Manchester City avoided a major upset against Brighton & Hove Albion to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. After the sides finished level in normal time, reserve goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli emerged as the hero, saving two penalties in the shoot-out to send the holders through to the last eight.

Elsewhere in the Carabao Cup, Liverpool eliminated Chelsea to keep their trophy ambitions alive, while Sunderland secured a victory over Brentford, with Ukrainian Timur Tutierov helping the Black Cats advance in the competition.

2026-27, EFL Cup

Day : 2026-10-28

"Manchester City" - "Brighton" 2:2 (1:1), shoot-out 4:3
Goals : Yalcouyé, 30 (0:1); Kovacic M., 40 (1:1); Rutter, 47 (1:2); Vitor Reis, 72 (2:2)
Yellow Cards : Bouaddi 32 - Svoboda 11; Dunk 90; Wieffer 90

"Bournemouth" - "Aston Villa" 3:0 (1:0)
Goals : Adli A., 7 (1:0); Cook L., 51 (2:0); Rodriguez Alvaro, 69 (3:0)
Yellow Cards : Juanlu Sánchez 16; Doak 25; Cook L. 67 - Buendia 12; Madjo 33; Gomes João 54

"Fulham" - "Crystal Palace" 0:1 (0:1)
Goals : Nketiah, 37 (0:1)
Yellow Cards : Berge 19 - Lerma 50; Guessand 63

"Sunderland" - "Brentford" 3:2 (3:1)
Goals : Talbi, 26 (1:0); Tutierov, 29 (2:0); Fofana M., 39 (3:0); Wilson C., 42 (3:1); Thiago I., 90 (3:2)
Yellow Cards : Rigg 89 - Schade 74; Janelt 83; Schuster J. 85

"Liverpool" - "Chelsea" 1:1 (1:1), shoot-out 6:5
Goals : Rogers M., 40 (penalty) (0:1); Gakpo, 43 (penalty) (1:1)
Yellow Cards : Koumas 11; McConnell J. 21 - Acheampong J. K. 50; Lavia 73