MatchesOctober 28, 2026Manchester City vs Brighton

Manchester City vs Brighton

England • League Cup - 1/8-finals • 2026/2027 • 1/8-finals

Manchester City3 : 2Brighton

Pen.Half-time: 1 : 1After regular / extra time: 2 : 2Penalties: 4 : 3

Overview

Match events

11'Yellow card M. Svoboda
30'Goal M. YalcouyeAssist: G. Rutter • 0 : 1
32'Yellow card A. Bouaddi
40'Goal M. KovacicAssist: P. Foden • 1 : 1
46'SubstitutionA. Bouaddi off: R. Ait-Nouri on
46'SubstitutionF. Samba off: R. McAidoo on
47'Goal G. RutterAssist: J. Hadjam • 1 : 2
61'SubstitutionAllan Elias off: J. Doku on
72'Goal Vitor ReisAssist: R. Cherki • 2 : 2
76'SubstitutionR. Lewis off: A. Khusanov on
76'SubstitutionD. Gomez off: Y. Minteh on
77'SubstitutionJ. Hinshelwood off: M. De Cuyper on
81'SubstitutionG. Rutter off: M. O'Riley on
81'SubstitutionM. Yalcouye off: M. Wieffer on
85'SubstitutionM. Svoboda off: L. Dunk on
87'SubstitutionN. O'Reilly off: E. Fernandez on
90+1'Yellow card M. Wieffer
90+2'Yellow card L. Dunk

Match statistics

57%	Ball Possession	43%
13	Shots Total	17
3	Shots On Goal	6
55	Dangerous Attacks	47
97	Attacks	116
3	Corners	7

Full statistics

Match information

CountryEngland
CompetitionLeague Cup - 1/8-finals
Season2026/2027
Stage1/8-finals
DateOctober 28, 2026
Kick-off7:30 pm
StadiumEtihad Stadium
RefereeA. Madley

Recent form

Manchester CityWLWWL

BrightonWWWDL

Head-to-head

January 7, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 1 : 1 Brighton (Half-time 1 : 0)
August 31, 2025 • Premier League • Brighton 2 : 1 Man City (Half-time 0 : 1)
August 31, 2025 • Premier League • Brighton 2 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 1)
March 15, 2025 • Premier League • Manchester City 2 : 2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Half-time 2 : 1)
November 9, 2024 • Premier League • Brighton & Hove Albion 2 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 1)

Full H2H

Clubs

Manchester City

Founded1880
CountryEngland
StadiumEtihad Stadium
CityManchester
Capacity55 097
Surfacegrass

Brighton

Founded1901
CountryEngland
StadiumThe American Express Community Stadium
CityFalmer, East Sussex
Capacity31 800
Surfacegrass

Lineups

Line-up: Manchester City • 4-2-3-1

75Samba

37Allan10Cherki47Foden

8Kovačić32Bouaddi

33O'Reilly6Guéhi (C)22Reis82Lewis

28Rulli

32Ayyoub Bouaddi
22Vitor Reis
37Allan
75Floyd Samba
33Nico O'Reilly
82Rico Lewis
10Rayan Cherki
47Phil Foden
6Marc Guéhi C
8Mateo Kovačić
28Gerónimo Rulli

Substitutes

45Abdukodir Khusanov
56Ryan McAidoo
61Kaden Braithwaite
7Iliman Ndiaye
11Jérémy Doku
17Enzo Fernández
21Rayan Aït-Nouri
13Marcus Bettinelli
76Dexter Oliver

Line-up: Brighton • 4-2-3-1

10Rutter

35Yalcouyé8Hinshelwood25Gómez

26Ayari13Groß (C)

3Hadjam21Boscagli30Svoboda20Costinha

23Steele

25Diego Gómez
3Jaouen Hadjam
26Yasin Ayari
8Jack Hinshelwood
10Georginio Rutter
13Pascal Groß C
20Costinha
35Malick Yalcouyé
30Michael Svoboda
21Olivier Boscagli
23Jason Steele

Substitutes

11Yankuba Minteh
15Ibrahim Osman
1Bart Verbruggen
27Mats Wieffer
12Promise David
29Maxim De Cuyper
44Luka Vušković
33Matt O'Riley
5Lewis Dunk

Coaches

Manchester CityEnzo Maresca
BrightonFabian Hurzeler

Stats

Team statistics

Manchester CityBrighton

3	Corners	7
20	Throw In	16
23	Free Kick	7
10	Goal Kick	3
0	Penalty	0
5	Substitution	5
97	Attacks	116
55	Dangerous Attacks	47
57%	Ball Possession	43%
13	Shots Total	17
3	Shots On Goal	6
4	Shots Off Goal	9
6	Shots Blocked	2
7	Shots Inside Box	9
6	Shots Outside Box	8
3	Fouls	20
4	Offsides	3
1	Yellow Cards	3
4	Saves	1
527	Passes Total	391
448	Passes Accurate	320

2	Corners	1
11	Throw In	11
9	Free Kick	3
6	Goal Kick	1
0	Penalty	0
2	Substitution	0
55	Attacks	63
26	Dangerous Attacks	18
58%	Ball Possession	42%
6	Shots Total	9
2	Shots On Goal	4
1	Shots Off Goal	4
3	Shots Blocked	1
2	Shots Inside Box	3
4	Shots Outside Box	6
2	Fouls	8
1	Offsides	1
1	Yellow Cards	1
3	Saves	1
297	Passes Total	205
252	Passes Accurate	175

1	Corners	6
9	Throw In	5
14	Free Kick	4
4	Goal Kick	2
0	Penalty	0
3	Substitution	5
42	Attacks	53
29	Dangerous Attacks	29
7	Shots Total	8
1	Shots On Goal	2
3	Shots Off Goal	5
3	Shots Blocked	1
5	Shots Inside Box	6
2	Shots Outside Box	2
1	Fouls	12
3	Offsides	2
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Saves	0
230	Passes Total	186
196	Passes Accurate	145

Player statistics: Manchester City

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Dribbles	Offsides
28Gerónimo Rulli	7.7	95	0	0	0	0	-	0
6Marc Guéhi C	6.7	95	0	0	1	0	-	0
33Nico O'Reilly	6.3	87	0	0	0	0	3/5	0
82Rico Lewis	6.6	76	0	0	1	0	-	0
22Vitor Reis	7.2	95	1	0	2	1	-	0
37Allan	6.9	61	0	0	0	0	0/3	1
32Ayyoub Bouaddi	6.9	45	0	0	0	0	0/1	0
8Mateo Kovačić	8.0	95	1	0	1	1	-	0
47Phil Foden	8.0	95	0	1	0	0	3/4	1
10Rayan Cherki	8.0	95	0	1	2	1	6/7	0
75Floyd Samba	6.2	45	0	0	0	0	0/1	1
21Rayan Aït-Nouri sub	6.7	50	0	0	0	0	-	0
56Ryan McAidoo sub	6.7	50	0	0	0	0	1/1	1
11Jérémy Doku sub	7.9	34	0	0	0	0	7/11	0
45Abdukodir Khusanov sub	6.9	19	0	0	0	0	-	0
17Enzo Fernández sub	7.3	8	0	0	0	0	-	0

Player	Rating	Passes	Accurate	Accuracy	Key passes	Crosses
28Gerónimo Rulli	7.7	44	22	50%	0	-
6Marc Guéhi C	6.7	58	48	83%	0	-
33Nico O'Reilly	6.3	45	40	89%	0	-
82Rico Lewis	6.6	48	45	94%	0	-
22Vitor Reis	7.2	63	58	92%	1	-
37Allan	6.9	13	12	92%	0	-
32Ayyoub Bouaddi	6.9	36	31	86%	2	1/1
8Mateo Kovačić	8.0	59	57	97%	0	-
47Phil Foden	8.0	36	28	78%	2	0/2
10Rayan Cherki	8.0	47	41	87%	4	0/1
75Floyd Samba	6.2	10	5	50%	0	-
21Rayan Aït-Nouri sub	6.7	22	17	77%	0	-
56Ryan McAidoo sub	6.7	10	10	100%	0	-
11Jérémy Doku sub	7.9	17	15	88%	1	0/1
45Abdukodir Khusanov sub	6.9	11	11	100%	0	-
17Enzo Fernández sub	7.3	8	8	100%	0	-

Player	Rating	Tackles	Interceptions	Clearances	Blocks	Duels won	Aerials	Fouls	YC
28Gerónimo Rulli	7.7	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	0	0
6Marc Guéhi C	6.7	2	2	7	0	4/6	1	0	0
33Nico O'Reilly	6.3	2	0	2	0	8/14	3	0	0
82Rico Lewis	6.6	2	0	3	0	5/7	1	0	0
22Vitor Reis	7.2	2	1	10	1	3/7	0	1	0
37Allan	6.9	7	0	0	0	10/18	0	1	0
32Ayyoub Bouaddi	6.9	4	1	0	0	5/7	0	1	1
8Mateo Kovačić	8.0	3	3	0	0	5/9	1	0	0
47Phil Foden	8.0	1	0	0	0	8/10	0	0	0
10Rayan Cherki	8.0	0	0	0	0	7/14	0	0	0
75Floyd Samba	6.2	0	0	1	0	2/7	2	0	0
21Rayan Aït-Nouri sub	6.7	2	0	2	1	4/7	1	0	0
56Ryan McAidoo sub	6.7	1	0	0	0	3/6	0	0	0
11Jérémy Doku sub	7.9	0	0	0	0	9/15	0	0	0
45Abdukodir Khusanov sub	6.9	0	0	1	0	1/1	0	0	0
17Enzo Fernández sub	7.3	0	1	0	0	1/1	0	0	0

Player	Rating	Min	Saves	In the box	Punches	Conceded	Pens saved
28Gerónimo Rulli	7.7	95	4	1	0	2	0

Player statistics: Brighton

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Dribbles	Offsides
23Jason Steele	6.5	95	0	0	0	0	-	0
20Costinha	7.0	95	0	0	0	0	0/2	0
3Jaouen Hadjam	6.7	95	0	1	0	0	3/3	0
30Michael Svoboda	6.2	85	0	0	0	0	0/1	0
21Olivier Boscagli	7.5	95	0	0	1	0	-	0
25Diego Gómez	6.5	76	0	0	1	1	0/2	0
8Jack Hinshelwood	6.2	76	0	0	0	0	0/1	1
35Malick Yalcouyé	7.6	81	1	0	1	1	-	0
13Pascal Groß C	7.0	95	0	0	1	0	-	1
26Yasin Ayari	6.0	95	0	0	4	0	1/4	0
10Georginio Rutter	9.3	81	1	1	5	4	2/4	1
29Maxim De Cuyper sub	7.3	19	0	0	0	0	-	0
11Yankuba Minteh sub	6.5	19	0	0	1	0	1/1	0
27Mats Wieffer sub	6.5	14	0	0	1	0	-	0
33Matt O'Riley sub	7.0	14	0	0	0	0	-	0
5Lewis Dunk sub	6.0	10	0	0	0	0	-	0

Player	Rating	Passes	Accurate	Accuracy	Key passes	Crosses
23Jason Steele	6.5	40	32	80%	0	-
20Costinha	7.0	32	27	84%	0	1/1
3Jaouen Hadjam	6.7	30	23	77%	2	0/1
30Michael Svoboda	6.2	35	33	94%	0	-
21Olivier Boscagli	7.5	57	51	89%	2	1/6
25Diego Gómez	6.5	28	19	68%	0	0/1
8Jack Hinshelwood	6.2	17	14	82%	1	-
35Malick Yalcouyé	7.6	29	26	90%	2	0/1
13Pascal Groß C	7.0	40	34	85%	2	0/4
26Yasin Ayari	6.0	36	30	83%	2	-
10Georginio Rutter	9.3	17	11	65%	1	-
29Maxim De Cuyper sub	7.3	5	5	100%	1	1/2
11Yankuba Minteh sub	6.5	10	6	60%	0	-
27Mats Wieffer sub	6.5	5	4	80%	0	-
33Matt O'Riley sub	7.0	6	2	33%	0	-
5Lewis Dunk sub	6.0	4	3	75%	0	-

Player	Rating	Tackles	Interceptions	Clearances	Blocks	Duels won	Aerials	Fouls	YC
23Jason Steele	6.5	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0
20Costinha	7.0	3	1	5	3	7/15	4	3	0
3Jaouen Hadjam	6.7	2	0	3	0	6/11	1	2	0
30Michael Svoboda	6.2	1	2	7	0	5/9	4	1	1
21Olivier Boscagli	7.5	2	1	4	0	4/5	2	0	0
25Diego Gómez	6.5	4	1	0	0	7/15	3	2	0
8Jack Hinshelwood	6.2	2	0	0	0	2/8	0	4	0
35Malick Yalcouyé	7.6	3	0	2	1	4/11	1	2	0
13Pascal Groß C	7.0	4	0	0	0	5/15	1	0	0
26Yasin Ayari	6.0	3	0	1	2	5/12	1	1	0
10Georginio Rutter	9.3	3	0	0	0	7/16	0	2	0
29Maxim De Cuyper sub	7.3	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	1	0
11Yankuba Minteh sub	6.5	2	0	1	0	3/10	0	0	0
27Mats Wieffer sub	6.5	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	1	1
33Matt O'Riley sub	7.0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0
5Lewis Dunk sub	6.0	0	0	1	0	0/1	0	1	1

Player	Rating	Min	Saves	In the box	Punches	Conceded	Pens saved
23Jason Steele	6.5	95	1	0	0	2	0

H2H

Head-to-head

Last 9 meetings

Manchester City wins3

Draws3

Brighton wins3

Goals: Manchester City16 (1.8)
Goals: Brighton12 (1.3)
Goals per match3.1
Both teams scored8 / 9
Over 2.5 goals7 / 9

Results

January 7, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 1 : 1 Brighton (Half-time 1 : 0)
August 31, 2025 • Premier League • Brighton 2 : 1 Man City (Half-time 0 : 1)
August 31, 2025 • Premier League • Brighton 2 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 1)
March 15, 2025 • Premier League • Manchester City 2 : 2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Half-time 2 : 1)
November 9, 2024 • Premier League • Brighton & Hove Albion 2 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 1)
April 25, 2024 • Premier League • Brighton & Hove Albion 0 : 4 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 3)
October 21, 2023 • Premier League • Manchester City 2 : 1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Half-time 2 : 0)
May 24, 2023 • Premier League • Brighton & Hove Albion 1 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 1 : 1)
October 22, 2022 • Premier League • Manchester City 3 : 1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Half-time 2 : 0)

Form: last 10 matches

	Manchester City	Brighton
W-D-L	8-0-2	6-2-2
Scored (per match)	28 (2.8)	26 (2.6)
Conceded (per match)	12 (1.2)	9 (0.9)
Clean sheets	5 / 10	6 / 10
Both teams scored	5 / 10	3 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	7 / 10	6 / 10

Recent form: Manchester City

LOctober 24, 2026 • Premier League • Aston Villa 2 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 1 : 0)
WOctober 20, 2026 • UEFA Champions League • Manchester City 5 : 1 AEK Athens (Half-time 2 : 0)
WOctober 17, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 3 : 2 Ipswich (Half-time 2 : 1)
LOctober 14, 2026 • UEFA Champions League • Manchester City 2 : 4 PSG (Half-time 0 : 3)
WOctober 11, 2026 • Premier League • Liverpool 0 : 3 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 0)
WSeptember 20, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 5 : 3 Sunderland (Half-time 3 : 2)
WSeptember 17, 2026 • League Cup • Manchester City 5 : 0 Norwich (Half-time 2 : 0)
WSeptember 13, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester Utd 0 : 1 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 0)
WSeptember 8, 2026 • UEFA Champions League • FC Porto 0 : 2 Manchester City (Half-time 0 : 0)
WSeptember 5, 2026 • Premier League • Manchester City 1 : 0 Coventry (Half-time 1 : 0)

Recent form: Brighton

LOctober 25, 2026 • Premier League • Liverpool 2 : 0 Brighton (Half-time 2 : 0)
DOctober 22, 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Jablonec 0 : 0 Brighton (Half-time 0 : 0)
WOctober 18, 2026 • Premier League • Brighton 5 : 0 Crystal Palace (Half-time 3 : 0)
WOctober 15, 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Brighton 4 : 0 Kauno Zalgiris (Half-time 2 : 0)
WOctober 10, 2026 • Premier League • Sunderland 0 : 2 Brighton (Half-time 0 : 0)
WSeptember 19, 2026 • Premier League • Brighton 3 : 0 Arsenal (Half-time 2 : 0)
WSeptember 16, 2026 • League Cup • Manchester Utd 2 : 3 Brighton (Half-time 2 : 1)
WSeptember 13, 2026 • Premier League • Coventry 0 : 5 Brighton (Half-time 0 : 1)
DSeptember 5, 2026 • Premier League • Brighton 1 : 1 Leeds (Half-time 0 : 1)
LAugust 30, 2026 • Premier League • Chelsea 4 : 3 Brighton (Half-time 3 : 1)