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Manchester City 2–2 Brighton

Manchester City
2–2FT
Brighton
Season
EFL Cup
2026 · Round of 16
Venue
Etihad StadiumManchester

Referee

Andrew Madley

EFL Cup: Manchester City and Brighton drew 2–2. Goals: Malick Yalcouyé 30', Mateo Kovačić 40', Georginio Rutter 47', Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis 72', Phil Foden 91' (pen.), Pascal Groß 92' (pen.), Enzo Fernández 92' (pen.), Matt O'Riley 93' (pen.), Jeremy Doku 94' (pen.), Maxim De Cuyper 94' (pen.), Rayan Cherki 97' (pen.).

Top rated

The provider's match ratings, out of 10.

Player of the match

G. Rutter

Brighton

8.5
  • M. Kovačić8.2
  • R. Cherki7.7
  • Vitor Nunes7.3
  • G. Rutter8.5
  • M. Yalcouyé7.7
  • O. Boscagli7.2

Chances and finishing

Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.

  • Manchester City
  • Brighton
Manchester City
Goals2xG0.80
xG per shot
0.06
Goals minus xG
+1.20
Brighton
Goals2xG2.05
xG per shot
0.12
Goals minus xG
-0.05

How the chances split

Manchester City win 14%Draw 20%Brighton win 66%

Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.

Show as a table
Manchester CityBrighton
Goals22
Expected goals (xG)0.802.05
xG per shot0.0620.121
Goals minus xG+1.20-0.05
Manchester City win14%
Draw20%
Brighton win66%

Goals & cards

    1. 11′
      Michael SvobodaFoul
    2. 30′
      Malick YalcouyéAssist: Georginio Rutter
    3. Ayyoub BouaddiHandball
      32′
    4. Mateo KovačićAssist: Phil Foden
      40′
    5. 47′
      Georginio RutterAssist: Jaouen Hadjam
    6. Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos ReisAssist: Rayan Cherki
      72′
    7. 90+1′
      Mats WiefferTime Wasting
    8. 90+2′
      Lewis DunkFoul
    9. Phil Foden(Penalty)
      91′
    10. 92′
      Pascal Groß(Penalty)
    11. Enzo Fernández(Penalty)
      92′
    12. 93′
      Matt O'Riley(Penalty)
    13. Jeremy Doku(Penalty)
      94′
    14. 94′
      Maxim De Cuyper(Penalty)
    15. Rayan Cherki(Penalty)
      97′

Key stats

  • 57%Ball Possession43%
  • 0.8Expected goals2.05
  • 13Total Shots17
  • 3Shots on goal6
  • 3Corner Kicks7

Facts

From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.

  • Manchester City: 3 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
  • Manchester City have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
  • Manchester City scored 14 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches.
  • Brighton: 3 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
  • Brighton kept 4 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
  • Brighton scored 11 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches.
  • ⇄Their last meeting: Manchester City 0–1 Brighton.

Recent form

Manchester CityWLWWL
BrightonWWWDL

Timeline

    1. 11′
      Michael SvobodaFoul
    2. 30′
      Malick YalcouyéAssist: Georginio Rutter
    3. Ayyoub BouaddiHandball
      32′
    4. Mateo KovačićAssist: Phil Foden
      40′
    5. Off: Ayyoub Bouaddi⇅On: Rayan Aït-Nouri
      45′
    6. Off: Floyd Samba⇅On: Ryan McAidoo
      45′
    7. 47′
      Georginio RutterAssist: Jaouen Hadjam
    8. Off: Allan Andrade Elias⇅On: Jeremy Doku
      61′
    9. Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos ReisAssist: Rayan Cherki
      72′
    10. Off: Rico Lewis⇅On: Abdukodir Khusanov
      76′
    11. 76′
      ⇅Off: Diego GomezOn: Yankuba Minteh
    12. 76′
      ⇅Off: Jack HinshelwoodOn: Maxim De Cuyper
    13. 81′
      ⇅Off: Georginio RutterOn: Matt O'Riley
    14. 81′
      ⇅Off: Malick YalcouyéOn: Mats Wieffer
    15. 85′
      ⇅Off: Michael SvobodaOn: Lewis Dunk
    16. Off: Nico O'Reilly⇅On: Enzo Fernández
      87′
    17. 90+1′
      Mats WiefferTime Wasting
    18. 90+2′
      Lewis DunkFoul
    19. Phil Foden(Penalty)
      91′
    20. 92′
      Pascal Groß(Penalty)
    21. Enzo Fernández(Penalty)
      92′
    22. 93′
      Matt O'Riley(Penalty)
    23. Jeremy Doku(Penalty)
      94′
    24. 94′
      Maxim De Cuyper(Penalty)
    25. Mateo Kovačić(Missed penalty)✕Penalty Shootout
      95′
    26. 96′
      ✕Yasin Ayari(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout
    27. Rayan Cherki(Penalty)
      97′
    28. 97′
      ✕Lewis Dunk(Missed penalty)Penalty Shootout

Chances and finishing

Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.

  • Manchester City
  • Brighton
Manchester City
Goals2xG0.80
xG per shot
0.06
Goals minus xG
+1.20
Brighton
Goals2xG2.05
xG per shot
0.12
Goals minus xG
-0.05

How the chances split

Manchester City win 14%Draw 20%Brighton win 66%

Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.

Show as a table
Manchester CityBrighton
Goals22
Expected goals (xG)0.802.05
xG per shot0.0620.121
Goals minus xG+1.20-0.05
Manchester City win14%
Draw20%
Brighton win66%

Every shot, and how it ended

Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.

  • Goals
  • Saved
  • Off target
  • Blocked
Manchester City13 shots
2146
Brighton17 shots
2492
  • 79Inside the box
  • 68Outside the box
Show as a table
Manchester CityBrighton
Goals22
Saved14
Off target49
Blocked62
Inside the box79
Outside the box68

The ball: possession and passing

Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.

  • Manchester City
  • Brighton
57%Possession43%
85%448 of 527 passes82%320 of 391 passes
Show as a table
Manchester CityBrighton
Possession57%43%
Passes527391
Completed448320
Pass accuracy85%82%

Discipline

Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.

  • 320Fouls
  • 13Yellow cards
  • 00Red cards
  • 43Offsides
0'45'90'
Show as a table
Manchester CityBrighton
Fouls320
Yellow cards13
Red cards00
Offsides43

Every player's rating

The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.

  • Manchester City
  • Brighton
678910Manchester CityBrightonM. Kovačić 8.2G. Rutter 8.5
Show as a table
PlayerTeamRatingMin
G. RutterBrighton8.581
M. KovačićManchester City8.290
R. CherkiManchester City7.790
M. YalcouyéBrighton7.781
Vitor NunesManchester City7.390
J. DokuManchester City7.229
O. BoscagliBrighton7.290
A. BouaddiManchester City6.945
P. FodenManchester City6.890
Y. AyariBrighton6.890
R. LewisManchester City6.776
M. GuéhiManchester City6.690
Y. MintehBrighton6.514
R. McAidooManchester City6.545
N. O'ReillyManchester City6.587
J. HadjamBrighton6.590
F. SambaManchester City6.445
M. De CuyperBrighton6.414
M. SvobodaBrighton6.385
D. GómezBrighton6.376
P. GroßBrighton6.390
AllanManchester City6.261
CostinhaBrighton6.290
A. KhusanovManchester City6.214
J. HinshelwoodBrighton6.176
R. Aït-NouriManchester City6.045
G. RulliManchester City6.090
J. SteeleBrighton6.090
M. O'RileyBrighton6.09
E. FernándezManchester City5.83
L. DunkBrighton5.75
M. WiefferBrighton5.59

The goalkeepers

Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.

67%
G. Rulli
Saves
4
Conceded
2
Rating
6.0
33%
J. Steele
Saves
1
Conceded
2
Rating
6.0
  • Manchester City
  • Brighton

Top stats

  • 57%Ball Possession43%
  • 0.8Expected goals2.05
  • 13Total Shots17
  • 3Shots on goal6
  • 3Corner Kicks7

Shots

  • 4Shots off Goal9
  • 6Blocked shots2
  • 7Shots insidebox9
  • 6Shots outsidebox8

Passing

  • 527Total passes391
  • 448Passes accurate320
  • 85%Pass accuracy82%

Defence & set pieces

  • 4Goalkeeper Saves1
  • 20Free Kicks2
  • 4Offsides3

Discipline

  • 3Fouls20
  • 1Yellow Cards3
  • 0Red Cards0
286.0G. Rulli
336.5N. O'Reilly66.6M. Guéhi227.3⚽Vitor Nunes826.7R. Lewis
88.2⚽M. Kovačić326.9A. Bouaddi
376.2Allan107.7AR. Cherki476.8AP. Foden
756.4F. Samba
108.5⚽AG. Rutter
357.7⚽M. Yalcouyé86.1J. Hinshelwood256.3D. Gómez
266.8Y. Ayari136.3P. Groß
36.5AJ. Hadjam217.2O. Boscagli306.3M. Svoboda206.2Costinha
236.0J. Steele
Manchester City4-2-3-1Brighton4-2-3-1
286.0G. Rulli
336.5N. O'Reilly66.6M. Guéhi227.3⚽Vitor Nunes826.7R. Lewis
88.2⚽M. Kovačić326.9A. Bouaddi
376.2Allan107.7AR. Cherki476.8AP. Foden
756.4F. Samba
108.5⚽AG. Rutter
357.7⚽M. Yalcouyé86.1J. Hinshelwood256.3D. Gómez
266.8Y. Ayari136.3P. Groß
36.5AJ. Hadjam217.2O. Boscagli306.3M. Svoboda206.2Costinha
236.0J. Steele
Manchester City4-2-3-1Brighton4-2-3-1
Manchester City4-2-3-1

Coach: E. Maresca

Bench

  • 21R. Aït-NouriD
  • 13M. BettinelliG
  • 61K. BraithwaiteD
  • 11J. DokuF
  • 17E. FernándezM
  • 45A. KhusanovD
  • 56R. McAidooF
  • 7I. NdiayeF
  • 76Dexter OliverM
Brighton4-2-3-1

Coach: F. Hürzeler

Bench

  • 12P. DavidF
  • 29M. De CuyperD
  • 5L. DunkD
  • 11Y. MintehF
  • 33M. O'RileyM
  • 15I. OsmanF
  • 1B. VerbruggenG
  • 44L. VuškovićD
  • 27M. WiefferM
37AllanM616.20010130127011018013100
28G. RulliG906.000004402200001000004
Dexter Oliver00000000000000000000
7I. NdiayeF00000000000000000000
56R. McAidooF456.500001001010036101100
45A. KhusanovD146.200001101100011001000
17E. FernándezM35.8000080801011001000
11J. DokuF297.2000017115000915702000
61K. BraithwaiteD00000000000000000000
13M. BettinelliG00000000000000000000
21R. Aït-NouriD456.000002201720047001000
75F. SambaF456.40000100500027000100
33N. O'ReillyD876.5000045040200814300000
82R. LewisD766.700104804520057002000
8M. KovačićM908.210115905733059001000
6M. GuéhiD906.600105804822046001000
47P. FodenM906.8011036228101810304100
10R. CherkiM907.7016147441004714601000
32A. BouaddiM456.900003623141057011010
22Vitor NunesD907.310216315821037011000

Recent form

Manchester CityWLWWL
BrightonWWWDL

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