Manchester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion — Carabao Cup · Wed 28 Oct 2026 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Full-time result, line-ups and stats on Champslig.
- Home:
- Manchester City
- Away:
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Competition:
- Carabao Cup
- Kick-off:
- Wed 28 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC
- Venue:
- Etihad Stadium
- City:
- Manchester
- Score:
- 2-2
- Half-time:
- 1-1
- Season:
- 2026/2027
- Formations:
- 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1
- Weather:
- overcast clouds · 81% humidity · wind 2.06 m/s
- TV:
- Viaplay Denmark, Sport TV, Viaplay Sweden, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport Laliga ROA, Viaplay Norway
Goals
- 1' Philip Foden — Manchester City · 1-0
- 2' Pascal Groß — Brighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
- 3' Enzo Jeremías Fernández — Manchester City · 2-1
- 4' Matthew O'Riley — Brighton & Hove Albion · 2-2
- 5' Jeremy Doku — Manchester City · 3-2
- 6' Maxim De Cuyper — Brighton & Hove Albion · 3-3
- 9' Mathis Ryan Cherki — Manchester City · 4-3
- 30' Malick Junior Yalcouyé — Brighton & Hove Albion · 0-1 · assist Georginio Rutter
- 40' Mateo Kovačić — Manchester City · 1-1 · assist Philip Foden
- 47' Georginio Rutter — Brighton & Hove Albion · 1-2 · assist Jaouen Hadjam
- 72' Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis — Manchester City · 2-2 · assist Mathis Ryan Cherki
Line-ups
- Mateo Kovačić — Manchester City · Midfielder · rating 6.88 · rank #137
- Gerónimo Rulli — Manchester City · Goalkeeper · rating 6.61 · rank #1064
- Ayyoub Bouaddi — Manchester City · Midfielder · rating 6.71 · rank #237
- Nico O'Reilly — Manchester City · Defender · rating 6.55 · rank #352
- Abdukodir Khusanov — Manchester City · Defender · bench · rating 7.12 · rank #49
- Rico Lewis — Manchester City · Defender · rating 6.13 · rank #446
- Jaouen Hadjam — Brighton & Hove Albion · Defender · rating 6.65 · rank #189
- Pascal Groß — Brighton & Hove Albion · Midfielder · rating 7.4 · rank #7
- João Pedro Loureiro da Costa — Brighton & Hove Albion · Defender · rating 6.56 · rank #342
- Jason Steele — Brighton & Hove Albion · Goalkeeper · rating 6.48 · rank #1321
- Luka Vušković — Brighton & Hove Albion · Defender · bench · rating 7.25 · rank #22
- Malick Junior Yalcouyé — Brighton & Hove Albion · Midfielder · rating 7 · rank #84
- Marc Guehi — Manchester City · Defender · rating 6.96 · rank #95
- Jeremy Doku — Manchester City · Attacker · bench · rating 7.47 · rank #3
- Philip Foden — Manchester City · Midfielder · rating 6.89 · rank #132
- Ryan McAidoo — Manchester City · Attacker · bench · rating 6.65 · rank #285
- Lewis Dunk — Brighton & Hove Albion · Defender · bench · rating 7.03 · rank #77
- Jack Hinshelwood — Brighton & Hove Albion · Midfielder · rating 7.23 · rank #28
- Georginio Rutter — Brighton & Hove Albion · Attacker · rating 6.75 · rank #215
- Ibrahim Osman — Brighton & Hove Albion · Attacker · bench · rating 6.6 · rank #315
- Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla — Brighton & Hove Albion · Midfielder · rating 6.94 · rank #102
- Iliman Ndiaye — Manchester City · Attacker · bench · rating 6.81 · rank #180
Officials
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Referee:
- Nicholas Hopton
- Referee:
- Mark Stevens
- Referee:
- Thomas Bramall
- Manager:
- Enzo Maresca
- Manager:
- Fabian Hürzeler
Match stats
| Manchester City | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Ball Possession % | 43 |
| 13 | Shots Total | 17 |
| 3 | Shots On Target | 6 |
| 4 | Shots Off Target | 9 |
| 1 | Big Chances Created | 3 |
| 1 | Big Chances Missed | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellowcards | 3 |
| 527 | Passes | 391 |
| 85 | Successful Passes Percentage | 82 |
| 75 | Duels Won | 55 |
| 26 | Tackles | 29 |
| 55 | Dangerous Attacks | 47 |
Where to watch (70 channels)
- Viaplay Denmark
- Sport TV
- Viaplay Sweden
- SuperSport GOtv LaLiga
- SuperSport Laliga ROA
- Viaplay Norway
- Elisa Viihde Viaplay
- Viaplay Iceland
- DAZN
- Paramount+
- Voyo
- TV 2 Play
Live commentary (last 60)
- 40' Goal! Mateo Kovacic scores, making it 1-1.
- 40' Shot by Mateo Kovacic with his right foot results in a goal.
- 42' Corner awarded.
- 41' Pascal Gross takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
- 42' Corner awarded.
- 43' Marc Guehi attempts a header but misses the shot.
- 45+1' Allan Andrade Elias takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
- First half ends with the score at 1-1.
- 45+3' Yasin Ayari takes a right-footed shot but misses.
- 46' Rayan Ait Nouri is on, and Ayyoub Bouaddi is off.
- 46' Ryan McAidoo is on, and Floyd Samba is off.
- 47' Goal! Georginio Rutter scores, making it 1-2.
- 47' Georginio Rutter scores with a right-footed shot.
- 49' Offside.
- 50' Offside.
- 57' Corner awarded.
- 57' Corner awarded.
- 57' Olivier Boscagli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
- 58' Offside.
- 59' Corner awarded.
- 59' Georginio Rutter takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
- 59' Jack Hinshelwood takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
- 60' Corner awarded.
- 60' Georginio Rutter takes a left-footed shot but misses.
- 61' Substitution: Jeremy Doku comes on for Allan Andrade Elias.
- 68' Rico Lewis takes a right-footed shot but misses.
- 70' Corner awarded.
- 70' Corner awarded.
- 72' Goal! Mathis Ryan Cherki scores, bringing the match to 2-2.
- 73' Corner awarded.
- 72' Vitor Reis scores with a right-footed shot.
- 74' Corner awarded.
- 75' Offside.
- 76' Abdukodir Khusanov comes on for Rico Lewis.
- 76' Yankuba Minteh is on, and Diego Gómez is off.
- 77' Maxim de Cuyper comes on for Jack Hinshelwood.
- 81' On Matthew O'Riley, off Georginio Rutter.
- 81' On Mats Wieffer, off Malick Yalcouye.
- 83' Phil Foden takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
- 85' On Lewis Dunk, off Michael Svoboda.
- 85' On Lewis Dunk, off Michael Svoboda.
- 87' Enzo Fernandez comes on for Matthew O'Riley.
- 88' Corner awarded.
- 89' Corner awarded.
- 89' Mats Wieffer takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
- 89' Yasin Ayari takes a right-footed shot but misses.
- 90+1' Mats Wieffer receives a yellow card.
- 90+2' Lewis Dunk receives a yellow card.
- 90+2' Mathis Ryan Cherki takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
- 90+5' Yankuba Minteh takes a left-footed shot but misses.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Phil Foden scores, making it 1-0.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Pascal Gross scores, making it 1-1.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Enzo Fernandez scores, making it 2-1.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Matthew O'Riley scores, making it 2-2.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Jeremy Doku scores, making it 3-2.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Maxim de Cuyper scores, making it 3-3.
- 125' Penalty miss for Mateo Kovacic. The score remains 3-3.
- 125' Yasin Ayari misses the penalty. The score remains 3-3.
- 125' Goal in the penalty shootout! Mathis Ryan Cherki scores, making it 4-3.
- 125' Lewis Dunk misses the penalty in the shootout. The score remains 4-3.
