Manchester City opened the 2025-26 Carabao Cup campaign in the third round at Accu Stadium on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola's side suffered a penalty throughout the game, playing the Champions League with Napoli at the Manchester Derby and heading to Arsenal in the Premier League. Guardiola and his players were indignant about their busy schedule, but the game continued to get faster and faster.
Just like other top Premier League teams in this match, Guardiola is expected to spin his game for the match Wednesday night, with the Premier League against Burnley on Saturday following.
Huddersfield has beaten a Premier League on his way to the third round – defeating Sunderland at the Bright Stadium in the final round. They are No. 4 in the league, with 16 points in nine games so far this season.
However, their recent form is a touch. Lee Grant's team hasn't won any of the last two games – a 0-0 match against Burton Albion after losing to Bradford City 3-1.
Here’s everything you need to know before Wednesday’s Cup clash.
How to watch:
This match will be available in Sky Sports in the UK, Paramount+ in the US, Fancode in India, and Bein Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key details:
date: Wednesday, September 24, BST at 7:45 pm (2:45 pm ET; Monday and Monday 4:45 AM, Monday, Monday, 12:15 AM)
Place: Huddersfield Accu Stadium
referee: Michael Salisbury
var: Not running
Team News:
Huddersfield
There are no known damage issues.
Manchester City
Mateo Kovacic, M: Achilles tendon, Est. Return in early October
Omar Marmoush, F: Knee, Outer, Est.
Rayan Cherki, M: Thighs, Este, return in early November
Rayan Ait-Nouri, D: Ankle, Suspect
Abdukodir Khusanov, D: Knock on the doorSuspect
Nico O'Reilly, D: Knock on the door, Suspect
Expected lineup:
Huddersfield
GK: Lee Nicholls
RB: Lasse Sorenson | CB: Josh Feeney | CB: Qiao Low| pound: Ruben Roosken
DM: Ryan Ledson | DM: David Kasumu
RW: Leo Casteldine | CAM: Alfie May | LW: Will Alves
CF: Joseph Taylor
Manchester City
GK: James Trafford
RB: Rico Lewis | CB: John Stoneff | CB: Josko Gvardiol | pound: Nathan Ake
centimeter: Matheus Nunes | CDM: Nico Gonzalez | cM: Bernardo Silva
RW: Oscar Bobb | CF: Phil Foden| LW: Savigno
statistics:
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Manchester City is the second largest team in League Cup history, winning games eight times, including four consecutive times between 2018 and 2021.
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Manchester City has faced Huddersfield 81 times in the past, winning 29 times, winning 30 games and losing 22 of them.
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Manchester City have scored 14 goals against Huddersfield in the last three games.
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