EFL Cup · Round of 16

Manchester City vs Brighton 2–2

MatchOptics forecast

See the forecast we published before kick-off and how it compared with the final score.

Form

Last five results, most recent first

Head to head

0Manchester City1Draws1Brighton
  1. 7 Jan 2026Manchester City1–1BrightonMatchday 21
  2. 31 Aug 2025Brighton2–1Manchester CityMatchday 3

Match facts

Competition
EFL Cup
Round
Round of 16
Stadium
Etihad Stadium
Status
Full time, 2–2

Manchester City: latest results

  1. 24 Oct 2026Aston Villa2–1Manchester CityMatchday 8
  2. 20 Oct 2026Manchester City5–1AEK Athens FCLeague Stage - 3
  3. 17 Oct 2026Manchester City3–2IpswichMatchday 7
  4. 14 Oct 2026Manchester City2–4Paris Saint GermainLeague Stage - 2
  5. 11 Oct 2026Liverpool0–3Manchester CityMatchday 6

Brighton: latest results

  1. 25 Oct 2026Liverpool2–0BrightonMatchday 8
  2. 22 Oct 2026FK Jablonec0–0BrightonLeague Stage - 2
  3. 18 Oct 2026Brighton5–0Crystal PalaceMatchday 7
  4. 15 Oct 2026Brighton4–0Kauno ŽalgirisLeague Stage - 1
  5. 10 Oct 2026Sunderland0–2BrightonMatchday 6

About this match

Manchester City vs Brighton finished 2–2 in the EFL Cup, Round of 16. The match ended in a draw on penalties. Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 19:30 UTC at Etihad Stadium.

See the Manchester City v Brighton result with goals, cards, line-ups and match statistics, and how the MatchOptics forecast compared with the final score.

Manchester City won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches (L W W L W, most recent first).

Brighton won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches (L D W W W, most recent first).

In their last 2 meetings stored by MatchOptics, Manchester City won 0, Brighton won 1 and 1 was drawn. The most recent finished Manchester City 1–1 Brighton.

نتيجة مباراة Manchester City ضد Brighton في EFL Cup: 2–2. ملخص المباراة، الأهداف، التشكيلة والإحصائيات.