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EFL Cup · Wed, Oct 28Full time

Manchester City vs Brighton — Highlights & Goals

Manchester City2–2Brighton & Hove Albion
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Match report

Manchester City's backup goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli saved two spot-kicks as the holders beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties to edge into the Carabao Cup quarterfinals.

Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion met on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (EFL Cup), and the match finished 2-2.

The goals came from Malick Yalcouyé (30'), Mateo Kovacic (40'), Georginio Rutter (47'), Vitor Reis (72').

Possession finished 57% for Manchester City and 43% for Brighton & Hove Albion. In all, 4 yellow cards and 0 red cards were shown.

Form & head-to-head

Previous meetings

Timeline

18
  1. 11'Michael Svoboda
  2. 30′Malick Yalcouyé
  3. 32'Ayyoub Bouaddi
  4. 40′Mateo Kovacic
  5. 45'Rayan Aït-Nouri↓ Ayyoub Bouaddi
  6. 45'Ryan McAidoo↓ Floyd Samba
  7. 47′Georginio Rutter
  8. 61'Jérémy Doku↓ Allan
  9. 72′Vitor Reis
  10. 76'Abdukodir Khusanov↓ Rico Lewis
  11. 76'Yankuba Minteh↓ Diego Gómez
  12. 76'Maxim De Cuyper↓ Jack Hinshelwood
  13. 81'Matt O'Riley↓ Georginio Rutter
  14. 81'Mats Wieffer↓ Malick Yalcouyé
  15. 85'Lewis Dunk↓ Michael Svoboda
  16. 87'Enzo Fernández↓ Nico O'Reilly
  17. 90'+1'Mats Wieffer
  18. 90'+2'Lewis Dunk

Stats

Manchester CityvsBrighton & Hove Albion
56.6%Possession43.4%
13Shots17
3On Target6
6Blocked Shots2
3Corners7
4Offsides3
3Fouls20
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
4Saves1
448Accurate Passes320
17Tackles22
8Interceptions5
26Clearances24

Win probability

Pre-match odds

Manchester City 51%Draw 23%Brighton & Hove Albion 26%

Lineups

Manchester CityStarting XI
  • 1Gerónimo RulliArgentina
  • 2Marc GuéhiEngland
  • 3Vitor ReisBrazil
  • 4Nico O'ReillyEngland
  • 5Rico LewisEngland
  • 6Rayan CherkiFrance
  • 7Mateo KovacicCroatia
  • 8Ayyoub BouaddiMorocco
  • 9Floyd SambaEngland
  • 10Allan EliasBrazil
  • 11Phil FodenEngland
Substitutes
  • Ryan McAidoo
  • Rayan Aït-Nouri
  • Enzo Fernández
  • Jérémy Doku
  • Iliman Ndiaye
  • Kaden Braithwaite
  • Abdukodir Khusanov
Brighton & Hove AlbionStarting XI
  • 1Jason SteeleEngland
  • 2Olivier BoscagliFrance
  • 3Michael SvobodaAustria
  • 4Jaouen HadjamAlgeria
  • 5CostinhaPortugal
  • 6Jack HinshelwoodEngland
  • 7Yasin AyariSweden
  • 8Pascal GrossGermany
  • 9Georginio RutterFrance
  • 10Malick YalcouyéMali
  • 11Diego GómezParaguay
Substitutes
  • Mats Wieffer
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Promise David
  • Bart Verbruggen
  • Luka Vuskovic
  • Ibrahim Osman
  • Yankuba Minteh