Match Info

EFL Cup - 1/16-finals

Date: 17 September 2026, Thursday 🏁 Finished

Location: Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Ricardo R. (Eng)

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Africa	—	Azam Sports 1, CANAL+ Sport 3, DStv Now, StarTimes App, Startimes World Football, SuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport Premier League
Albania	20:30	SuperSport 6
Andorra	20:30	beIN Sports 1
Argentina	15:30	Disney+
Armenia	22:30	Setanta Sports 1
Asia	—	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 2, TOD
Australia	04:30	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 2
Azerbaijan	22:30	Setanta Sports 1
Belarus	21:30	Sport TV
Bosnia And Herzegovina	20:30	Arena Sport 4
Brazil	15:30	Claro TV+, Disney+, ESPN, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
Bulgaria	21:30	Diema Sport 2, Play Diema Xtra
Cambodia	01:30	MyTV
Canada	14:30	DAZN Canada
Chile	15:30	Disney+
Colombia	13:30	Disney+
Croatia	20:30	Arena Sport 3, MAXtv To Go
Cyprus	21:30	Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 8, Cytavision Sports 8
Czech Republic	20:30	Nova Sport 3, Oneplay
Denmark	20:30	Viaplay
Estonia	21:30	Go3 Extra Sports
Europe	—	Setanta Sports 1 Baltic
Finland	21:30	Viaplay
France	20:30	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1
Georgia	22:30	Setanta Sports 1
Hungary	20:30	Match 4
Iceland	18:30	Viaplay
India	00:00	FanCode, FanCode
Indonesia	01:30	Vidio
Iran	22:00	IRIB Varzesh
Israel	21:30	Sport 2
Italy	20:30	Como TV
Japan	03:30	DAZN Japan
Kenya	21:30	Gotv
Kosovo	20:30	Arena Premium 4, SuperSport 6
Kyrgyzstan	00:30	Setanta Sports 1
Lithuania	21:30	Go3 Extra Sports
Malta	20:30	TSN Malta 1
Mexico	12:30	Disney+, ESPN 3
Moldova	21:30	Setanta Sports 1
Netherlands	20:30	Viaplay
New Zealand	06:30	beIN Connect
Nigeria	19:30	Supersport Maximo 2, SuperSport Premier League
Norway	20:30	Viaplay, V Sport 2
Peru	13:30	Disney+
Serbia	20:30	Arena Premium 4
Singapore	02:30	mio Sports 1
Slovakia	20:30	Nova Sport 3, Voyo
South Africa	20:30	SuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport Premier League
South Korea	03:30	Coupang Play
Suriname	15:30	SCCN
Sweden	20:30	Viaplay
Tajikistan	23:30	Setanta Sports 1
Turkmenistan	23:30	Setanta Sports 1
Ukraine	21:30	Kyivstar TV, Setanta Sports
United Kingdom	19:30	BBC Radio 5 Live
Uruguay	15:30	Disney+
Usa	14:30	Paramount+
Uzbekistan	23:30	Setanta Sports 1
Venezuela	14:30	Disney+
Vietnam	01:30	SCTV 15


	Manchester City		Norwich City

	1	X	2
	1.11	8.50	17.00	Watch
	1.15	8.00	13.00
	1.13	8.50	16.00	Watch
	1.17	8.00	21.00
	1.12	9.43	19.89	Watch
	1.15	7.90	20.00
	1.18	8.60	15.00	Watch
	1.16	7.80	15.00
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.15 ↑ (1.13)	8.34 ↓ (8.74)	17.11 ↑ (16.5)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.50

The best margin for this event is 2.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Manchester City
83%

Draw
11.4%

Norwich City
5.6%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

83.5%

10.8%

5.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Manchester City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.5%)

Norwich City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
78.6%	14.3%	7.1%

Manchester City - Norwich City Predictions

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Man City will win (votes: 11 - 84.6%). Norwich will win (votes: 1 - 7.7%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 7.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Man City: 65% – 100%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 3.75 - over (1.83) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +2.75 - Norwich (1.76) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Manchester City will win (3 of 4 users predict this - 75%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Man City (votes: 3 - 60%). Norwich (votes: 1 - 20%). Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
28. Rulli G. (G) 82. Lewis R. 45. Khusanov A. 22. Vitor Reis 33. O'Reilly N. 32. Bouaddi A. 8. Kovacic M. (C) 37. Allan Elias 10. Cherki R. 21. Ait-Nouri R. 75. Samba F.	32. Grimshaw D. (G) 35. Fisher K. 6. Darling H. (C) 28. Bruno Alves 13. Yongwa D. 26. Field S. 16. Wright J. 17. Crnac A. 20. Slimane A. 19. Diallo P. A. 30. Kvistgaarden M.
Substitutes
5. Anderson E. 61. Braithwaite K. 1. Donnarumma G. (G) 17. Fernandez E. 6. Guehi M. 56. McAidoo R. 7. Ndiaye I. 27. Nunes M. 42. Semenyo A.	14. Chrisene B. 1. Kovacevic V. (G) 25. Maghoma P. 7. Mattsson P. 15. McConville R. 49. Musaba A. 29. Schwartau O. 3. Stacey J. 21. Toure M.
Coaches
Maresca E.	Clement P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (2 - 0)
29', 1 - 0, Samba F. ⚽, Allan Elias (A),
30', Fisher K. 🟨,
32', 2 - 0, Cherki R. ⚽, Bouaddi A. (A),
2nd Half (3 - 0)
46', Cherki R. ↓, McAidoo R. ↑,
46', Diallo P. A. ↓, Maghoma P. ↑,
48', 3 - 0, Allan Elias ⚽, Ait-Nouri R. (A),
54', 4 - 0, Samba F. ⚽, Ait-Nouri R. (A),
62', Crnac A. ↓, Musaba A. ↑,
71', Allan Elias ↓, Braithwaite K. ↑,
71', Slimane A. ↓, Toure M. ↑,
71', Bruno Alves ↓, McConville R. ↑,
85', Kvistgaarden M. ↓, Schwartau O. ↑,
90', 5 - 0, McAidoo R. ⚽, O'Reilly N. (A),

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Man City won 3.

Man City is currently enjoying a strong run with several victories in a row (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Norwich's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

In this match, Man City is the obvious favorite.

There will not play in Man City: Doku J. (Calf Injury) Foden P. (Red Card)

There will not play in Norwich: Ahmed A. (Knee Injury) Mahovo L. (Ankle Injury) Topic M. (Knee Injury)

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Man City won 8 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 40:11. (average 3.3:0.9).

Including home matches between the teams, Man City won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 21:4. (average 4.2:0.8).

Outrights of English League Cup for now

Manchester City: 35.35%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Manchester City
English Premier League
13.09.26	Manchester United - Manchester City	0:1 ✺
UEFA Champions League
08.09.26	Porto - Manchester City	0:2 ✺
English Premier League
05.09.26	Manchester City - Coventry City	1:0 ✺
28.08.26	Crystal Palace - Manchester City	1:4 ✺
23.08.26	Manchester City - Bournemouth	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.4 WWWWW
- Norwich City
English League Championship
12.09.26	Middlesbrough - Norwich City	4:3 ✺
09.09.26	Norwich City - Birmingham City	2:1 ✺
05.09.26	Sheffield United - Norwich City	1:3 ✺
01.09.26	Stoke City - Norwich City	1:0 ✺
29.08.26	Norwich City - Burnley	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10 LWWLW

Latest Head to Head

English Premier League
12.02.22	Norwich City - Manchester City	0:4
21.08.21	Manchester City - Norwich City	5:0
26.07.20	Manchester City - Norwich City	5:0
14.09.19	Norwich City - Manchester City	3:2
12.03.16	Norwich City - Manchester City	0:0
English FA Cup
09.01.16	Norwich City - Manchester City	0:3
English Premier League
31.10.15	Manchester City - Norwich City	2:1

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