Man City vs. Norwich City injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

By Matt Law | 16 Sep 2026 19:30, Last updated: 16 Sep 2026 19:30

Manchester City will take on Norwich City in the EFL Cup on Thursday night.

The Citizens will enter the match off the back of a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League, while Norwich suffered a 4-3 loss to Middlesbrough in the Championship last time out, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides.

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Rulli; Khusanov, Reis, Guehi, Lewis; Kovacic, Bouaddi; Allan, Ndiaye, Semenyo; Haaland

Out: Gabriel Forsyth (knee), Mirko Topic (knee), Ali Ahmed (knee), Lucien Mahovo (knee)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kovacevic; Stacey, McConville, Cordoba, Chrisene; Wright, Mattsson; Maghoma, Schwartau, Musaba; Makama

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