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Manchester City

MCI

Carabao Cup

28 Oct 2026

2 – 2

Manchester City win 4-3 on penalties.

Etihad Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion

BHA

Yalcouyé 30' football

Rutter 47' football

Commentary will be available once the match begins.

Timeline

90'+2

YELLOW CARD

L. Dunk

90'+1

YELLOW CARD

M. Wieffer

87'

off

E. Fernández

N. O'Reilly

85'

off

L. Dunk

M. Svoboda

81'

off

M. Wieffer

M. Yalcouyé

81'

off

M. O'Riley

G. Rutter

76'

off

M. Cuyper

J. Hinshelwood

76'

off

Y. Minteh

D. Gómez

76'

off

A. Khusanov

R. Lewis

72'

2-2

Goal

V. Reis

61'

off

J. Doku

A. Elias

47'

1-2

Goal

G. Rutter

45'

off

R. McAidoo

F. Samba

45'

off

R. Aït-Nouri

A. Bouaddi

40'

1-1

Goal

M. Kovacic

32'

YELLOW CARD

A. Bouaddi

30'

0-1

Goal

M. Yalcouyé

11'

YELLOW CARD

M. Svoboda

Blog

Penalty Shootout ends

Penalty Shootout ends, Manchester City 2(4), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3).

SAVED

Penalty saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City).

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(4), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3). Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

SAVED

Penalty saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City).

SAVED

Penalty saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion).

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(3), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3). Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(3), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(2). Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(2), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(2). Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(2), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(1). Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(1), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(1). Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

PENALTY SCORED

Goal! Manchester City 2(1), Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

KICK-OFF

Penalty Shootout begins Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

90'+5'

Second Half ends

Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

90'+5'

Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

90'+3'

Foul

Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

90'+3'

Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.

90'+2'

Yellow Card

Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+2'

Foul

Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

90'+2'

Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+1'

Yellow Card

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

90'+1'

Foul

Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

90'+1'

Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

89'

Foul

Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

89'

Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

89'

Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.

89'

MISSED

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.

88'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.

87'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Enzo Fernández replaces Nico O'Reilly.

85'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk replaces Michael Svoboda.

84'

Offside

Offside, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo is caught offside.

84'

Attempt missed. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.

83'

Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.

82'

Foul

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

82'

Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Malick Yalcouyé.

81'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Georginio Rutter.

79'

Foul

Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).

79'

Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79'

Foul

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

79'

Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

76'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Diego Gómez.

76'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Rico Lewis.

75'

Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.

73'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vitor Reis.

72'

Goal

Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki following a set piece situation.

72'

Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

70'

Foul

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

70'

Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

69'

Corner

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Costinha.

69'

Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.

68'

Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.

62'

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62'

Foul

Foul by Vitor Reis (Manchester City).

61'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Allan.

60'

Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a through ball.

59'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.

59'

Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross.

59'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.

59'

Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City). Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.

58'

Offside

Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.

57'

Attempt missed. Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

57'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vitor Reis.

56'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.

55'

Foul

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

55'

Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52'

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

52'

Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood is caught offside.

50'

Foul

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

50'

Allan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

49'

Offside

Offside, Manchester City. Allan is caught offside.

48'

Foul

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

48'

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47'

MCI

1-2

BHA

Goal!

Rutter

Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaouen Hadjam.

45'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Floyd Samba.

45'

Second Half begins

Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

45'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.

45'+4'

First Half ends

First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

45'+3'

Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood following a fast break.

45'+2'

Foul

Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).

45'+2'

Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Allan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayyoub Bouaddi.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

43'

Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayyoub Bouaddi with a cross following a corner.

42'

Corner

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Groß.

41'

Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.

41'

Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

40'

Goal

Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.

38'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

38'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

35'

Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

33'

Foul

Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion).

33'

Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Yellow Card

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for handball.

32'

Foul

Handball by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City).

30'

MCI

0-1

BHA

Goal!

Yalcouyé

Goal! Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

29'

Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.

26'

Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City). Assisted by Olivier Boscagli.

25'

Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City).

21'

Foul

Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion).

21'

Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City). Assisted by Jaouen Hadjam.

19'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Allan.

18'

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

18'

Foul

Foul by Allan (Manchester City).

12'

Corner

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.

12'

Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitor Reis.

12'

Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

11'

Yellow Card

Michael Svoboda (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

11'

Foul

Foul by Michael Svoboda (Brighton and Hove Albion).

11'

Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Vitor Reis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Offside

Offside, Manchester City. Floyd Samba is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Allan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul

Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Allan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kick-off

First Half begins.

The players are warming up.

The Brighton boys take in the scenery. 🏟️

Michael Svoboda shows full focus on the night ahead.

Lineups announced

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

One to watch: Fresh off a statement Carabao Cup victory against Manchester United, a red-hot Pascal Gross will look to continue dictating play and posing a dual threat as both creator and goalscorer.

Manchester City v Albion | Hurzeler pre-match press conference

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Here's how we face City under the lights this evening.

Team News: Ferdi Kadioglu and Chema Andres both picked up hip injuries in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool and their fitness will be assessed ahead of the game. The good news is that Mats Wieffer (knee) and Yankuba Minteh are both back in contention. Wieffer has missed the last nine games while Minteh (knee) was injured in pre-season against Roma.

A look at tonight's venue.

It's matchday in the Carabao Cup!

Match News

Fabian Hurzeler gives out instructions pitchside at the Etihad. 📷Paul Hazlewood

22 hours ago

Reaction: Hurzeler praises togetherness as Albion beat Man City Head coach delighted to give something back to the travelling fans with 1-0 win.

Delight for Georginio who celebrated his goal in front of the 1,400 Albion fans. 📷Paul Hazlewood.

3 days ago

Georginio: Cup exit was a missed opportunity Striker scored and assisted but Albion exited the Carabao Cup on penalties on Wednesday.

3 days ago

Highlights | Manchester City v Brighton | Carabao Cup

3 days ago

Gallery: Albion out by finest of margins Albion twice led at the Etihad Stadium, but missed out on a fifth round place after losing on penalties to Manchester City on Wednesday night. Club photographer Paul Hazlewood was in the North West to capture all the action of a thrilling cup tie.

Fabian Hurzeler urges his team on against Manchester City. 📷Paul Hazlewood

3 days ago

Reaction: Fabian Hurzeler on shoot-out defeat at the Etihad Head coach felt Albion missed an opportunity to reach the last eight of the Carabao Cup.

3 days ago

Post-match | Fabian Hurzeler | Manchester City v Brighton

Georginio Rutter runs over to celebrate with the away fans. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

3 days ago

City 2 Albion 2 (4-3 on penalties): Albion exit Carabao Cup despite terrific display Albion twice took the lead but ultimately couldn't hold on to their advantage.

Fabian Hurzeler is looking forward to the challenge of back-to-back games against Manchester City. 📷James Boardman

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Hurzeler has happy memories of back-to-back games against the same team Head coach is looking forward to the challenge of playing Manchester City twice in four days.