Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion — Carabao Cup
Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.
UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
Result and match summary
After penalties
Manchester City 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion. After penalties. Manchester City win 4–3 on penalties. Manchester City go through. Carabao Cup fourth round, Wed 28 Oct 2026, 19:30 GMT. Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England.
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Key match events
Last checked 23 events
0'
Kick-off
11'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael Svoboda
30'
Goal
Brighton & Hove Albion
Malick Yalcouyé ScorerGeorginio Rutter Assist
32'
Yellow Card
Manchester City
Ayyoub Bouaddi
38'
End Delay
Brighton & Hove Albion
38'
End Delay
Manchester City
40'
Goal
Manchester City
Mateo Kovacic ScorerPhil Foden Assist
45'
Substitution
Manchester City
Rayan Aït-Nouri OnAyyoub Bouaddi Off
45'
Substitution
Manchester City
Ryan McAidoo OnFloyd Samba Off
47'
Goal
Brighton & Hove Albion
Georginio Rutter ScorerJaouen Hadjam Assist
61'
Substitution
Manchester City
Jérémy Doku OnAllan Elias
72'
Goal
Manchester City
Vitor Reis ScorerRayan Cherki Assist
76'
Substitution
Manchester City
Abdukodir Khusanov OnRico Lewis Off
76'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Yankuba Minteh OnDiego Gómez Off
76'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Maxim De Cuyper OnJack Hinshelwood Off
81'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Matt O'Riley OnGeorginio Rutter Off
81'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Mats Wieffer OnMalick Yalcouyé Off
85'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Lewis Dunk OnMichael Svoboda Off
87'
Substitution
Manchester City
Enzo Fernández OnNico O'Reilly Off
90'+1'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Mats Wieffer
90'+2'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Lewis Dunk
90'+5'
End of normal time
97'Pens
End Match
Penalty shoot-out
Last checked
Manchester City
1Phil FodenScored
2Enzo FernándezScored
3Jérémy DokuScored
4Mateo KovacicMissed
5Rayan CherkiScored
Brighton & Hove Albion
1Pascal GrossScored
2Matt O'RileyScored
3Maxim De CuyperScored
4Yasin AyariMissed
5Lewis DunkMissed
Match statistics
Last checked
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
56.6%Possession43.4%
13Shots17
3Shots on target6
3Corners7
3Fouls20
4Offsides3
4Saves1
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
527Passes391
448Accurate passes320
85.0%Pass accuracy81.8%
5Crosses16
1Accurate crosses3
50Long balls40
18Accurate long balls24
6Blocked shots2
26Tackles29
8Interceptions5
26Clearances24
23.1%Shots on target (%)35.3%
0Penalties scored0
0Penalties taken0
20.0%Cross accuracy18.8%
36.0%Long-ball accuracy60.0%
17Successful tackles22
65.4%Tackle success75.9%
26Effective clearances24
Line-ups & formations
Last checked
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
28
Gerónimo Rulli
Goalkeeper
6
Marc Guéhi
Centre Left Defender
22
Vitor Reis
Centre Right Defender
33
Nico O'Reilly
Left Back · Substituted
82
Rico Lewis
Right Back · Substituted
10
Rayan Cherki
Attacking Midfielder
8
Mateo Kovacic
Left Midfielder
32
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Right Midfielder · Substituted
75
Floyd Samba
Forward · Substituted
37
Allan Elias
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
47
Phil Foden
Attacking Midfielder Right
Substitutes
56
Ryan McAidoo
Substitute · Came on
21
Rayan Aït-Nouri
Substitute · Came on
17
Enzo Fernández
Substitute · Came on
11
Jérémy Doku
Substitute · Came on
7
Iliman Ndiaye
Substitute
61
Kaden Braithwaite
Substitute
45
Abdukodir Khusanov
Substitute · Came on
13
Marcus Bettinelli
Substitute
76
Dexter Oliver
Substitute
Brighton & Hove Albion
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
23
Jason Steele
Goalkeeper
21
Olivier Boscagli
Centre Left Defender
30
Michael Svoboda
Centre Right Defender · Substituted
3
Jaouen Hadjam
Left Back
20
Costinha
Right Back
8
Jack Hinshelwood
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
26
Yasin Ayari
Left Midfielder
13
Pascal Gross
Right Midfielder
10
Georginio Rutter
Forward · Substituted
35
Malick Yalcouyé
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
25
Diego Gómez
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted
Substitutes
27
Mats Wieffer
Substitute · Came on
5
Lewis Dunk
Substitute · Came on
12
Promise David
Substitute
1
Bart Verbruggen
Substitute
44
Luka Vuskovic
Substitute
15
Ibrahim Osman
Substitute
11
Yankuba Minteh
Substitute · Came on
29
Maxim De Cuyper
Substitute · Came on
33
Matt O'Riley
Substitute · Came on
Player statistics
YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player
Goals
Assists
Shots
On target
YC
RC
Saves
Gerónimo RulliGoalkeeperMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Marc GuéhiCentre Left DefenderMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
Vitor ReisCentre Right DefenderMore statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
—
Nico O'ReillyLeft BackMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Rico LewisRight BackMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
Rayan CherkiAttacking MidfielderMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
1
6
1
0
0
—
Mateo KovacicLeft MidfielderMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
—
Ayyoub BouaddiRight MidfielderMore statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
Floyd SambaForwardMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
1
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Allan EliasAttacking Midfielder LeftMore statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
3
Own goals
0
Offsides
1
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
Phil FodenAttacking Midfielder RightMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
4
Own goals
0
Offsides
1
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
—
Ryan McAidooSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
1
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Rayan Aït-NouriSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Enzo FernándezSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Jérémy DokuSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Iliman NdiayeSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Kaden BraithwaiteSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Abdukodir KhusanovSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Marcus BettinelliSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dexter OliverSubstituteMore statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Previous meetings
Last checked Before this fixture · All competitions
7 Jan 2026 · 2025-26 English Premier League
Manchester City1 – 1Brighton & Hove Albion
31 Aug 2025 · 2025-26 English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion2 – 1Manchester City
15 Mar 2025 · 2024-25 English Premier League
Manchester City2 – 2Brighton & Hove Albion
9 Nov 2024 · 2024-25 English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion2 – 1Manchester City
25 Apr 2024 · 2023-24 English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion0 – 4Manchester City
Form before this match
Last checked
W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.
Manchester City
L
Aston Villa (A)
24 Oct 2026 · Premier League
2 – 1
W
AEK Athens (H)
20 Oct 2026 · UEFA Champions League
5 – 1
W
Ipswich Town (H)
17 Oct 2026 · Premier League
3 – 2
L
Paris Saint-Germain (H)
14 Oct 2026 · UEFA Champions League
2 – 4
W
Liverpool (A)
11 Oct 2026 · Premier League
0 – 3
Brighton & Hove Albion
L
Liverpool (A)
25 Oct 2026 · Premier League
2 – 0
D
Jablonec (A)
22 Oct 2026 · UEFA Conference League
0 – 0
W
Crystal Palace (H)
18 Oct 2026 · Premier League
5 – 0
W
Kauno Zalgiris (H)
15 Oct 2026 · UEFA Conference League
4 – 0
W
Sunderland (A)
10 Oct 2026 · Premier League
0 – 2
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion: match questions
When and where was Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion?
The listed kick-off is Wed 28 Oct 2026, 19:30 GMT. The venue is Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.
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Are penalties included in the final score?
The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.
Match updates
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