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Manchester City vs Norwich — live score & stats

Manchester City against Norwich in the League Cup (England) on 17th September 2026. Both sides' Elo ratings and recent form, the lineups, the head-to-head record and the best prices on the match are all on this page, refreshing live through the game.

Live score, Elo ratings, form and every key stat from this League Cup clash.

Full time5:0HT 2–0

Match Timeline

29'
Floyd Samba⚽
Normal Goal → Allan Andrade Elias
30'
Kellen Fisher🟨
Yellow Card
32'
Rayan Cherki⚽
Normal Goal → Ayyoub Bouaddi
45'
Rayan Cherki🔄
Substitution 1 → Ryan McAidoo
45'
Papa Amadou Diallo🔄
Substitution 1 → Paris Maghoma
48'
Allan Andrade Elias⚽
Normal Goal → Rayan Aït-Nouri
54'
Floyd Samba⚽
Normal Goal → Rayan Aït-Nouri
62'
Ante Crnac🔄
Substitution 2 → Anthony Musaba
71'
Allan Andrade Elias🔄
Substitution 2 → Kaden Braithwaite
71'
Anis Ben Slimane🔄
Substitution 3 → Mohamed Toure
71'
Bruno Alves🔄
Substitution 4 → Ruairi McConville
85'
Mathias Kvistgaarden🔄
Substitution 5 → Oscar Schwartau
90'
Ryan McAidoo⚽
Normal Goal → Nico O'Reilly

Match Statistics

708Passes accurate314
12Shots insidebox1
2Shots outsidebox3
3Blocked Shots2
6Free Kicks8
6Shots on Goal0
5Shots off Goal2
1Offsides2
761Total passes385
14Total Shots4
2Corner Kicks3
0Goalkeeper Saves1
0Yellow Cards1
8Fouls6
0Red Cards0
63Ball Possession37

Form & key stats

Last 10 matches, all competitions

Manchester City

7W 2D 1L2.30 pts/game

Norwich

5W 1D 4L1.60 pts/game

Per game

Manchester City at home vs Norwich away

The stronger figure on each row is highlighted. Both teams to score is a shared stat, so neither side takes the highlight.

Elo ratings

Before the match · within League Cup

Overall edge
+32Norwich
Venue edge
+13Norwich
Rating period
Match snapshot
Manchester City versus Norwich: long term Elo, before the match
Manchester CityHomeRatingNorwichAway
Strength
1,500Overall1,532
1,500Match venue1,513
1,500At home1,513
1,500Away1,513
Attack & defence
1,500Attack1,519
1,500Defence1,510
1,500Home attack1,515
1,500Away attack1,505
1,500Home defence1,505
1,500Away defence1,505
Match profile
1,500Goal environment1,510
1,500Home goals1,508
1,500Away goals1,502
1,500Possession1,500
Specialist ratings
1,500Set-piece attack1,502
1,500Set-piece defence1,502
1,500Close games1,516
1,500Winning margin1,541

The venue row sets Manchester City at home against Norwich on the road, which is the most telling comparison for this exact game. The higher number on each row is highlighted.

Match profile rows describe how the game is likely to flow, not who is stronger. A high goal environment points to an open, high-scoring contest; possession shows who tends to keep the ball.

Starting Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City1:1

Starting XI

28G. RulliG
33N. O'ReillyD
8M. KovačićM
21R. Aït-NouriM
75F. SambaF
22Vitor NunesD
32A. BouaddiM
10R. CherkiM
45A. KhusanovD
37AllanM
82R. LewisD

NorwichNorwich1:1

Starting XI

32D. GrimshawG
13D. YongwaD
16Jacob WrightM
19P. DialloM
30M. KvistgaardenF
28Bruno AlvesD
26S. FieldM
20A. Ben SlimaneM
6H. DarlingD
17A. CrnacM
35K. FisherD