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Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City win 4-3 on penalties

Conference League
Man City
MNC
2-2
Final/Pens
Brighton
BHA
Manchester City win 4-3 on penalties
Etihad Stadium

Match pulse

MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBHA
57%Possession43%
13Shots17
3On target6
3Corners7
4Saves1
3Fouls20
11'Michael SvobodaBHA32'Ayyoub BouaddiMNC90'+1'Mats WiefferBHA90'+2'Lewis DunkBHA
Team1H2HET1ET2PKT
MNC110042
BHA110032

Who won: Man City 2-2

Manchester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 on penalties in Manchester City win 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Mateo Kovacic (40') and Vitor Reis (72'). Goals for Brighton: Malick Yalcouyé (30') and Georginio Rutter (47').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.1Georginio RutterF
  2. 27.1Rayan CherkiAM
  3. 37.1Mateo KovacicLM
  4. 47.0Vitor ReisCD-R
  5. 56.8Phil FodenAM-R
  6. 66.8Malick YalcouyéAM-L
  7. 76.4Gerónimo RulliG
  8. 86.4Jaouen HadjamLB
  9. 96.2Rico LewisRB
  10. 106.1Marc GuéhiCD-L
  11. 116.1Allan EliasAM-L
  12. 126.1Rayan Aït-NouriSUB

Team stats

MNCBHA
3Fouls20
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
4Offsides3
3Corner Kicks7
4Saves1
56.6Possession43.4
13SHOTS17
3ON GOAL6
0.2On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
448Accurate Passes320
527Passes391
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
1Accurate Crosses3
5Crosses16
0.2Cross %0.2
50Long Balls40
18Accurate Long Balls24
0.4Long Balls %0.6
6Blocked Shots2
17Effective Tackles22
26Tackles29
0.7Tackle %0.8
8Interceptions5
26Effective Clearances24
26Clearances24

Player of the game

Georginio Rutter

BHA · 1 G, 1 A

8.1

Deserved to win

18%
MNC · 0.94 xG
24%
Draw
58%
BHA · 1.75 xG

Brighton deserved better: 58% on chances, drew 2-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Manchester City 2(4), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3).
  2. 97'

    End match

    Penalty Shootout ends, Manchester City 2(4), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3).

  3. 97'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City).

  4. GOAL97'

    Goal! Manchester City 2(4), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3). Rayan Cherki (Manchester...

    Rayan Cherki

    Goal! Manchester City 2(4), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3). Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    MNC 6 - 5 BHA
  5. 96'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Manchester City).

  6. 95'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  7. GOAL94'

    Goal! Manchester City 2(3), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3). Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton...

    Maxim De Cuyper

    Goal! Manchester City 2(3), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(3). Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    MNC 5 - 5 BHA
  8. GOAL94'

    Goal! Manchester City 2(3), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(2). Jérémy Doku (Manchester...

    Jérémy Doku

    Goal! Manchester City 2(3), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(2). Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

    MNC 5 - 4 BHA
  9. GOAL93'

    Goal! Manchester City 2(2), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(2). Matt O'Riley (Brighton and...

    Matt O'Riley

    Goal! Manchester City 2(2), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(2). Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    MNC 4 - 4 BHA
  10. GOAL92'

    Goal! Manchester City 2(2), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(1). Enzo Fernández (Manchester...

    Enzo Fernández

    Goal! Manchester City 2(2), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(1). Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    MNC 4 - 3 BHA
  11. GOAL92'
    BHA

    Goal! Manchester City 2(1), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(1). Pascal Groß (Brighton and...

    Goal! Manchester City 2(1), Brighton and Hove Albion 2(1). Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    MNC 3 - 3 BHA
  12. GOAL91'

    Goal! Manchester City 2(1), Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City)...

    Phil Foden

    Goal! Manchester City 2(1), Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

    MNC 3 - 2 BHA
  13. Penalty Shootout begins Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  14. Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  15. 90'+5'Yankuba Minteh

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

  16. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  17. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  18. 90'+2'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.

  19. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Dunk

  20. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  22. 90'+1'Mats Wieffer

    Yellow card

    Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

    M. Wieffer

  23. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 90'+1'Mats Wieffer

    Foul

    Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  25. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

Leaders

MNCBHA
Total Shots
Rayan Cherki
6
Georginio Rutter
5
Accurate Passes
Vitor Reis
58
Olivier Boscagli
51
Defensive Interventions
Vitor Reis
16
Costinha
11
Saves
Gerónimo Rulli
4
Jason Steele
1

Season seriesBHA leads series 2-1-2