Manchester City vs Norwich City predictions: Carabao Cup tips & 7/1 Bet Builder

Ladbrokes bring you expert Bet Builder tips for Manchester City vs Norwich City in the Carabao Cup, including odds, predictions, lineups and where to watch.

Holders Man City enter the competition in the third round due to their European exploits, with Championship side Norwich beating MK Dons and Cardiff City so far.

The home side are unsurprisingly comfortable favourites to win the match, with Iliman Ndiaye tipped to impress in our Man City vs Norwich Bet Builder.

Manchester City vs Norwich City match details

• Fixture: Manchester City vs Norwich City

• Competition: Carabao Cup

• Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

• Kick-off: 7.30pm BST

• Venue: Etihad Stadium

• TV/Where to watch (UK): Sky Sports

Our prediction: Man City 4-0 Norwich City

Man City vs Norwich predicted lineups

Man City

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Rulli / Lewis, Khusanov, Reis, Ait-Nouri / Bouaddi, O'Reilly / Ndiaye, Cherki, Allan / Haaland

Norwich

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Grimshaw / Stacey, McConville, Cordoba, Chrisene / McLean, Mattsson / Brooks, Wright, Musaba / Schwartau

Man City vs Norwich Bet Builder

Check out Ladbrokes' Man City vs Norwich Bet Builder, which is coming in at 7/1.

• Leg 1 - Man City to win

• Leg 2 - Over 3.5 goals

• Leg 3 - Iliman Ndiaye 1+ shots on target

• Leg 4 - Jose Cordoba to be shown a card

Man City to win

Enzo Maresca picked up his first statement win in charge of Man City as his defiant ten-men beat rivals Man Utd at Old Trafford 1-0. There were jubilant scenes in the away end and the visitors deservedly picked up three points. This is a trophy the blue half of Manchester has won seven times since 2013, and we think Norwich, currently sitting 12th in the second tier, will cause the reigning holders too many problems.

Over 3.5 goals in the match

Norwich were involved in a chaotic 4-3 defeat to Middlesbrough at the weekend, and Championship matches involving The Canaries are averaging 3.7 goals per game this season. Man City might not be firing on all cylinders going forward yet, but this could be a good time to change that, and we're predicting over 3.5 goals in the match.

Iliman Ndiaye 1+ shots on target

Iliman Ndiaye put in an impressive performance off the bench for ten-man Manchester City at Old Trafford, and his reward for that should be another start, particularly with Phil Foden suspended. We're backing Ndiaye to have at least one shot on target against Norwich.

Jose Cordoba to be shown a card

Norwich and Panama centre-half Jose Cordoba has already collected four yellow cards and been sent off in just seven games this season. He was booked in his only previous Carabao Cup appearance this season, and we're tipping Cordoba to be shown a card again.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.