Manchester City - Norwich City (Thursday 18:30 GMT)

Preview:

Manchester City will face Norwich City in the third round of the EFL Cup aiming for a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions. The reigning League Cup champions, who have won the competition nine times, are second in the Premier League with 12 points after winning their opening four matches. They also began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win over Porto and recently secured a controversial 1-0 Manchester derby victory over Manchester United through Erling Haaland’s disputed goal. City have a strong historical record against Norwich, with 39 wins, 23 draws and 10 defeats in 72 meetings, including victories in their last three encounters.

Meanwhile, Norwich enter the match after a 4-3 defeat to Middlesbrough, leaving them 14th in the Championship with nine points from seven matches. Philippe Clement’s side have won three league games and lost four, but progressed to the EFL Cup third round by beating MK Dons 4-1 and Cardiff City 2-1. Although Norwich have won four of their last six matches in all competitions, their recent record against City is poor, having conceded 14 goals without scoring in their last three meetings. The Canaries will therefore arrive at the Etihad as underdogs against the reigning champions.

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