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Man City vs Brighton: Carabao Cup tie pits league leaders against top scorers
City have beaten 21 of the 22 top-flight clubs they have faced since the start of 2024-25, and Brighton are the exception.
The tie and the Brighton problem
Since the start of the 2024-25 season, Man City have faced 22 different top-flight clubs and beaten 21 of them, the exception being Brighton [1]. The two meet in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday, which matters to anyone following either side [1].
The match is a clash between the Premier League leaders (City) and the division's top scorers (Brighton) [1]. The two clubs also meet in the league again at the Etihad as soon as Saturday, which gives the cup tie added interest [1].
Kickoff, venue and how to watch
The match is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester [1]. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. (GMT), 3:30 p.m. (ET) and 12:30 p.m. (PT) [1]. Andrew Madley is the referee [1].
In the United Kingdom, the match is broadcast on Sky Sports+ [1]. In the United States, it is on Paramount+ [1].
City after the Villa defeat
City lost 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday [2]. Before that, they had won all seven of their top-flight matches under Maresca, setting a new record [1].
Maresca was left to curse two individual errors in the defeat [1]. Only Marc Guéhi and Rayan Cherki kept their place in the XI from the side that lost at Villa [2].
Maresca also gave five of his key first-team starters three days off so they would come back with full energy [1]. Antoine Semenyo will be sidelined for at least another seven weeks [1].
Brighton arrive in form
Brighton had won four consecutive league matches by an aggregate score of 15-0 before the cup tie [1]. They will stay in Manchester for the week, with manager Fabian Hürzeler's mantra being 'recovering, adjusting, adapting' [1].
Brighton's German coach Fabian Hürzeler has described the cup tie as 'do-or-die' [1].
Mats Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh, returning from injury, are set to travel with the squad [1]. Pascal Struijk and Kaoru Mitoma are not available [1].
Chema Andrés and Ferdi Kadıoğlu were hurt in Sunday's loss to Liverpool, and they remain in contention to feature against City [1].
The history between the clubs
The only previous League Cup meeting was in 2008/09, a 2-2 draw at the Withdean Stadium, with Brighton winning 5-3 on penalties [2]. Brighton are unbeaten in four games against City, winning twice, all in Premier League games [2].
Brighton have never won an away game at the Etihad in 16 attempts in all competitions [2]. City have won their last seven League Cup matches, their joint-best ever winning run in the competition [2].
Aït-Nouri has more Carabao Cup assists than any other player since his competition debut in August 2021, with six [2].
What it means for you
If you want to watch, kickoff is 7:30 p.m. (GMT), 3:30 p.m. (ET) and 12:30 p.m. (PT) [1]. UK viewers can use Sky Sports+, and US viewers can use Paramount+ [1].
Check the Brighton team news, because Chema Andrés and Ferdi Kadıoğlu remain in contention while Pascal Struijk and Kaoru Mitoma are not available [1]. SI's preview predicts Man City 2-3 Brighton [1].
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