Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2, 28 Oct 2026

League Cup Round of 16 Wednesday, 28 October 2026

2–2 HT 1–1 · Pens 4–3 Full-time (pens)

Mateo Kovačić 40'Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis 72'Phil Foden 91' (pen)Enzo Fernández 92' (pen)Jeremy Doku 94' (pen)Rayan Cherki 97' (pen)

Malick Yalcouyé 30'Georginio Rutter 47'Pascal Groß 92' (pen)Matt O'Riley 93' (pen)Maxim De Cuyper 94' (pen)

VenueEtihad Stadium, Manchester RefereeAndrew Madley Kick-off28 Oct · 19:30 GMT Season2026/27

Match stats

57%43%Ball Possession

1317Total Shots

36Shots on Goal

0.82.05Expected goals (xG)

37Corner Kicks

320Fouls

13Yellow Cards

Key events

97' Lewis DunkMissed Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
97' Rayan CherkiPenalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
96' Yasin AyariMissed Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
95' Mateo KovačićMissed Penalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
94' Maxim De CuyperPenalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
94' Jeremy DokuPenalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
93' Matt O'RileyPenalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
92' Enzo FernándezPenalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
92' Pascal GroßPenalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
91' Phil FodenPenalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
90'+2 Lewis DunkYellow Card · Foul Brighton & Hove Albion
90'+1 Mats WiefferYellow Card · Time Wasting Brighton & Hove Albion
87' Nico O'Reilly for Enzo FernándezSubstitution 5 Manchester City
85' Michael Svoboda for Lewis DunkSubstitution 5 Brighton & Hove Albion
81' Malick Yalcouyé for Mats WiefferSubstitution 4 Brighton & Hove Albion
81' Georginio Rutter for Matt O'RileySubstitution 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
76' Jack Hinshelwood for Maxim De CuyperSubstitution 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
76' Diego Gomez for Yankuba MintehSubstitution 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
76' Rico Lewis for Abdukodir KhusanovSubstitution 4 Manchester City
72' Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis assist Rayan CherkiNormal Goal Manchester City
61' Allan Andrade Elias for Jeremy DokuSubstitution 3 Manchester City
47' Georginio Rutter assist Jaouen HadjamNormal Goal Brighton & Hove Albion
45' Floyd Samba for Ryan McAidooSubstitution 2 Manchester City
45' Ayyoub Bouaddi for Rayan Aït-NouriSubstitution 1 Manchester City
40' Mateo Kovačić assist Phil FodenNormal Goal Manchester City
32' Ayyoub BouaddiYellow Card · Handball Manchester City
30' Malick Yalcouyé assist Georginio RutterNormal Goal Brighton & Hove Albion
11' Michael SvobodaYellow Card · Foul Brighton & Hove Albion

Line-ups

Manchester City4-2-3-1

28G. RulliG
82R. LewisD
22Vitor NunesD
6M. GuéhiD
33N. O'ReillyD
32A. BouaddiM
8M. KovačićM
47P. FodenM
10R. CherkiM
37AllanM
75F. SambaF

Substitutes

21R. Aït-NouriD
13M. BettinelliG
61K. BraithwaiteD
11J. DokuF
17E. FernándezM
45A. KhusanovD
56R. McAidooF
7I. NdiayeF
76DODexter OliverM

CoachE. Maresca

Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1

23J. SteeleG
20CostinhaD
30M. SvobodaD
21O. BoscagliD
3J. HadjamD
13P. GroßM
26Y. AyariM
25D. GómezM
8J. HinshelwoodM
35M. YalcouyéM
10G. RutterF

Substitutes

12P. DavidF
29M. De CuyperD
5L. DunkD
11Y. MintehF
33M. O'RileyM
15I. OsmanF
1B. VerbruggenG
44L. VuškovićD
27M. WiefferM

CoachF. Hürzeler

Statistics

448320Passes Accurate

79Shots Insidebox

68Shots Outsidebox

62Blocked Shots

202Free Kicks

36Shots On Goal

41Goalkeeper Saves

49Shots Off Goal

43Offsides

527391Total Passes

1317Total Shots

13Yellow Cards

37Corner Kicks

320Fouls

00Red Cards

57%43%Ball Possession

0.82.05Expected Goals

All events

11' Michael SvobodaCard · Yellow Card · Foul Brighton & Hove Albion
30' Malick Yalcouyé assist Georginio RutterGoal · Normal Goal Brighton & Hove Albion
32' Ayyoub BouaddiCard · Yellow Card · Handball Manchester City
40' Mateo Kovačić assist Phil FodenGoal · Normal Goal Manchester City
45' Ayyoub Bouaddi for Rayan Aït-Nourisubst · Substitution 1 Manchester City
45' Floyd Samba for Ryan McAidoosubst · Substitution 2 Manchester City
47' Georginio Rutter assist Jaouen HadjamGoal · Normal Goal Brighton & Hove Albion
61' Allan Andrade Elias for Jeremy Dokusubst · Substitution 3 Manchester City
72' Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis assist Rayan CherkiGoal · Normal Goal Manchester City
76' Rico Lewis for Abdukodir Khusanovsubst · Substitution 4 Manchester City
76' Diego Gomez for Yankuba Mintehsubst · Substitution 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
76' Jack Hinshelwood for Maxim De Cuypersubst · Substitution 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
81' Georginio Rutter for Matt O'Rileysubst · Substitution 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
81' Malick Yalcouyé for Mats Wieffersubst · Substitution 4 Brighton & Hove Albion
85' Michael Svoboda for Lewis Dunksubst · Substitution 5 Brighton & Hove Albion
87' Nico O'Reilly for Enzo Fernándezsubst · Substitution 5 Manchester City
90'+1 Mats WiefferCard · Yellow Card · Time Wasting Brighton & Hove Albion
90'+2 Lewis DunkCard · Yellow Card · Foul Brighton & Hove Albion
91' Phil FodenGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
92' Pascal GroßGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
92' Enzo FernándezGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
93' Matt O'RileyGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
94' Jeremy DokuGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
94' Maxim De CuyperGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
95' Mateo KovačićGoal · Missed Penalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
96' Yasin AyariGoal · Missed Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion
97' Rayan CherkiGoal · Penalty · Penalty Shootout Manchester City
97' Lewis DunkGoal · Missed Penalty · Penalty Shootout Brighton & Hove Albion

Player ratings

Manchester City

Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	Tkl	Duels
M. KovačićM	90	8.2	1	0	1	59 57%	3	5/9
R. CherkiM	90	7.7	0	1	6	47 41%	0	7/14
Vitor NunesD	90	7.3	1	0	2	63 58%	2	3/7
J. DokuF	29	7.2	0	0	0	17 15%	0	9/15
A. BouaddiM	45	6.9	0	0	0	36 31%	4	5/7
P. FodenM	90	6.8	0	1	1	36 28%	1	8/10
R. LewisD	76	6.7	0	0	1	48 45%	2	5/7
M. GuéhiD	90	6.6	0	0	1	58 48%	2	4/6
R. McAidooF	45	6.5	0	0	0	10 10%	1	3/6
N. O'ReillyD	87	6.5	0	0	0	45 40%	2	8/14
F. SambaF	45	6.4	0	0	0	10 5%	0	2/7
AllanM	61	6.2	0	0	1	13 12%	7	10/18
A. KhusanovD	14	6.2	0	0	0	11 11%	0	1/1
R. Aït-NouriD	45	6.1	0	0	0	22 17%	2	4/7
G. RulliG	90	6.0	0	0	0	44 22%	0	0/1
E. FernándezM	3	5.8	0	0	0	8 8%	0	1/1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	Tkl	Duels
G. RutterF	81	8.5	1	1	5	17 11%	3	7/16
M. YalcouyéM	81	7.7	1	0	1	29 26%	3	4/11
O. BoscagliD	90	7.2	0	0	1	57 51%	2	4/5
Y. AyariM	90	6.8	0	0	4	36 30%	3	5/12
Y. MintehF	14	6.5	0	0	1	10 6%	2	3/10
J. HadjamD	90	6.5	0	1	0	30 23%	2	6/11
M. De CuyperD	14	6.4	0	0	0	5 5%	0	0/1
M. SvobodaD	85	6.3	0	0	0	35 33%	1	5/9
D. GómezM	76	6.3	0	0	1	28 19%	4	7/15
P. GroßM	90	6.3	0	0	2	40 34%	4	5/15
CostinhaD	90	6.2	0	0	0	32 27%	3	7/15
J. HinshelwoodM	76	6.1	0	0	1	17 14%	2	2/8
J. SteeleG	90	6.0	0	0	0	40 32%	0	0/0
M. O'RileyM	9	6.0	0	0	0	6 2%	0	0/0
L. DunkD	5	5.7	0	0	0	4 3%	0	0/1
M. WiefferM	9	5.6	0	0	1	5 4%	0	0/1

Squads

Manchester City26 players

Goalkeepers

13M. Bettinelli33 y
1G. Donnarumma26 y
28G. Rulli33 y

Defenders

21R. Aït-Nouri24 y
5K. Braithwaite17 y
3Rúben Dias29 y
6M. Guéhi25 y
24J. Gvardiol23 y
45A. Khusanov21 y
82R. Lewis21 y
22Vitor Nunes19 y
33N. O'Reilly20 y

Midfielders

5E. Anderson23 y
32A. Bouaddi18 y
10R. Cherki22 y
17E. Fernández25 y
47P. Foden25 y
8M. Kovačić31 y
7R. McAidoo17 y
27Matheus Nunes27 y
8F. Samba16 y
11J. Doku23 y
42A. Semenyo25 y

Forwards

37Allan21 y
9E. Haaland25 y
7I. Ndiaye25 y

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 – League Cup, 28 Oct 2026

Match stats

Key events

Line-ups

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Statistics

All events

Player ratings

Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion

Squads

Manchester City26 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards