Manchester City vs Brighton: live score, stats and AI analysis

EFL Cup · · Status: Full time

Manchester City and Brighton met on 28 October 2026 (EFL Cup); the match ended 2-2.

Final score: Manchester City 2-2 Brighton · Half-time: 1-1

Goals: Manchester City — Mateo Kovačić 40', Vitor Reis 72' · Brighton — Malick Yalcouyé 30', Georginio Rutter 47'

AI preview and result

Published: · 72 h before kick-off

What the pre-match AI preview said

In this match between Manchester City and Brighton, Home Team Goals Under 2.5 (68%) and Total Goals Over 2.5 (64%) stand out as the primary predictions. The playing styles of both teams are among the factors that will directly influence the match score expectations.

How the pre-match analyses turned out

2 of 2 pre-match analyses were correct. Public accuracy record of all AI analyses

Match events

Team statistics

Full match

Manchester CityBrighton
Ball possession57%43%
Total shots1317
Shots on target36
Corners37
Yellow cards13

Lineups

Manchester CityFormation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 28G. Rulli
  • 82R. Lewis
  • 22Vitor Reis
  • 6M. Guehi
  • 33N. O'Reilly
  • 32A. Bouaddi
  • 8M. Kovacic
  • 47P. Foden
  • 10R. Cherki
  • 37Allan Elias
  • 75F. Samba

Substitution

  • 46'In: R. Ait-Nouri · Out: A. Bouaddi
  • 46'In: R. McAidoo · Out: F. Samba
  • 61'In: J. Doku · Out: Allan Elias
  • 76'In: A. Khusanov · Out: R. Lewis
  • 87'In: E. Fernandez · Out: N. O'Reilly

Substitutes

  • 13M. Bettinelli
  • 61K. Braithwaite
  • 76D. Oliver
  • 7I. Ndiaye

BrightonFormation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 23J. Steele
  • 20Costinha
  • 30M. Svoboda
  • 21O. Boscagli
  • 3J. Hadjam
  • 13P. Gross
  • 26Y. Ayari
  • 25D. Gomez
  • 8J. Hinshelwood
  • 35M. Yalcouye
  • 10G. Rutter

Substitution

  • 76'In: M. De Cuyper · Out: J. Hinshelwood
  • 76'In: Y. Minteh · Out: D. Gomez
  • 81'In: M. O'Riley · Out: G. Rutter
  • 81'In: M. Wieffer · Out: M. Yalcouye
  • 85'In: L. Dunk · Out: M. Svoboda

Substitutes

  • 1B. Verbruggen
  • 44L. Vuskovic
  • 12P. David
  • 15I. Osman

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Last 5 matches

Manchester City

  • L1-2vs Aston Villa24 Oct 2026
  • W5-1vs AEK Athens20 Oct 2026
  • W3-2vs Ipswich17 Oct 2026
  • L2-4vs PSG14 Oct 2026
  • W3-0vs Liverpool11 Oct 2026

Brighton

  • L0-2vs Liverpool25 Oct 2026
  • D0-0vs Jablonec22 Oct 2026
  • W5-0vs Crystal Palace18 Oct 2026
  • W4-0vs Kauno Zalgiris15 Oct 2026
  • W2-0vs Sunderland10 Oct 2026

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