Manchester City vs. Brighton Highlights (Oct 28)
EFL Cup 2026/27
EFL Cup 2026/27
Manchester City vs. Brighton highlights from EFL Cup 2026/27, Oct 28 at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City emerged victorious against Brighton in a thrilling EFL Cup encounter at the Etihad Stadium, which concluded 2-2 after regular time and was ultimately decided by a 4-3 penalty shootout.
Brighton took the lead in the 30th minute through Malick Yalcouyé, assisted by Georginio Rutter. Manchester City responded in the 40th minute with a goal from Mateo Kovačić, set up by Phil Foden. Brighton regained the lead early in the second half with a strike from Georginio Rutter in the 47th minute, with Jaouen Hadjam providing the assist. Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis equalized for Manchester City in the 72nd minute, assisted by Rayan Cherki, forcing the match into penalties.
During the penalty shootout, Manchester City converted their opportunities through Phil Foden, Enzo Fernández, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki. Brighton scored via Pascal Groß, Matt O'Riley, and Maxim De Cuyper. However, missed penalties from Mateo Kovačić, Yasin Ayari, and Lewis Dunk ultimately sealed the win for Manchester City.
Despite Brighton generating higher expected goals (2.03 to City's 0.76) and creating more big chances (3 to 1), Manchester City secured the win. Brighton registered more shots on target (6 to 3) and had more possession (57% to 43%) but were unable to convert their dominance into a victory in regulation time.
