Manchester City host Brighton tonight in the last 16 of the EFL Cup.It is the first of two clashes between the sides at the Etihad in four days with the Seagulls returning in the Premier League at the weekend.Citys perfect domestic record ended at Villa Park on Saturday with Enzo Marescas men falling to a 2-1 defeat after failing to take their chances. It was their second setback in four games in all competitions, following the 4-2 home loss to PSG in the Champions League.Brighton have hit a sticky patch. After a brilliant start to the season, Fabian Hrzelers side have gone two games without a win, drawing 0-0 at Jablonec in the Conference League and then losing 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday.They have already shown their quality in this competition, though, after coming from 2-0 down to beat Manchester United in the third round.MANCHESTER CITY TEAM NEWSErling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Gigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol were all given three days off after the Villa game and have not been considered.Marc Guehi captains a side that mixes the experience of Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic with youngster Floyd Samba.Manchester City: Rulli, Lewis, Reis, Guhi, OReilly, Bouaddi, Kovai, Foden, Cherki, Allan, SambaManchester City Substitutes: Bettinelli, Ndiaye, Doku, Fernndez, At-Nouri, Khusanov, McAidoo, Braithwaite, OliverBRIGHTON TEAM NEWSKaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson, Stefanos Tzimas and Femi Azeez remain out, while Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer are back but will start on the bench alongside most of the first-team regulars.Brighton: Steele; Hadjam, Costinha, Boscagli, Svoboda; Hinshelwood, Gross, Gomez, Ayari, Yalcouye; RutterBrighton Substitutes: Verbruggen, Dunk, Minteh, Promise, Osman, Wieffer, De Cuyper, ORiley, VuskovicWhere to Watch Manchester City v Brighton: TV and online streamsManchester CityversusBrightonkicks off at7:30pm GMT on Wednesday, October 28at the Etihad Stadium.The match is live onSky Sportsin the UK. You can also stream it on the Sky Go app.Supporters overseas should check theirlocal EFL Cup TV rights holders.Recent Form & Stats for Manchester City v BrightonManchester City have conceded nine times across their last four matches in all competitionsCity have won the EFL Cup nine times, just one fewer than LiverpoolCity are without a win in four meetings with Brighton (D2 L2)City have suffered EFL Cup elimination before round five in three of the last five seasonsBrightons trip to the Etihad is the third of five successive away matches across a 16-day periodThe Seagulls have never beaten Man City away from home in 17 previous attempts (D3 L14) Topics Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Carabao Cup EFL Cup Manchester City F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read EFL Cup draw: Quarter-final lowdown including time, TV channel and stream Ben Miller 28th October, 2026 Liverpool v Chelsea: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 28th October, 2026 Manchester City v Brighton: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Ben Miller 28th October, 2026 Fleetwood goalkeeper Lynch: We took inspiration from Grimsby beating Manchester United last year Cian Cheesbrough 27th October, 2026 Fleetwood Town 1-1 Arsenal (5-3 pens): Premier League champions stunned as League Two side triumph on penalties Cian Cheesbrough 27th October, 2026 LIVE Fleetwood v Arsenal as it happened live: Updates, stats, goals as Gunners dumped out Jon Fisher 28th October, 2026
