Manchester City vs 17.09.26 18:305 – 0Full TimeNorwich — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Manchester City rout Norwich 5-0 to reach League Cup last 16

Manchester City eased into the Round of 32 next stage with a comprehensive 5-0 win over Norwich at the Etihad Stadium in the League Cup. F. Samba opened the scoring in the 29th minute, assisted by Allan, before Rayan Cherki doubled the lead three minutes later with Ayyoub Bouaddi teeing him up, sending City in 2-0 ahead at half-time.

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City continued to dominate after the break. Allan struck in the 48th minute, converting a Rayan Aït-Nouri assist to make it 3-0, and Samba added his second six minutes later, again set up by Aït-Nouri, extending the lead to four. Ryan McAidoo completed the rout in the 90th minute, finishing off a Nico O'Reilly assist to make it 5-0.

The scoreline reflected City's control throughout, with 63 percent possession and 14 shots to Norwich's four, six of which were on target compared to none for the visitors. Norwich, who picked up a single yellow card, offered little resistance as City moved comfortably through to the next round.

F. Samba scored twice, opening the match and later making it 4-0, and finished with a match-high rating of 8.98.

Manchester City's 63 percent possession underlined their complete control of the match against Norwich.

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.

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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 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.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Manchester City vs Norwich?

Manchester City beat Norwich 5–0 (half-time 2–0).

›Who scored in Manchester City vs Norwich?

F. Samba (29') for Manchester City; Rayan Cherki (32') for Manchester City; Allan (48') for Manchester City; F. Samba (54') for Manchester City; Ryan McAidoo (90') for Manchester City.

›Where can I watch Manchester City vs Norwich highlights?

Goal highlights and video clips from Manchester City 5–0 Norwich are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.

›What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Norwich?

Manchester City and Norwich have met 10 times — 6 wins for Manchester City, 2 wins for Norwich and 2 draws.