EFL Cup | Round of 16 | 2026-10-29 04:30 JST
2 – 2 Pens 4-3
40' M. Kovačić 72' Vitor Nunes 30' M. Yalcouyé 47' G. Rutter
Match summary The EFL Cup Round of 16 fixture between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion was played on October 29. The match ended 2-2, so it was decided on penalties. Manchester City prevailed 4-3 on penalties against Brighton & Hove Albion. It was 1-1 at half-time and 1-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Manchester City – M. Kovačić and Vitor Nunes; Brighton & Hove Albion – M. Yalcouyé and G. Rutter. Assists: Manchester City – P. Foden and R. Cherki; Brighton & Hove Albion – G. Rutter and J. Hadjam.
Possession: Manchester City 57%, Brighton & Hove Albion 43%. Shots: Manchester City 13, Brighton & Hove Albion 17. Yellow cards: Manchester City 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 3.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 28 Rulli 33 O&ap os; 6 Guéhi 22 Nunes 82 Lewis 8 Kovačić 32 Bouaddi 37 Allan 10 Cherki 47 Foden 75 Samba
4-2-3-1 23 Steele 3 Hadjam 21 Bosc agl 30 Svob oda 20 Cost inh 26 Ayari 13 Groß 35 Yalcouy 8 Hinshel 25 Gómez 10 Rutter
0.8 Expected goals (xG) 2.05
View as table Manchester City Stat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 57% Possession 43% 0.8 Expected goals (xG) 2.05 13 Shots 17 3 Shots on target 6 4 Shots off target 9 6 Blocked shots 2 7 Shots inside the box 9 6 Shots outside the box 8 3 Corner kicks 7 4 Offsides 3 3 Fouls 20 527 Passes 391 448 Accurate passes 320 4 Goalkeeper saves 1 1 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Player stats Manchester City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF Allan 1 0 0 0(0%) 7 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.24 61 0 0 18(10) GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 0 22(50%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.03 90 0 0 1(0) FW I. Ndiaye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW R. McAidoo 0 0 0 1(100%) 1 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.53 45 0 0 6(3) DF A. Khusanov 0 0 0 0 0 11(100%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.16 14 0 0 1(1) MF E. Fernández 0 0 0 0 0 8(100%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.77 3 0 1 1(1) FW J. Doku 0 0 0 7(64%) 0 0 15(88%) 0 0 0 0 2 7.2 29 1 0 15(9) DF K. Braithwaite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK M. Bettinelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF R. Aït-Nouri 0 0 0 2 0 17(77%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.05 45 0 0 7(4) FW F. Samba 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 5(50%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.39 45 0 0 7(2) DF N. O'Reilly 0 0 0 3(60%) 2 0 40(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 87 0 0 14(8) DF R. Lewis 1 0 0 2 0 45(94%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.65 76 0 0 7(5) MF M. Kovačić 1 1 1 3 0 57(97%) 0 0 0 0 1 8.16 90 0 3 9(5) DF M. Guéhi 1 0 0 2 0 48(83%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.61 90 0 2 6(4) MF P. Foden 1 0 0 3(75%) 1 1 28(78%) 1 0 0 0 4 6.81 90 2 0 10(8) MF R. Cherki 6 1 0 6(86%) 0 4 41(87%) 1 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 4 0 14(7) MF A. Bouaddi 0 0 0 0(0%) 4 0 31(86%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.9 45 2 1 7(5) DF Vitor Nunes 2 1 1 2 0 58(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.33 90 1 1 7(3)
Brighton & Hove Albion Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF M. Yalcouyé 1 1 1 3 0 26(90%) 0 0 0 2 0 7.67 81 2 0 11(4) FW P. David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF M. De Cuyper 0 0 0 0 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.39 14 1 0 1(0) DF L. Dunk 0 0 0 0 0 3(75%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.72 5 0 0 1(0) FW Y. Minteh 1 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 6(60%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.54 14 0 0 10(3) MF M. O'Riley 0 0 0 0 0 2(33%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.96 9 0 0 FW I. Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK B. Verbruggen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF L. Vušković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF M. Wieffer 1 0 0 0 0 4(80%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.55 9 0 0 1(0) DF M. Svoboda 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 33(94%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.33 85 0 2 9(5) FW G. Rutter 5 4 1 2(50%) 3 0 11(65%) 1 0 0 2 2 8.48 81 1 0 16(7) MF J. Hinshelwood 1 0 0 0(0%) 2 1 14(82%) 0 0 0 4 0 6.14 76 1 0 8(2) DF J. Hadjam 0 0 0 3(100%) 2 0 23(77%) 1 0 0 2 0 6.48 90 2 0 11(6) MF P. Groß 2 0 0 4 1 34(85%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.25 90 2 0 15(5) MF D. Gómez 1 1 0 0(0%) 4 0 19(68%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.32 76 0 1 15(7) DF Costinha 0 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 27(84%) 0 0 0 3 0 6.18 90 0 1 15(7) DF O. Boscagli 1 0 0 2 0 51(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.16 90 2 1 5(4) MF Y. Ayari 4 0 0 1(25%) 3 0 30(83%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.77 90 2 0 12(5) GK J. Steele 0 0 0 0 0 32(80%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.01 90 0 0
Lineups Manchester City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 28 G. Rulli Starter DF 82 R. Lewis Starter DF 22 Vitor Nunes Starter DF 6 M. Guéhi Starter DF 33 N. O'Reilly Starter MF 32 A. Bouaddi Starter MF 8 M. Kovačić Starter MF 47 P. Foden Starter MF 10 R. Cherki Starter MF 37 Allan Starter FW 75 F. Samba Bench DF 21 R. Aït-Nouri Bench FW 11 J. Doku Bench MF 17 E. Fernández Bench DF 45 A. Khusanov Bench FW 56 R. McAidoo
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 M. Bettinelli Bench DF 61 K. Braithwaite Bench FW 7 I. Ndiaye Bench MF 76 Dexter Oliver
Brighton & Hove Albion Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 J. Steele Starter DF 20 Costinha Starter DF 30 M. Svoboda Starter DF 21 O. Boscagli Starter DF 3 J. Hadjam Starter MF 13 P. Groß Starter MF 26 Y. Ayari Starter MF 25 D. Gómez Starter MF 8 J. Hinshelwood Starter MF 35 M. Yalcouyé Starter FW 10 G. Rutter Bench DF 29 M. De Cuyper Bench DF 5 L. Dunk Bench FW 11 Y. Minteh Bench MF 33 M. O'Riley Bench MF 27 M. Wieffer
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench FW 12 P. David Bench FW 15 I. Osman Bench GK 1 B. Verbruggen Bench DF 44 L. Vušković
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 11' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card M. Svoboda 1H 30' Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Goal M. Yalcouyé 0-1 1H 32' Manchester City 🟨 Yellow card A. Bouaddi 1H 40' Manchester City ⚽ Goal M. Kovačić 1-1 1H 45' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Bouaddi → IN R. Aït-Nouri 1H 45' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Samba → IN R. McAidoo 2H 2' Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Goal G. Rutter 1-2 2H 16' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT Allan → IN J. Doku 2H 27' Manchester City ⚽ Goal Vitor Nunes 2-2 2H 31' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Lewis → IN A. Khusanov 2H 31' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Gómez → IN Yankuba Minteh 2H 31' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Hinshelwood → IN M. De Cuyper 2H 36' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Rutter → IN M. O'Riley 2H 36' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Yalcouyé → IN Mats Wieffer 2H 40' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Svoboda → IN L. Dunk 2H 42' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT N. O'Reilly → IN E. Fernández 2H 45+1' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card Mats Wieffer 2H 45+2' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card L. Dunk PK戦 Manchester City ⚽ Shootout scored P. Foden 1-0 PK戦 Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Shootout scored P. Groß 1-1 PK戦 Manchester City ⚽ Shootout scored E. Fernández 2-1 PK戦 Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Shootout scored M. O'Riley 2-2 PK戦 Manchester City ⚽ Shootout scored J. Doku 3-2 PK戦 Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Shootout scored M. De Cuyper 3-3 PK戦 Manchester City ❌ Shootout missed M. Kovačić PK戦 Brighton & Hove Albion ❌ Shootout missed Y. Ayari PK戦 Manchester City ⚽ Shootout scored R. Cherki 4-3 PK戦 Brighton & Hove Albion ❌ Shootout missed L. Dunk
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