Manchester City vs 17.09.26 18:305 – 0Full Time
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play_arrow5 clips- 29′Manchester City, goal:1–0assist
- 30′Norwich, yellow card:Foul
- 32′Manchester City, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 46′Norwich, substitution:off
- 48′Manchester City, goal:3–0assist
- 54′Manchester City, goal:4–0assist
- 62′Norwich, substitution:off
- 71′Manchester City, substitution:off
- 71′Norwich, substitution:off
- 71′Norwich, substitution:off
- 85′Norwich, substitution:off
- 90′Manchester City, goal:5–0assist
- Full-time5 – 0
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Manchester City thrash Norwich 5-0 in League Cup round of 32
Manchester City beat Norwich 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the League Cup round of 32, with four of the goals arriving either side of half-time. It was a one-sided evening from the first whistle, with the hosts holding 63% of possession and Norwich unable to put a single shot on target.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
F. Samba broke the deadlock in the 29th minute, converting an Allan assist, and Rayan Cherki doubled the lead three minutes later from an Ayyoub Bouaddi pass. City led 2-0 at the interval and wasted little time after the restart.
Allan made it 3-0 in the 48th minute from a Rayan Aït-Nouri assist, and Aït-Nouri then set up F. Samba for a second goal in the 54th. Ryan McAidoo added a fifth in the 90th minute, assisted by Nico O'Reilly. The result extended Manchester City's winning run to six games in a row. Norwich, managed by Philippe Clement, had lost their previous game 4-3 at Middlesbrough.
F. Samba scored twice, in the 29th and 54th minutes, and was the top-rated performer with 8.98. Rayan Aït-Nouri supplied two assists, for Allan's goal and F. Samba's second.
Norwich did not register a single shot on target, while Manchester City had six from 14 attempts.
Manchester City beat Norwich 5–0 (half-time 2–0).
Manchester City met Norwich in the League Cup (Round of 32). Kick-off was Thursday, 17 September 2026, 18:30 UTC at Etihad Stadium. Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo.
Team pages: Manchester City · Norwich · League Cup
Key moments
- 29' Goal: F. Samba (assist: Allan) — 1–0 · Watch F. Samba's goal video (29')
- 32' Goal: Rayan Cherki (assist: Ayyoub Bouaddi) — 2–0 · Watch Rayan Cherki's goal video (32')
- 48' Goal: Allan (assist: Rayan Aït-Nouri) — 3–0 · Watch Allan's goal video (48')
- 54' Goal: F. Samba (assist: Rayan Aït-Nouri) — 4–0 · Watch F. Samba's goal video (54')
- 90' Goal: Ryan McAidoo (assist: Nico O'Reilly) — 5–0 · Watch Ryan McAidoo's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
Norwich (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Manchester City 85%, the draw 12%, Norwich 3%. It finished Manchester City 5–0 Norwich.
Manchester City's rating gap decides it — Manchester City are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Manchester City's 85%. The draw at 12% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Manchester City at 85%?
Manchester City sit 643 points higher on our strength rating — 2214 to 1571. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,136 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 87–11–2.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 85% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 12% and Norwich at 3%.
Why is the draw only 12%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 11.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,104.
What did we measure but not count?
Manchester City average 9 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 643 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. In our recorded league results, Norwich are winless in their last 8 away games: 2 draws and 6 defeats. The run began on 19 February 2022. Last recorded away league win: 21 January 2022 — Watford 0–3 Norwich. Latest recorded away league result: 15 May 2022 — Wolves 1–1 Norwich. Across 13,678 historical matches involving visitors with at least six consecutive winless away league games, those visitors won 25.8%, compared with 24.9% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Manchester City vs Norwich final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch F. Samba's goal against Norwich (29').
- Watch Rayan Cherki's goal against Norwich (32').
- Watch Allan's goal against Norwich (48').
- Watch F. Samba's goal against Norwich (54').
- Watch Ryan McAidoo's goal against Norwich (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Manchester City 5–0 Norwich. Explore more on the Manchester City and Norwich team pages or the League Cup page.