EFL Cup | Round of 32 | 2026-09-18 03:30 JST
Match summary
Manchester City took on Norwich City in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on September 18. Manchester City cruised to a 5-0 victory over Norwich City. Manchester City led 2-0 at half-time. They added 3 more after the break to pull clear.
Manchester City's scorers: R. McAidoo, Allan, R. Cherki and F. Samba (2 goals). Assists: Manchester City – N. O'Reilly, A. Bouaddi, Allan and R. Aït-Nouri.
Manchester City controlled the game with 63% possession and 14 shots (4 for their opponents). Manchester City scored 5 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats
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| Manchester City | Stat | Norwich City |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 63% | Possession | 37% |
| 14 | Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Shots inside the box | 1 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 759 | Passes | 386 |
| 707 | Accurate passes | 315 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: R. Ricardo
Player stats
Manchester City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | A. Semenyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Matheus Nunes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | I. Ndiaye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | R. McAidoo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.57 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) |
| DF | M. Guéhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | E. Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | E. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | K. Braithwaite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2(0) | |
| GK | G. Donnarumma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | G. Rulli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | R. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 23(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 11(4) |
| DF | A. Khusanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.81 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 8(5) | |
| DF | Vitor Nunes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147(99%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.87 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | |
| DF | N. O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 0 | 52(95%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.43 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 9(4) |
| MF | A. Bouaddi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 98(95%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2(1) |
| MF | M. Kovačić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 2 | 0 | 88(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7(4) |
| MF | Allan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(50%) | 1 | 0 | 24(80%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.54 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 11(5) |
| MF | R. Cherki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3(60%) | 1 | 0 | 39(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 8(4) |
| MF | R. Aït-Nouri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 0 | 1 | 64(93%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 15(6) |
| FW | F. Samba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0(0%) | 1 | 1 | 13(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.98 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 5(1) |
Norwich City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | D. Yongwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 9 | 0 | 34(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.97 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 23(14) |
| DF | B. Chrisene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | V. Kovačević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | P. Maghoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 25(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6(3) |
| MF | P. Mattsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Ruairi McConville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | |
| FW | A. Musaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) |
| FW | O. Schwartau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| DF | J. Stacey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | M. Touré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| MF | J. Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 45(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6(5) | |
| MF | A. Ben Slimane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.77 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 6(2) | |
| FW | M. Kvistgaarden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.48 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 11(5) | |
| DF | K. Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 4 | 0 | 23(85%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.68 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 8(6) |
| MF | S. Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.62 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5(2) | |
| MF | P. Diallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 0 | 10(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.99 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3(3) |
| DF | H. Darling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2(2) | |
| MF | A. Crnac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3(60%) | 2 | 1 | 7(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.94 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 10(5) |
| DF | Bruno Alves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 2(1) | |
| GK | D. Grimshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Manchester City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 28 | G. Rulli |
| Starter | DF | 82 | R. Lewis |
| Starter | DF | 45 | A. Khusanov |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Vitor Nunes |
| Starter | DF | 33 | N. O'Reilly |
| Starter | MF | 32 | A. Bouaddi |
| Starter | MF | 8 | M. Kovačić |
| Starter | MF | 37 | Allan |
| Starter | MF | 10 | R. Cherki |
| Starter | MF | 21 | R. Aït-Nouri |
| Starter | FW | 75 | F. Samba |
| Bench | FW | 56 | R. McAidoo |
| Bench | DF | 61 | K. Braithwaite |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | G. Donnarumma |
| Bench | DF | 6 | M. Guéhi |
| Bench | MF | 17 | E. Fernández |
| Bench | MF | 5 | E. Anderson |
| Bench | FW | 7 | I. Ndiaye |
| Bench | MF | 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| Bench | FW | 42 | A. Semenyo |
Norwich City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 32 | D. Grimshaw |
| Starter | DF | 35 | K. Fisher |
| Starter | DF | 6 | H. Darling |
| Starter | DF | 28 | Bruno Alves |
| Starter | DF | 13 | D. Yongwa |
| Starter | MF | 26 | S. Field |
| Starter | MF | 16 | J. Wright |
| Starter | MF | 17 | A. Crnac |
| Starter | MF | 20 | A. Ben Slimane |
| Starter | MF | 19 | P. Diallo |
| Starter | FW | 30 | M. Kvistgaarden |
| Bench | MF | 25 | P. Maghoma |
| Bench | DF | 15 | Ruairi McConville |
| Bench | FW | 49 | A. Musaba |
| Bench | FW | 29 | O. Schwartau |
| Bench | FW | 21 | M. Touré |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | V. Kovačević |
| Bench | MF | 7 | P. Mattsson |
| Bench | DF | 3 | J. Stacey |
| Bench | DF | 14 | B. Chrisene |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 29' | Manchester City | ⚽ Goal | F. Samba | 1-0 |
| 1H 30' | Norwich City | 🟨 Yellow card | K. Fisher | |
| 1H 32' | Manchester City | ⚽ Goal | R. Cherki | 2-0 |
| 1H 45' | Manchester City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Cherki → IN R. McAidoo | |
| 1H 45' | Norwich City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Diallo → IN P. Maghoma | |
| 2H 3' | Manchester City | ⚽ Goal | Allan | 3-0 |
| 2H 9' | Manchester City | ⚽ Goal | F. Samba | 4-0 |
| 2H 17' | Norwich City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Crnac → IN A. Musaba | |
| 2H 26' | Manchester City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Allan → IN K. Braithwaite | |
| 2H 26' | Norwich City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Ben Slimane → IN M. Touré | |
| 2H 26' | Norwich City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bruno Alves → IN Ruairi McConville | |
| 2H 40' | Norwich City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Kvistgaarden → IN O. Schwartau | |
| 2H 45' | Manchester City | ⚽ Goal | R. McAidoo | 5-0 |
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