Man City beat Brighton on penalties after dramatic League Cup comeback

Manchester City overcome Brighton 4-3 on penalties after 2-2 draw and will play Bradford for a spot in the semifinals.Published On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026Manchester City have avoided the fate that befell Arsenal by winning a penalty shootout against Brighton to advance to the quarterfinals of the English League Cup.City stayed on course to retain the title by twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Brighton at home, then triumph 4-3 in the shootout.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?list 2 of 4Spanish football postpones 24 Copa del Rey games after train crashlist 3 of 4FIFA politics around Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resignlist 4 of 4China says it takes Mbappe’s apology ‘seriously’ after Mao dictator commentend of listBackup goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved Brighton’s last two spot kicks — from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk — to rescue City, which had fallen behind in the shootout when Mateo Kovacic had the team’s fourth penalty saved.City boss Enzo Maresca made nine changes after Saturday’s loss at Aston Villa — which ended the leaders’ 100 percent start to the Premier League campaign...