Manchester City v Wycombe result

Full-time · Manchester City 6–1 Wycombe

League Cup · Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:45 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Manchester City 6–1 Wycombe — Manchester City won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Wycombe 6–1 at Etihad Stadium in the League Cup on Tuesday 21 September. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 3–1 at half-time. The goals — Wycombe: Brandon Hanlan (22’, assisted by Ryan Tafazolli); Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne (29’, assisted by Philip Foden), R. Mahrez (43’, assisted by J. Wilson-Esbrand; 83’, assisted by R. Sterling), Philip Foden (45’, assisted by R. Mahrez), Ferran Torres (71’, assisted by Philip Foden) and Cole Palmer (88’, assisted by L. Mbete).

Discipline

R. Jones showed one yellow card — against 4.5 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester City: Roméo Lavia (40’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Mahrez (Manchester City) 14.8, Philip Foden (Manchester City) 14.4 and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 8.1 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Wycombe next travel to Cambridge United on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Wycombe: Cambridge United v Wycombe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 6–1 Wycombe · League Cup
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: R. Jones
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 1D 0L · Wycombe 2W 2D 1L

Manchester City 6–1 Wycombe (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.75 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.88 / 6

Corners

against 2.75 / 8.67 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.88 / 5

Shots on target

against 2 / 3.67 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.25 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.88 / 2.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Wycombe for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.88 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	16.88 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 14 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.13 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 12 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: R. Jones.

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rodri n 8	61	2.6 7/5	0.4 2/0	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.5	2.4 5/4	1.7 6/3	—
C. Palmer n 4	48.3	1.9 3/1	0 0/0	—
Gabriel Jesus n 8	55.1	1.4 5/2	0.6 2/1	—
N. Aké n 8	86	1.3 8/2	0.4 1/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Sterling n 8	54	2.3 7/3	1.3 5/1
R. Mahrez n 8	60.1	2.2 7/3	0.7 3/1
P. Foden n 8	59.3	2.1 7/2	1.5 5/2
Ferran Torres n 8	75.1	1.9 6/4	1 5/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	55.1	1.6 6/2	1 4/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	55.1	0.4 2/0	0.8 3/1
R. Mahrez n 8	60.1	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
P. Foden n 8	59.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Grealish n 8	78.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Fernandinho n 8	55.3	3.3 7/4
João Cancelo n 8	89	2.5 8/5
C. Palmer n 4	48.3	2.3 3/1
B. Mendy n 8	76.1	1.9 8/4
Rodri n 8	61	1.8 5/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Steffen n 8	90	1.6 4/1
Ederson n 8	90	1.1 3/1

Wycombe

Wycombe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. De Barr n 5	57	3.8 5/4	2.8 4/2	—
A. Akinfenwa n 8	23.6	3.3 5/2	0.5 1/0	—
B. Hanlan n 8	59.3	2.5 6/4	2.8 6/4	—
J. Scowen n 8	88.5	2.2 6/4	1.8 7/4	—
O. Pendlebury n 6	77.5	2.1 6/3	0.6 2/1	—

Wycombe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Akinfenwa n 8	23.6	3.8 5/3	2.4 4/1
S. Vokes n 8	68.9	2.6 8/5	1.1 6/1
T. De Barr n 5	57	1.9 4/2	1.3 3/1
G. McCleary n 8	82.4	1.6 6/4	1.4 6/3
Anis Mehmeti n 8	55.1	1.6 4/2	0.6 3/0

Wycombe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Akinfenwa n 8	23.6	1 2/0	0 0/0
T. De Barr n 5	57	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
D. Wheeler n 8	27.1	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
G. McCleary n 8	82.4	0.7 3/2	0 0/0
S. Vokes n 8	68.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Wycombe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Scowen n 8	88.5	2.9 6/5
J. Jacobson n 8	86.5	2.5 7/5
S. Kaikai n 8	67.5	2 6/4
O. Pendlebury n 6	77.5	1.5 3/3
C. Thompson n 8	66.5	1.5 6/3

Wycombe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Stockdale n 8	90	2.5 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Wycombe
79%	Possession	21%
26	Shots	12
14	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	3
18	Shots inside the box	7
8	Corners	4
2	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	8
636	Passes	161
92%	Pass accuracy	59%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Steffen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
C. Egan-Riley	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
F. Burns	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Mbete	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
K. De Bruyne	90	1	0	3	3	3	0	0	8.2
R. Lavia	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
P. Foden	90	1	2	3	2	7	0	0	9.9
R. Mahrez	90	2	1	5	4	7	0	0	10
R. Sterling	90	0	1	3	0	4	1	0	7.9
J. Wilson-Esbrand	72	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Ferran Torres	72	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	7.2
C. Palmer sub	18	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.3
J. McAtee sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Wycombe player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Stockdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Stewart	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	5.9
R. Tafazolli	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	6.6
J. Jacobson	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	6.7
J. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3
D. Wheeler	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
J. Obita	90	0	0	2	2	1	1	6.2
B. Hanlan	90	1	0	3	1	1	1	7.3
D. Gape	75	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.2
S. Kaikai	68	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
A. Akinfenwa	65	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.9
S. Vokes sub	25	0	0	2	1	1	0	7
D. Horgan sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
J. Scowen sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Wycombe — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

WycombeWDLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Goals per game

Manchester City scored3.4

Wycombe scored1.2

Manchester City conceded0.6

Wycombe conceded1.2

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