A crowd of 55,343 were present at the Etihad to witness a thrilling contest that saw Enzo Maresca’s side twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with the Seagulls before then securing a dramatic 4-3 victory in the subsequent penalty shootout.
The fans more than played their part too, providing magnificent support and backing all night long to help roar the Blues on to a memorable victory.
Our reward is a quarter-final date at home to Bradford City to be played in December on a date still to be confirmed.
Prior to last night’s clash, our highest attendance at the Etihad in a domestic cup game had come in an FA Cup third round encounter at home to Burnley in January 2018.
A crowd of 53, 356 were there that day to see the Blues overcome the Clarets 4-1.
In the League Cup itself, our previous Etihad record crowd was present for a fourth-round tie against Liverpool back in December 2022.
In what was the first game after the mid-winter break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, a crowd of 52,423 were present to see City overcome Liverpool 3-2 to book our spot in the quarter-finals.
Last night’s game also saw us come very close to bettering our biggest-ever attendance for a League Cup game.
That saw 55,799 crammed into Maine Road to watch a semi-final first leg derby encounter with Manchester United on December 3, 1969.
Joe Mercer’s side edged out the Reds 2-1 en route to reaching the 1970 final where we subsequently beat West Brom 2-1.
Make a Night of It!
Hospitality for our remaining home Champions League games are now on sale.
After games with PSG and AEK Athens, City still face Napoli and Sporting CP at the Etihad in the League Phase of the 2026/27 competition.
We face Kevin De Bruyne’s Serie A side on Tuesday 24 November and Matheus Nunes’s former club on Wednesday 27 January – all kick-off times are 20:00 (UK).
And you can be here to see both high quality match ups with a range of packages available.
Prices start from £95 while we also have 20% off City Hall and Crossbar when two or more UCL League Phase games are purchased – the offer will automatically be added in your basket when you add two more fixtures.
Make your matchday unforgettable by booking one of our incredible hospitality experiences.
