Manchester City vs Norwich City Preview

Manchester City host Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday evening in the Carabao Cup, with the Premier League leaders in scintillating form against Championship opposition finding goals hard to keep out.

City have won all 5 of their last games and arrive as one of the form sides in world football. Most recently, they won 1-0 away at Manchester Utd after going down to 10 men early in an impressive display for resillience. Prior to that, they beat FC Porto 2-0 away in the Champions League, Coventry 1-0 at home, won 4-1 away at Crystal Palace, and before that they beat Bournemouth 2-1 at home.

Norwich have won 3 of their last 5, losing two, and go into this one on the back of a high-scoring defeat. Most recently, they lost 4-3 away at Middlesbrough. Prior to that, they beat Birmingham 2-1 at home, won 3-1 away at Sheffield Utd, lost 1:0 to Stoke and furthest back they beat Burnley 4-1 at home.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Manchester City, who have won 4 of the last five meetings, with 1 draw and no wins for Norwich. Most recently, Man City won 4-0 away from home. In the previous encounter, City won 5-0 at home.

In Great Britain, the match is live on Sky Sports+, with BBC Radio 5 Live also carrying commentary, and the same coverage extending to Ireland Republic. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on Paramount+. The game is also available in Germany via DAZN Germany, in France on beIN Sports 1 and myCANAL, and in Japan through DAZN Japan.

Possible Lineups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Foden, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
Kovacevic, Fisher, Cordoba, McConville, Toure, Mattsson, Chrisene, Slimane, McLean, Musaba, Brooks

Manchester City Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Manchester Utd	0-1	Manchester City	PL	13.09.26
✅	FC Porto	0-2	Manchester City	CL	08.09.26
✅	Manchester City	1-0	Coventry	PL	05.09.26
✅	Crystal Palace	1-4	Manchester City	PL	28.08.26
✅	Manchester City	2-1	Bournemouth	PL	23.08.26

Norwich City Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Middlesbrough	4-3	Norwich	CHA	12.09.26
✅	Norwich	2-1	Birmingham	CHA	09.09.26
✅	Sheffield Utd	1-3	Norwich	CHA	05.09.26
❌	Stoke	1-0	Norwich	CHA	01.09.26
✅	Norwich	4-1	Burnley	CHA	29.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Norwich	0-4	Manchester City	PL	12.02.22
Manchester City	5-0	Norwich	PL	21.08.21
Manchester City	5-0	Norwich	PL	26.07.20
Norwich	3-2	Manchester City	PL	14.09.19
Norwich	0-0	Manchester City	PL	12.03.16

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Sports+ / BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic	Sky Sports+ / BBC Radio 5 Live
USA	Paramount+
Germany	(not in list)
France	beIN Sports 1 / myCANAL
Japan	DAZN Japan
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Brazil	ESPN Brazil / Zapping / Claro TV+ / Disney+ Premium Brazil
Argentina	Disney+ Premium Argentina
Portugal	Sport TV1 / Sport TV Multiscreen