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Manchester City 5-0 Norwich City, EFL Cup

Manchester City
  • Samba 29′, 54′
  • Cherki 32′
  • Allan 48′
  • McAidoo 90′

5–0

xG 1.77 – 0.17

Half time 2–0

Kick-off
Venue
Etihad Stadium
Referee
Ruebyn Ricardo
Attendance
32,451

Manchester City 5-0 Norwich City. xG 1.8-0.2. Manchester City deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Manchester City

4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca

Avg rating 7.78

Norwich City

4-2-3-1 · Philippe Clement

Avg rating 5.74

  • Rulli

    #28 · Goalkeeper · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.2

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • O'Reilly

    #33 · Left-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.3

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.11

    Attack

    xG
    0.25
  • Reis

    #22 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Khusanov

    #45 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Lewis

    #82 · Right-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.42

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Kovačić

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Bouaddi

    #32 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.2

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Aït-Nouri

    #21 · Left winger · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.7

    2 assists

    xG
    0.07

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Cherki

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Manchester City

    45′ played

    8.2

    1 goalOff 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.26

    Attack

    xG
    0.55
  • Allan

    #37 · Right winger · Manchester City

    71′ played

    8.4

    1 goal, 1 assistOff 71′

    xG
    0.07

    Passing

    xA
    0.47
  • Samba

    #75 · Forward · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.9

    2 goalsPlayer of the match

    xG
    0.45

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Grimshaw

    #32 · Goalkeeper · Norwich City

    90′ played

    4.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Yongwa

    #13 · Left-back · Norwich City

    90′ played

    5.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Darling

    #6 · Centre-back · Norwich City

    90′ played

    5.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Alves

    #28 · Centre-back · Norwich City

    71′ played

    5.0

    Off 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Fisher

    #35 · Right-back · Norwich City

    90′ played

    5.0

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Wright

    #16 · Defensive midfielder · Norwich City

    90′ played

    5.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Field

    #26 · Defensive midfielder · Norwich City

    90′ played

    5.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Diallo

    #19 · Left winger · Norwich City

    45′ played

    6.6

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Ben Slimane

    #20 · Attacking midfielder · Norwich City

    71′ played

    6.0

    Off 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Crnac

    #17 · Right winger · Norwich City

    62′ played

    6.7

    Off 62′

    xG
    0.02

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Kvistgaarden

    #30 · Forward · Norwich City

    85′ played

    6.4

    Off 85′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • McAidoo

    #56 · Substitute · Manchester City

    45′ played

    7.4

    1 goalOn 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.26
  • Braithwaite

    #61 · Substitute · Manchester City

    19′ played

    6.2

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.05

Bench

  • Maghoma

    #25 · Substitute · Norwich City

    45′ played

    6.3

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Musaba

    #49 · Substitute · Norwich City

    28′ played

    6.2

    On 62′

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • McConville

    #15 · Substitute · Norwich City

    19′ played

    6.0

    On 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Touré

    #21 · Substitute · Norwich City

    19′ played

    6.1

    On 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Schwartau

    #29 · Substitute · Norwich City

    5′ played

    On 85′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hameltion / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anneprudence / CC BY 4.0 · CanarieColin / CC BY 4.0 · Happiraphael / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kongen af fodbold / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zafer / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 66%Possession34%
    MCI 66%, NOW 34%.
  • 1.77Expected goals (xG)0.17
    MCI 1.77, NOW 0.17.
  • 1.77Non-penalty xG0.17
    MCI 1.77, NOW 0.17.
  • 3.38xG on target0.00
    MCI 3.38, NOW 0.00.
  • 14Shots4
    MCI 14, NOW 4.
  • 6On target0
    MCI 6, NOW 0.
  • 4Big chances0
    MCI 4, NOW 0.
  • 759Passes386
    MCI 759, NOW 386.
  • 93%Pass accuracy82%
    MCI 93%, NOW 82%.
  • 2Corners3
    MCI 2, NOW 3.
  • 13Tackles31
    MCI 13, NOW 31.
  • 4Interceptions9
    MCI 4, NOW 9.
  • 3.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)7.2
    MCI 3.8, NOW 7.2.
  • 8Fouls6
    MCI 8, NOW 6.
  • 0Yellow cards1
    MCI 0, NOW 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    MCI 0, NOW 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Manchester CityNorwich City
  1. Goal, Samba (Allan)1–0
    29′
  2. 30′
    Yellow card, Fisher
  3. Goal, Cherki (Bouaddi)2–0
    32′
  4. Substitution, McAidoo (Off Cherki)
    46′
  5. 46′
    Substitution, Maghoma (Off Diallo)
  6. Goal, Allan (Aït-Nouri)3–0
    48′
  7. Goal, Samba (Aït-Nouri)4–0
    54′
  8. 62′
    Substitution, Musaba (Off Crnac)
  9. Substitution, Braithwaite (Off Allan)
    71′
  10. 71′
    Substitution, McConville (Off Ben Slimane / Alves)
  11. 71′
    Substitution, Touré (Off Ben Slimane / Alves)
  12. 85′
    Substitution, Schwartau (Off Kvistgaarden)
  13. Goal, McAidoo (O'Reilly)5–0
    90′

Photos: CanarieColin / CC BY 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zafer / CC BY-SA 4.0

18 shots

Every shot

← NOW attack

MCI attack →

Cherki 32′Manchester City · Goal · Fast break · Right foot0.89xGOT0.55xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Manchester City1.77xG

Norwich City0.17xG

Full time5–0

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Samba 29′Cherki 32′Allan 48′Samba 54′McAidoo 90′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Manchester City on top92%

Norwich City on top8%

HT0′–5′: Manchester City on top5′–10′: Manchester City on top10′–15′: Norwich City on top15′–20′: Manchester City on top20′–25′: Manchester City on top25′–30′: Manchester City on top30′–35′: Manchester City on top35′–40′: Manchester City on top40′–45′: Manchester City on top45′–50′: Manchester City on top50′–55′: Manchester City on top55′–60′: Norwich City on top60′–65′: Norwich City on top65′–70′: Manchester City on top70′–75′: Manchester City on top75′–80′: Norwich City on top80′–85′: Manchester City on top85′–90′: Manchester City on top90′–95′: Manchester City on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

44Cherki12Rulli42O'Reilly88Reis69Khusanov68Bouaddi21Allan40Aït-Nouri41Kovačić19Lewis10Samba

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Manchester City · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Khusanov and Reis, 67 passes.Centralisation index 0.11: Reis made 2.1× an even share of the passes.
21Darling16Fisher8Field24Yongwa15Diallo8Kvistgaarden24Wright11Ben Slimane25Alves21Grimshaw8Crnac

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Norwich City · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Grimshaw and Alves, 13 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Alves made 1.5× an even share of the passes.

Manchester City leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.11 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 88), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 67).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.