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WHEN AND WHERE

We face the Seagulls in Round Four of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday 28 October with the game scheduled for kick-off at 19:30 (UK) at the Etihad Stadium.

The game will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports+. 

You can also keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

Next Fixture

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Wed 28 Oct

EFL Cup

Man City

19:30

GMT

Brighton

LIVE AUDIO COMMENTARY

Listen to live audio commentary of the encounter on CITY+.

The perfect place to follow the Blues v the Seagulls is our CITY+ audio commentary service featuring Alistair Mann with summariser Clive Allen who will guide fans through proceedings on the pitch.

They will paint the pictures with words and give you blow-by-blow observations of what’s happening as Maresca’s men search out success in this latest tie.

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OPPOSING MANAGER - Fabian Hürzeler

The German became the Premier League’s youngest ever permanent manager at the age of 31, after having achieved promotion to the German Bundesliga after a 13-year absence for St. Pauli.

His first two seasons have been consistent, achieving eighth place in the league table in both campaigns and qualifying for the Europa Conference League.

He has masterminded a phenomenal start to the new campaign with five wins, one draw and one defeat in the top-flight.

Hürzeler is big on high energy and intense pressing so the Blues can expect the Seagulls to put up an intense fight under the lights at the Etihad.

ENZO MARESCA PREVIEW

The boss will be facing the media at his pre-match press conference from 10:30 (UK) on Tuesday 27 October where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates.

We’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.

PREVIOUS MEETING

Our last Carabao Cup encounter with Brighton came in 2008, where we were held to a 2-2 draw, before being defeated 5-3 on penalties.

In league terms, we faced the Seagulls last January at the Etihad, with Erling Haaland’s opener cancelled out by Karou Mitoma in an entertaining draw.

LAST TIME OUT

We reached the fourth round after a 5-0 victory over Norwich City in a memorable night for Floyd Samba and Allan.

Brighton advanced after an impressive away victory over Manchester United, overcoming the Reds 3-2 at Old Trafford.