Manchester City vs Brighton predicted line-ups
EFL Cup · Wed 28 Oct
Starting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Manchester City
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Guardiola
Brighton
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: F. Hürzeler
- 23J. Steele
- 21O. Boscagli
- 20Costinha
- 24F. Kadıoğlu
- 4P. Struijk
- 29M. De Cuyper
- 14José María Andrés Baixauli
- 26Y. Ayari
- 25D. Gómez
- 13P. Groß
- 12P. David
- 37Allan
- 10R. Cherki
- 17E. Fernández
- 8M. Kovačić
- 5E. Anderson
- 32A. Bouaddi
- 21R. Aït-Nouri
- 3Rúben Dias
- 6M. Guéhi
- 24J. Gvardiol
- 1G. Donnarumma
Bench
- 28G. Rulli
- 45A. Khusanov
- 82R. Lewis
- 27Matheus Nunes
- 33N. O'Reilly
- 42A. Semenyo
- 9E. Haaland
Out
- P. Foden · Red Card
- N. O'Reilly · Back Injury
- I. Ndiaye · Injury
- E. Fernandez · Coach's decision
- Allan Elias · Transfer negotiations
- M. Nunes · Injury
- Savinho · Transfer negotiations
- J. Doku · Calf Injury
Bench
- 1B. Verbruggen
- 44L. Vušković
- 33M. O'Riley
- 35M. Yalcouyé
- 19C. Kostoulas
- 15I. Osman
- 38T. McGill
Out
- J. Hadjam · Injury
- Z. Yohanna · Lacking Match Fitness
- N. Krezyman · Injury
- M. Svoboda · Injury
- M. Wieffer · Knee Injury
- G. Rutter · Injury
- F. Azeez · Abdominal strain
- M. Orozco · Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Manchester City vs Brighton line-ups published?
Clubs in the EFL Cup release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
