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Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Carabao Cup Fourth Round)

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Manchester City will face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round with a changed lineup, according to City Xtra. The team is looking to return to winning ways after a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa last week. Enzo Maresca hinted at rotation due to the close scheduling of the two matches.

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Manchester City will face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round with a changed lineup, according to City Xtra. The team is looking to return to winning ways after a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa last week. Enzo Maresca hinted at rotation due to the close scheduling of the two matches. Geronimo Rulli starts in goal for Manchester City.

Manchester City's lineup includes several changes, with Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, and Gianluigi Donnarumma given three days off. Brighton & Hove Albion are without several players, including Ferdi Kadioglu and Chema Andres, who were injured against Liverpool. Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer are possible options for Brighton.

The confirmed lineups for the match have been announced, with Manchester City's starting XI featuring Rulli, Lewis, Reis, Guehi, O'Reilly, Bouaddi, Kovacic, Foden, Cherki, Samba, and Allan. Brighton's starting XI includes Steele, Costinha, Svoboda, Boscagli, Hadjam, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Groß, Gomez, Rutter, and Yalcouye.

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The tie is the first of two meetings between the clubs in four days this week, with the Premier League fixture at the Etihad Stadium following on Saturday as City look to return to winning ways after last week's 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. Enzo Maresca's side have won two and lost two of their last four games, losing 4-2 at home to Paris Saint-Germain before a 3-2 win over Ipswich Town, a 5-1 win over AEK Athens and the loss at Villa Park. However, Manchester City remain top of the Premier League with Arsenal level on points as the last month of football came against the backdrop of an independent commission's guilty verdict on 114 of 115 charges, the club's declaration of innocence and the comprehensive appeal lodged, with the sanctions phase yet to begin.

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  1. City Xtra · reported · 2026-10-28 18:15 UTC

    Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Carabao Cup Fourth Round) ↗

    MATCH PREVIEW: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Carabao Cup)The tie is the first of two meetings between the clubs in four days this week, with the Premier League...

  2. City Xtra | Manchester City News & More · reported · 2026-10-28 18:15 UTC

    Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Carabao Cup Fourth Round) ↗

    Manchester City vie for the Carabao Cup quarter-final as they take on Brighton and Hove Albion at home on Wednesday night for the first of two games in the space of four days this week.

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