Manchester City opens its campaign of the Carabao 2025-26 Cup campaign with equality of third round with the city of League One Huddersfield at the Accai stadium on Wednesday evening.
The Pep Guardiola team had a punitive week in preparation, with equality in the Champions League against Napoli taken sandwich between the Manchester derby and a trip to Arsenal in the Premier League. Guardiola and her players have compiled in their busy schedule, but the games continue to become thick and fast.
Like the other best Premier League teams in this competition, Guardiola should rotate his pack for this match on Wednesday evening, with a first League match on Saturday against Burnley who arrives on his heels.
Huddersfield has already beaten a Premier League team on the third round path – Switzerland Soundland in penalties at the Stade de la Lumière in the last round. They are fourth in Ligue One, with 16 points in their nine games so far this season.
However, their recent shape was a sticky touch. Lee Grant’s team has won none of its last two games-pulling 0-0 against Burton Albion after losing 3-1 against Bradford City.
Here is everything you need to know before the shock of the Wednesday cup.
How to look:
The match will be available on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Paramount + in the United States, Fancode in India, Bein Sport in Australia. You can also follow the ESPN live updates.
Key details:
Date: Wednesday September 24 at 7:45 p.m. BST (2:45 p.m. HE; 12:15 p.m. Monday and 4:45 AM AST, Monday)
Place: Stadium battery, Huddersfield
Arbitrator: Michael Salisbury
OUR: Not in service
Team news:
Huddersfield
No known concern for injury.
Manchester City
Mateo Kovacic, M: Achilles tendon, Out, is. Back early October
Omar Marmoush, F: knee, Out, is. Back early October
Rayan Cherki, M: thigh, Out, is. Back in early November
Rayan Ait-Nouri, D: Ankle, DOUBT
Abdukodir Khusanov, D: KnockDOUBT
Nico O’Reilly, D: Knock, DOUBT
Expected lines:
Huddersfield
Gk: Lee Nicholls
RB: Sorenson tire | CB: Josh Feeney | CB: Joe Low | Kg: Ruben Roosken
DM: Ryan Ledon | DM: David Kamumu
RW: Leo Casteldine | CAM: Alfie can | LW: Will Alves
See: Joseph Taylor
Manchester City
Gk: James Trafford
RB: Rico Lewis | CB: John Stones | CB: If gvviol Kg: Nathan AKE
CM: Matheus nunes | CDM: Nico Gonzalez | CM: Bernardo Silva
RW: Oscar Bobb | See: Phil Foot | LW: Rescuer
Statistics:
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Manchester City is the second most successful team in the history of the League Cup, having won the competition eight times, including four times in a row between 2018 and 2021.
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Man City faced Huddersfield 81 times in the past, winning 29, shooting 30 and losing 22 of these games.
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City scored 14 goals in the last three games they have played against Huddersfield.
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