competitions, but determination is nary question that they volition participate Thursday's clash astatine the Etihad Stadium arsenic the underdogs.

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Team News

Man City volition beryllium without the services of Phil Foden connected Thursday, with the Englishman suspended pursuing his reddish paper successful the Manchester derby.

Jeremy Doku is simply a large uncertainty owed to a calf injury, and it is improbable that the Belgium planetary volition beryllium risked for the League Cup fixture.

Man City caput manager Maresca is acceptable to ringing the changes for this match, with Geronimo Rulli and Allan successful enactment to marque their debuts, portion Vitor Reis, Rico Lewis, Mateo Kovacic, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Iliman Ndiaye could besides travel into the starting side.

As for Norwich, Gabriel Forsyth (knee), Mirko Topic (knee), Ali Ahmed (knee) and Lucien Mahovo (knee) are retired of the contention owed to wounded problems.

There is acceptable to beryllium a alteration betwixt the sticks astatine the Etihad Stadium, with Daniel Grimshaw successful enactment to marque his 2nd EFL Cup quality of the campaign.

Mohamed Toure has been successful fantabulous signifier this season, scoring 5 times successful 7 appearances, but the 22-year-old could commencement connected the seat for the visitors.

Manchester City imaginable starting lineup:

Rulli; Khusanov, Reis, Guehi, Lewis; Kovacic, Bouaddi; Allan, Ndiaye, Semenyo; Haaland

Norwich City imaginable starting lineup:

Grimshaw; Stacey, McConville, Cordoba, Chrisene; Wright, Mattsson; Maghoma, Schwartau, Musaba; Makama

We say: Manchester City 3-0 Norwich City

It is incredibly pugnacious to backmost Norwich successful this match, and it would beryllium a daze if the Canaries were to triumph; it should beryllium a comfy progression to the adjacent circular for Maresca's team.

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