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Match Centre: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Carabao Cup 8th Finals Wed 28 Oct

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Kovacic 40′Reis 72′

After Penalties 2:2

Yalcouyé 30′Rutter 47′

90 min 2:2 ET goals 0:0 Penalties 4:3

Player of the match Georginio Rutter 8.2

GolVolt ratingWatch it all 8.3/10 more watchable than 83% of Carabao Cup matches Penalty shoot-out, a clash of big clubs. How we rate

GolVolt rating 8.3GolVolt rating

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How the match went

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94' · 2:2Manchester City 10%draw 84%Brighton & Hove Albion 6%

Key stats

57% Possession 43%
0.81 xG (expected goals) 1.40
13 Shots 17
3 On target 6
1 Big chances 3
3 Corners 7
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Penalty shoot-out, a clash of big clubs.

  • Dramaweight 50% Penalty shoot-out, open to the end.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.0 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Rutter: a goal and an assist.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.2 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% A clash of big clubs. Stakes: 9.2 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 4.0 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Watch it all

GolVolt rating 8.3more watchable than 83% of Carabao Cup matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

After PenaltiesWinner: Manchester City4 goals4 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 11' Michael Svobodayellow card · foul
  2. 30' Goal: Malick Yalcouyéright foot · assist: Rutter0:1
  3. 32' Ayyoub Bouaddiyellow card · handball
  4. 40' Goal: Mateo Kovacicright foot · assist: Foden1:1
  5. Half-time · 1:1
  6. 46' 2 substitutionsMcAidoo for SambaAït-Nouri for Bouaddi
  7. 47' Goal: Georginio Rutterright foot · assist: Hadjam1:2
  8. 61' SubstitutionDoku for Allan
  9. 72' Goal: Vitor Reisright foot · assist: Cherki2:2
  10. 76' 2 substitutionsDe Cuyper for HinshelwoodMinteh for Gómez
  11. 76' SubstitutionKhusanov for Lewis
  12. 81' 2 substitutionsO'Riley for RutterWieffer for Yalcouyé
  13. 85' SubstitutionIvanov for Svoboda
  14. 87' SubstitutionFernández for O'Reilly
  15. 90+1' Mats Wiefferyellow card · time-wasting
  16. 90+2' Ivaylo Ivanovyellow card · foul
  17. Extra Time · 2:2
  18. After Extra Time · 2:2
  19. Pens · 4:3

Match stats

Shooting

0.81 xG (expected goals) 1.40
13 Shots 17
3 On target 6
1 Big chances 3
4 Off target 9
6 Blocked 2
7 Inside the box 9
6 Outside the box 8
1 Big chances missed 2

Play

57% Possession 43%
3 Corners 7
527 Passes 391
85% Pass accuracy 82%
10 Key passes 13
97 Attacks 116
55 Dangerous attacks 47

Defence

26 Tackles 29
8 Interceptions 5
4 Saves 1

Discipline

3 Fouls 20
4 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1
Bench

Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion

Match sheet

Coaches
Enzo Maresca Manchester City Fabian Hürzeler Brighton & Hove Albion
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Attendance
49,107

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Brighton & Hove Albion Georginio Rutter 8.23
  2. 2. place · Manchester City Rayan Cherki 7.70
  3. 3. place · Manchester City Vitor Reis 7.64
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Absences

Manchester City · 1 out

  • Antoine Semenyo Injured

    since 18 Oct · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Leg Injury

Brighton & Hove Albion · 3 out

  • Femi Azeez Injured

    since 16 Oct · until 30 Oct · 3 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Ferdi Kadıoğlu Injured

    since 25 Oct · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Hip Injury

  • Zadok Yohanna Injured

    since 12 Oct · return date unknown · 4 matches missed · Knock

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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