Rico Lewis makes City's first decisive save against Brighton
On 28 October 2026, at 20:30, the stadium hosts the quarter‑final of the League Cup pitting Manchester City against Brighton, under the supervision of referee Andy Madley. In the 20th minute, City's goalkeeper makes a decisive save after the free‑kick awarded to Rico Lewis.
First half of action
The match starts with a free‑kick awarded to Allan (Manchester City) as early as the second minute, followed by an offside in the seventh minute. Vitor Reis wins a free‑kick in his own half in the eighth minute, then Rayan Cherki benefits from another in the tenth minute. The DIRECT feed relays the events, including a Cherki shot blocked in the eleventh minute.
In the seventeenth minute, Malick Yalcouyé concedes a corner for City, while Brighton wins theirs in the eighteenth minute. Two minutes later, Allan concedes a corner to Brighton. Georginio Rutter is awarded a free‑kick on the right wing, then attempts a through ball, which is halted by an offside from Pascal Groß.
Georginio Rutter, right‑footed, sees his shot saved in the twenty‑second minute, while Michael Svoboda (Brighton) receives a yellow card for dangerous play. City's goalkeeper makes a decisive save after Rico Lewis's free‑kick in the same minute.
Jaouen Hadjam delivers the final pass before Brighton's corner in the nineteenth minute, followed by a decisive pass from Rutter that is also saved. These sequences illustrate the growing tension between the two teams.
Line‑up and statistics
Both teams line up in a 4‑2‑3‑1. Manchester City includes in its starting XI Rulli, O'Reilly, Guéhi, de Oliveira, Nunes dos Reis, Lewis, Kovačić, Bouaddi, Andrade Elias, Cherki, Foden and Samba. Brighton lines up Steele, Hadjam, Boscagli, Svoboda, Loureiro da Costa, Ayari, Groß, Yalcouyé, Hinshelwood, Gómez Amarilla, Rutter and several substitutes. Possession is 30 % for City and 70 % for Brighton. The total number of passes reaches 514, with 8 fouls committed.
The match continues with no goal having been scored so far, both sides still searching for the first tally.