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EFL Cup· 2026/27 · Round of 16

Manchester City v Brighton

Manchester CityM. Kovačić 40′ · V. Reis 72′
2–2Pens 4–3 · 90′ 2–2 · HT 1–1
BrightonM. Yalcouyé 30′ · G. Rutter 47′

Manchester City win 4–3 on penalties

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· Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Data checked Details
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  • Kick-off UK time
  • Referee: A. Madley
  • Pens 4–3
  • Where to watch
  • Kick-off
  • Etihad Stadium, Manchester
  • Referee: A. Madley
  • Pens 4–3
  • Data last checked ; unchanged since

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Key events available

  1. 19:30Kick-off
  2. 11′Yellow card · BrightonM. Svoboda
  3. 30′Goal · BrightonM. Yalcouyé · (assist G. Rutter)
  4. 32′Yellow card · Manchester CityA. Bouaddi
  5. 40′Goal · Manchester CityM. Kovačić · (assist P. Foden)
  6. 47′Goal · BrightonG. Rutter · (assist J. Hadjam)
  7. 72′Goal · Manchester CityV. Reis · (assist R. Cherki)
  8. 90+1′Yellow card · BrightonM. Wieffer
  9. 90+2′Yellow card · BrightonL. Dunk
Substitutions (10)
  1. 45′Substitution · Manchester CityR. Aït-Nouri on · A. Bouaddi off
  2. 45′Substitution · Manchester CityR. McAidoo on · F. Samba off
  3. 61′Substitution · Manchester CityJ. Doku on · A. Elias off
  4. 76′Substitution · Manchester CityA. Khusanov on · R. Lewis off
  5. 76′Substitution · BrightonM. De Cuyper on · J. Hinshelwood off
  6. 76′Substitution · BrightonY. Minteh on · D. Gómez off
  7. 81′Substitution · BrightonM. O'Riley on · G. Rutter off
  8. 81′Substitution · BrightonM. Wieffer on · M. Yalcouyé off
  9. 85′Substitution · BrightonL. Dunk on · M. Svoboda off
  10. 87′Substitution · Manchester CityE. Fernández on · N. O'Reilly off

Penalty shoot-out4–3

Manchester City4

  1. Scored, Phil Foden
  2. Scored, Enzo Fernández
  3. Scored, Jérémy Doku
  4. Missed, Mateo Kovačić
  5. Scored, Rayan Cherki

Brighton3

  1. Scored, Pascal Groß
  2. Scored, Matt O'Riley
  3. Scored, Maxim De Cuyper
  4. Missed, Yasin Ayari
  5. Missed, Lewis Dunk

Match summary

The record of this match holds only the score, so there is no summary: nothing else would be from the record.

Statistics available

Match

  • 57%Possession43%
  • 0.80Expected goals (xG)2.05

Attack

  • 13Shots17
  • 3Shots on target6
  • 4Shots off target9
  • 6Blocked shots2
  • 3Corners7
  • 4Offsides3
  • 4Saves1

Passing

  • 531Passes391
  • 452Accurate passes320

Discipline

  • 3Fouls20
  • 1Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0

Player statistics available

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Manchester City
PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsKey passesTackles
G. Rulli906.000000
M. Guéhi906.300102
M. Kovačić908.210103
P. Foden906.801121
R. Cherki907.701640
V. Reis907.310212
N. O'Reilly876.500002
R. Lewis766.600102
A. Elias616.200107
A. Bouaddi456.100024
F. Samba456.400000
R. Aït-Nouri456.100002
R. McAidoo456.600001
J. Doku297.200010
A. Khusanov146.200000
E. Fernández35.800000
Brighton
PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsKey passesTackles
Costinha906.200003
J. Hadjam906.501022
J. Steele906.600000
O. Boscagli907.200122
P. Groß906.300224
Y. Ayari906.800423
M. Svoboda856.300001
G. Rutter818.511513
M. Yalcouyé817.610113
D. Gómez766.300104
J. Hinshelwood766.100112
M. De Cuyper146.400010
Y. Minteh146.500102
M. Wieffer95.600100
M. O'Riley96.000000
L. Dunk55.800000

– no figure supplied for this player; a 0 is a supplied zero.

Expected goals by playernot supplied

Per-player xG: not supplied for this match. The team figure in the statistics above is supplied; the player breakdown is not.

Line-ups available

Brighton4-2-3-1

  1. 23Steele6.6
  1. 20Costinha6.2
  2. 30SvobodaBooked 11′ · Off 85′6.3
  3. 21Boscagli7.2
  4. 3Hadjam6.5
  1. 13Groß6.3
  2. 26Ayari6.8
  1. 25GómezOff 76′6.3
  2. 8HinshelwoodOff 76′6.1
  3. 35YalcouyéGoal 30′ · Off 81′7.6
  1. 10RutterGoal 47′ · Off 81′8.5
  1. 75SambaOff 45′6.4
  1. 37EliasOff 61′6.2
  2. 10Cherki7.7
  3. 47Foden6.8
  1. 8KovačićGoal 40′8.2
  2. 32BouaddiBooked 32′ · Off 45′6.1
  1. 33O'ReillyOff 87′6.5
  2. 6Guéhi6.3
  3. 22ReisGoal 72′7.3
  4. 82LewisOff 76′6.6
  1. 28Rulli6.0

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.

Manchester City · Bench

Coach: Enzo Maresca

Brighton · Bench

Coach: F. Hürzeler

Key players

Manchester Cityavailable

  1. F. Samba · Forward90 min in 1 match · 2 goals · 0 assists
  2. R. Aït-Nouri · Midfielder90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 2 assists
  3. A. Bouaddi · Midfielder90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 1 assist

From player figures for all 1 match played.

Brightonavailable

  1. L. Vušković · Defender90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 1 assist
  2. P. Groß · Midfielder90 min in 1 match · 1 goal · 0 assists
  3. C. Andrés · Midfielder90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 0 assists

From player figures for all 1 match played.

Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.

Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in EFL Cup 2026/27 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.

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