Manchester City host Brighton tonight in the last 16 of the EFL Cup.

It is the first of two clashes between the sides at the Etihad in four days with the Seagulls returning in the Premier League at the weekend.

City’s perfect domestic record ended at Villa Park on Saturday with Enzo Maresca’s men falling to a 2-1 defeat after failing to take their chances. It was their second setback in four games in all competitions, following the 4-2 home loss to PSG in the Champions League.

Brighton have hit a sticky patch. After a brilliant start to the season, Fabian Hürzeler’s side have gone two games without a win, drawing 0-0 at Jablonec in the Conference League and then losing 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday.

They have already shown their quality in this competition, though, after coming from 2-0 down to beat Manchester United in the third round.

MANCHESTER CITY TEAM NEWS

Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Gigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol were all given three days off after the Villa game and have not been considered.

Marc Guehi captains a side that mixes the experience of Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic with youngster Floyd Samba.

Manchester City: Rulli, Lewis, Reis, Guéhi, O’Reilly, Bouaddi, Kovačić, Foden, Cherki, Allan, Samba

Manchester City Substitutes: Bettinelli, Ndiaye, Doku, Fernández, Aït-Nouri, Khusanov, McAidoo, Braithwaite, Oliver

BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS

Kaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson, Stefanos Tzimas and Femi Azeez remain out, while Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer are back but will start on the bench alongside most of the first-team regulars.

Brighton: Steele; Hadjam, Costinha, Boscagli, Svoboda; Hinshelwood, Gross, Gomez, Ayari, Yalcouye; Rutter

Brighton Substitutes: Verbruggen, Dunk, Minteh, Promise, Osman, Wieffer, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Vuskovic

Where to Watch Manchester City v Brighton: TV and online streams

Manchester City versus Brighton kicks off at 7:30pm GMT on Wednesday, October 28 at the Etihad Stadium.

The match is live on Sky Sports in the UK. You can also stream it on the Sky Go app.

Supporters overseas should check their local EFL Cup TV rights holders.

Recent Form & Stats for Manchester City v Brighton

• Manchester City have conceded nine times across their last four matches in all competitions
• City have won the EFL Cup nine times, just one fewer than Liverpool
• City are without a win in four meetings with Brighton (D2 L2)
• City have suffered EFL Cup elimination before round five in three of the last five seasons
• Brighton’s trip to the Etihad is the third of five successive away matches across a 16-day period
• The Seagulls have never beaten Man City away from home in 17 previous attempts (D3 L14)