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Manchester City v Brighton

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Manchester City2

2Brighton

Kick-off: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 · 21:30 SAST

Manchester City v Brighton: result recap

Manchester City v Brighton update

Manchester City played Brighton in League Cup. The final score was 2–2. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester, England
Capacity: 52,900
Referee: Madley, Andrew · England
Conditions: cloudy · 12.23°C

Score breakdown

Manchester CityPeriodBrighton

4Penalties3

Match information

Competition: League Cup
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 28 Oct 2026, 21:30 SAST

MATCH INSIGHTS

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Team statistics

Manchester City

Expected Goals 0.76Big Chances Created 1Attacks 97Free Kicks 20Expected Assists 0.59Successful Crosses 1Crosses 5Passes Own Half 266Passes Opposition Half 266Successful Long Passes 18Long Passes 50Throw-Ins 20Key Passes 10Passes Into Final Third 120Backward Passes 95Goal Kicks 10Interceptions 8Successful Tackles 17Tackles 26Clearances 26Successful Aerial Duels 9Aerial Duels 26Successful Dribbles 20Dribbles 33Shots accuracy 23%Failed passes 79Possession 57%Shots on target 3Corners 3Offsides 4Successful passes 448Red cards 0Shots off target 4Blocked shots 6Shots within penalty area 7Total passes 527Goalkeeper saves 4Fouls 3Yellow cards 1Shots outside penalty area 6

Brighton

Expected Goals 2.03Big Chances Created 3Attacks 116Free Kicks 2Expected Assists 1.36Successful Crosses 3Crosses 16Passes Own Half 169Passes Opposition Half 238Successful Long Passes 24Long Passes 40Throw-Ins 16Key Passes 13Passes Into Final Third 96Backward Passes 66Goal Kicks 3Interceptions 5Successful Tackles 22Tackles 29Clearances 24Successful Aerial Duels 17Aerial Duels 26Successful Dribbles 7Dribbles 18Shots accuracy 35%Failed passes 71Possession 43%Shots on target 6Corners 7Offsides 3Successful passes 320Red cards 0Shots off target 9Blocked shots 2Shots within penalty area 9Total passes 391Goalkeeper saves 1Fouls 20Yellow cards 3Shots outside penalty area 8

Players to watch

Manchester City

Jeremy Doku · AttackerMateo Kovacic · MidfielderVitor Reis · Defender

Brighton

Georginio Rutter · AttackerMalick Yalcouyé · MidfielderOlivier Boscagli · Defender

MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

11'Yellow Card · Michael SvobodaBrighton

30'Goal · Malick Yalcouyé (assist: Georginio Rutter)Brighton

32'Yellow Card · Ayyoub BouaddiManchester City

40'Goal · Mateo Kovačić (assist: Phil Foden)Manchester City

45'Substitution · Ayyoub Bouaddi ↔ Rayan Aït-NouriManchester City

45'Substitution · Floyd Samba ↔ Ryan McAidooManchester City

47'Goal · Georginio Rutter (assist: Jaouen Hadjam)Brighton

61'Substitution · Allan Andrade Elias ↔ Jeremy DokuManchester City

72'Goal · Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis (assist: Rayan Cherki)Manchester City

76'Substitution · Rico Lewis ↔ Abdukodir KhusanovManchester City

76'Substitution · Diego Gomez ↔ Yankuba MintehBrighton

76'Substitution · Jack Hinshelwood ↔ Maxim De CuyperBrighton

81'Substitution · Georginio Rutter ↔ Matt O'RileyBrighton

81'Substitution · Malick Yalcouyé ↔ Mats WiefferBrighton

85'Substitution · Michael Svoboda ↔ Lewis DunkBrighton

87'Substitution · Nico O'Reilly ↔ Enzo FernándezManchester City

90+1'Yellow Card · Mats WiefferBrighton

90+2'Yellow Card · Lewis DunkBrighton

91'Penalty · Phil FodenManchester City

92'Penalty · Pascal GroßBrighton

92'Penalty · Enzo FernándezManchester City

93'Penalty · Matt O'RileyBrighton

94'Penalty · Jeremy DokuManchester City

94'Penalty · Maxim De CuyperBrighton

95'Missed Penalty · Mateo KovačićManchester City

96'Missed Penalty · Yasin AyariBrighton

97'Penalty · Rayan CherkiManchester City

97'Missed Penalty · Lewis DunkBrighton

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