Match Overview

Manchester City hosted Norwich at the Etihad Stadium in the League Cup Round of 32. The match finished with a dominant 5-0 victory for Manchester City. Referee R. Ricardo officiated the fixture.

First Half Action and Goals

Manchester City opened the scoring in the 29th minute when Floyd Samba scored with an assist from Allan Andrade Elias. Norwich received the first yellow card of the match in the 30th minute shown to Kellen Fisher. Rayan Cherki added the second goal in the 32nd minute, assisted by Ayyoub Bouaddi.

Halftime Substitutions

Both teams made substitutions at the 45th minute. Manchester City brought on Ryan McAidoo in place of Rayan Cherki, while Norwich introduced Paris Maghoma for Papa Amadou Diallo.

Second Half Dominance and Late Goals

Early in the second half at the 48th minute, Allan Andrade Elias scored the third goal following an assist by Rayan Aït-Nouri. Rayan Aït-Nouri provided another assist in the 54th minute, setting up Floyd Samba for his second goal of the match and City's fourth.

Further changes followed as Norwich substituted Ante Crnac for Anthony Musaba in the 62nd minute. In the 71st minute, Manchester City replaced Allan Andrade Elias with Kaden Braithwaite, while Norwich made a double substitution bringing on Mohamed Toure for Anis Ben Slimane and Ruairi McConville for Bruno Alves. Norwich made their final change in the 85th minute with Oscar Schwartau replacing Mathias Kvistgaarden. Ryan McAidoo rounded off the scoring in the 90th minute with a goal assisted by Nico O'Reilly.

Statistical Breakdown

Manchester City controlled the game with 63% ball possession compared to Norwich's 37%.

  • Total shots: Manchester City 14, Norwich 4
  • Shots on goal: Manchester City 6, Norwich 0
  • Accurate passes: Manchester City 708, Norwich 314
  • Corner kicks: Manchester City 2, Norwich 3
  • Fouls: Manchester City 8, Norwich 6
  • Goalkeeper saves: Manchester City 0, Norwich 1