Man City vs Norwich City: Prediction, team news, lineups and odds

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All the team news and predictions ahead of the Carabao Cup clash between Manchester City and Norwich City.

Manchester City begin their defence of the Carabao Cup with a third-round clash against Norwich City at the Etihad.

The Citizens lifted the trophy for a ninth time after a Nico O’Reilly brace gave them a 2-0 win over Arsenal at Wembley last season.

Norwich City have beaten MK Dons and Cardiff City in the earlier rounds of the competition this season, while they sit 12th in the Championship after seven games.

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BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT will provide full match commentary.

Man City team news

Allan should replace Foden to make his first appearance for the club, while fellow summer signing Geronimo Rulli is also expected to make his debut.

O’Reilly made a late substitute appearance at Old Trafford after recovering from a back injury and could start at left-back in place of Josko Gvardiol.

Rico Lewis, Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Mateo Kovacic and Iliman Ndiaye may also be brought into the starting line-up.

Jeremy Doku is still sidelined with the calf injury sustained in the Community Shield, but looks set to return after the international break.

Erling Haaland is the only recognised centre-forward in City’s squad, although Antoine Semenyo can play through the middle if they decide to rest their top goalscorer.

Norwich City team news

Mathias Kvistgaarden and Papa Amadou Diallo were both left out of the matchday squad at the Riverside Stadium, but they should be back involved against Man City.

Left-back Lucien Mahovo is yet to play in 2026/27 after sustaining an ankle ligament issue in pre-season, and won’t return to training until the international break.

Mirko Topic is working his way back to fitness after picking up an anterior cruciate ligament injury last November, while Ali Ahmed sustained a similar injury in pre-season and is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

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