Manchester City Reaches League Cup Quarterfinals After Brighton Shootout Win
Manchester City has advanced to the quarterfinals of the English League Cup by defeating Brighton in a penalty shootout.
Minot Bismarck Dickinson, ND, October 28, 2026 —
Manchester City has advanced to the quarterfinals of the English League Cup after defeating Brighton in a penalty shootout. The result sends City through to the next stage of the competition, while Brighton did not advance from this matchup.
The available information identifies the penalty shootout as the method by which the teams’ contest was decided. It does not provide the score before the shootout, the shootout score, or details about how the match unfolded. No information was provided about goals, scorers, substitutions, or other events during the game.
The date and location of the match were not specified. The summary also does not identify the players who took or scored penalties, or provide comments from either team. Those details cannot be confirmed from the information available.
City’s quarterfinal qualification is the reported outcome. The next opponent, the date of the quarterfinal, and any other fixture details were not provided. The result establishes that Manchester City will continue in the English League Cup, but the available account does not describe the remaining draw or schedule.
Brighton’s elimination from this tie is indicated by City’s advancement, though no further information about Brighton’s performance or its next match was included. No additional match statistics or background were supplied. The confirmed details in the summary are limited to the teams involved, the penalty-shootout decision, and Manchester City’s progression to the quarterfinals.
Story summarized from the original created by STEVE DOUGLAS, Associated Press on www.kxnet.com, see more information here.
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