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Manchester City beat Brighton on penalties to reach Carabao Cup quarterfinals
October 29, 2026 at 12:36 AM · Updated 17m ago
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5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 4 hours
Manchester City reached the Carabao Cup quarterfinals by beating Brighton 4-3 on penalties after the two sides drew 2-2 at the Etihad Stadium.
- Malick Yalcouyé and Georginio Rutter scored for Brighton, while Mateo Kovacic and Vitor Reis replied for City in regulation.
- Gerónimo Rulli saved spot-kicks from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk, the latter decisive, to secure the shootout.
- Jason Steele kept out Mateo Kovacic's penalty for Brighton during the shootout.
- Manchester City and Brighton meet again at the same stadium in Saturday's Premier League fixture.
- Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said his players had never practiced penalties during his tenure, praising the five takers including Phil Foden and Enzo Fernández.
- Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler said his side would seek revenge at the Etihad in Saturday's Premier League meeting.




