Odds

Reasoning

Cardiff are in the midst of a defensive injury crisis, with all four senior centre-backs — Will Fish, Calum Chambers, Dylan Lawlor, and Gabriel Osho — expected to miss this League Cup tie, forcing a makeshift backline. Norwich have conceded in both Championship matches so far (three at Millwall, two at home to West Brom), while Cardiff have found the net in both of theirs. The cup setting, coupled with Norwich’s persistent injuries to Ali Ahmed and others, should create an open contest where both sides expose vulnerabilities and find a goal.