Manchester City vs Brighton result: 2–2
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryLeague Cup Round of 16
League Cup · Round of 16UTCEtihad Stadium
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Match summary
Manchester City and Brighton drew 2–2. Malick Yalcouyé 30', Mateo Kovacic 40', Georginio Rutter 47', Vitor Reis 72'. Malick Yalcouyé opened the scoring in minute 30.
Match timeline
- 11'
Michael Svoboda - 30'Malick Yalcouyé · assist: Georginio Rutter0–1
- 32'
Ayyoub Bouaddi - 40'Mateo Kovacic · assist: Phil Foden1–1
- 45'Rayan Aït-Nouri · for Ayyoub Bouaddi
- 45'Ryan McAidoo · for Floyd Samba
- 47'Georginio Rutter · assist: Jaouen Hadjam1–2
- 61'Jérémy Doku · for Allan Elias
- 72'Vitor Reis · assist: Rayan Cherki2–2
- 76'Abdukodir Khusanov · for Rico Lewis
- 76'Yankuba Minteh · for Diego Gómez
- 76'Maxim De Cuyper · for Jack Hinshelwood
- 81'Matt O'Riley · for Georginio Rutter
- 81'Mats Wieffer · for Malick Yalcouyé
- 85'Lewis Dunk · for Michael Svoboda
- 87'Enzo Fernández · for Nico O'Reilly
- 90'+1'Mats Wieffer
- 90'+2'Lewis Dunk
How was this match?
Match stats
Manchester CityBrighton
Overview
57%Possession %43%
13Shots17
3Shots on target6
3Corners7
3Fouls20
4Offsides3
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
Shots
6Blocked shots2
Passing
448/527 (85%)Passes320/391 (82%)
1/5 (20%)Crosses3/16 (19%)
18/50 (36%)Long balls24/40 (60%)
Defence
17/26 (65%)Tackles won22/29 (76%)
8Interceptions5
26Clearances24
4Saves1
Starting lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manchester City4-2-3-1
75↓Samba
37↓Elias
10Cherki
47Foden
8⚽Kovacic
32↓Bouaddi
33↓O'Reilly
6Guéhi
22⚽Reis
82↓Lewis
28Rulli
- 28Gerónimo RulliG
- 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
- 22Vitor Reis⚽CD-R
- 33Nico O'Reilly↓ 87'LB
- 82Rico Lewis↓ 76'RB
- 10Rayan CherkiAM
- 8Mateo Kovacic⚽LM
- 32Ayyoub Bouaddi↓ 45'RM
- 75Floyd Samba↓ 45'F
- 37Allan Elias↓ 61'AM-L
- 47Phil FodenAM-R
Substitutes
- 56Ryan McAidoo↑ 45'
- 21Rayan Aït-Nouri↑ 45'
- 11Jérémy Doku↑ 61'
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov↑ 76'
- 17Enzo Fernández↑ 87'
Brighton4-2-3-1
10⚽↓Rutter
35⚽↓Yalcouyé
8↓Hinshelwood
25↓Gómez
26Ayari
13Gross
3Hadjam
21Boscagli
30↓Svoboda
20Costinha
23Steele
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
- 30Michael Svoboda↓ 85'CD-R
- 3Jaouen HadjamLB
- 20CostinhaRB
- 8Jack Hinshelwood↓ 76'AM
- 26Yasin AyariLM
- 13Pascal GrossRM
- 10Georginio Rutter⚽↓ 81'F
- 35Malick Yalcouyé⚽↓ 81'AM-L
- 25Diego Gómez↓ 76'AM-R
Substitutes
- 11Yankuba Minteh↑ 76'
- 29Maxim De Cuyper↑ 76'
- 27Mats Wieffer↑ 81'
- 33Matt O'Riley↑ 81'
- 5Lewis Dunk↑ 85'
Recent form
Manchester City
Form points 7/15
Brighton
Form points 8/15
Head-to-head
0
Manchester City
1
Draw
0
Brighton
Last meeting
- Oct 28, 2026Manchester City2–2Brighton
Venue
Etihad Stadium
Frequently asked questions
- When is Manchester City vs Brighton?
- Manchester City vs Brighton was played on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 19:30 UTC.
- Where is Manchester City vs Brighton played?
- Manchester City vs Brighton was played at Etihad Stadium.
- What competition is Manchester City vs Brighton in?
- Manchester City vs Brighton was part of the League Cup.
- What was the final score of Manchester City vs Brighton?
- Manchester City vs Brighton ended 2–2.