EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
Match summary
Bradford City took on Rochdale in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on August 8. Bradford City beat Rochdale 2-0, keeping a clean sheet. Bradford City led 1-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Bradford City's scorers: A. Baldwin and W. Swan. Assists: Bradford City – C. Connolly.
Bradford City controlled the game with 52% possession and 23 shots (9 for their opponents). Bradford City scored 2 from 11 shots on target.
Team stats
3-4-2-1
4-2-3-1
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| Bradford City | Stat | Rochdale |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4-2-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 52% | Possession | 48% |
| 23 | Shots | 9 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 16 | Shots inside the box | 8 |
| 7 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 395 | Passes | 385 |
| 309 | Accurate passes | 295 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: D. Brown
Player stats
Bradford City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | J. McCracken | 0 | 7(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | M. Pennington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 48(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 90 | 1 | 15(8) | |||
| DF | A. Baldwin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 9(7) | |||
| DF | M. Gillesphey | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 14(8) | ||||
| MF | Josh Neufville | 0 | 1(33%) | 3 | 27(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 90 | 2 | 11(5) | |||||
| MF | A. Sarcevic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(40%) | 3 | 27(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 | 90 | 1 | 13(7) | ||
| MF | C. Connolly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37(90%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 8(4) | ||
| MF | Tyreik Wright | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 17(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 8(5) | |||
| FW | K. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 72 | 2 | 7(1) | ||||
| FW | W. Swan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 1 | 12(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 72 | 1 | 7(3) | ||
| FW | J. Beesley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 72 | 1 | 11(5) | ||||
| MF | A. Phillips | 0 | 8(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2(None) | |||||||
| MF | N. Powell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 18 | 2(1) | |||||||
| FW | Bobby Pointon | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 12(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 18 | 3(3) | |||||||
| DF | I. Touray | 0 | 1 | 14(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 10 | 1 | 1(1) | |||||||
| DF | R. Welch | 0 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| GK | S. Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Oscar Lunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Joe Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Harry Ibbitson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rochdale
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nils Ramming | 0 | 32(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Tobi Adebayo-Rowling | 0 | 2 | 34(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 12(7) | ||||||
| DF | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 1 | 0 | 38(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(5) | |||||
| DF | Sam Sherring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 63 | 6(3) | ||||||
| DF | Bryant Akono Bilongo | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 78 | 2 | 8(5) | |||||
| MF | Ryan East | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 35(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 90 | 6(3) | |||||||
| MF | Harvey Gilmour | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 28(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 10(7) | ||||
| MF | Zain Silcott-Duberry | 1 | 0 | 2(40%) | 3 | 12(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 18(6) | ||||
| MF | Devante Rodney | 0 | 1(50%) | 11(100%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 62 | 8(2) | |||||||
| MF | Luke Hanannt | 0 | 19(63%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 8(1) | ||||||
| FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9(56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 63 | 11(7) | ||||||
| MF | Edward Francis | 0 | 9(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 28 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| DF | Kaiden Wilson | 0 | 1 | 10(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 27 | 7(2) | ||||||||
| FW | Dajaune Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1(100%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 27 | 6(1) | |||||
| DF | Daniel Moss | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 5(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 12 | 1 | 6(5) | ||||||
| GK | Sam Waller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Jake Spaven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Thomas Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Bradford City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 21 | J. McCracken |
| Starter | DF | 28 | M. Pennington |
| Starter | DF | 15 | A. Baldwin |
| Starter | DF | 5 | M. Gillesphey |
| Starter | MF | 7 | J. Neufville |
| Starter | MF | 10 | A. Sarcevic |
| Starter | MF | 6 | C. Connolly |
| Starter | MF | 17 | T. Wright |
| Starter | FW | 19 | K. Jackson |
| Starter | FW | 24 | W. Swan |
| Starter | FW | 9 | J. Beesley |
| Bench | MF | 25 | N. Powell |
| Bench | DF | 2 | R. Welch |
| Bench | FW | 23 | B. Pointon |
| Bench | DF | 3 | I. Touray |
| Bench | MF | 8 | A. Phillips |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | S. Walker |
| Bench | DF | 4 | J. Wright |
| Bench | FW | 29 | H. Ibbitson |
| Bench | DF | 30 | O. Lunn |
Rochdale
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | N. Ramming |
| Starter | DF | 13 | T. Adebayo-Rowling |
| Starter | DF | 6 | E. Ebanks-Landell |
| Starter | DF | 26 | S. Sherring |
| Starter | DF | 27 | B. Bilongo |
| Starter | MF | 4 | R. East |
| Starter | MF | 8 | H. Gilmour |
| Starter | MF | 11 | Z. Silcott-Duberry |
| Starter | MF | 10 | D. Rodney |
| Starter | MF | 19 | L. Hannant |
| Starter | FW | 9 | E. Dieseruvwe |
| Bench | FW | 39 | D. Brown |
| Bench | DF | 22 | D. Moss |
| Bench | DF | 3 | K. Wilson |
| Bench | MF | 14 | E. Francis |
Show unused substitutes (3)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 20 | S. Waller |
| Bench | GK | 12 | J. Spaven |
| Bench | DF | 54 | T. Bradley |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 22' | Rochdale | 🟨 Yellow card | Devante Rodney | |
| 1H 45' | Bradford City | ⚽ Goal | W. Swan | 1-0 |
| 2H 17' | Rochdale | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Rodney → IN E. Francis | |
| 2H 18' | Rochdale | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Dieseruvwe → IN D. Brown | |
| 2H 18' | Rochdale | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Sherring → IN K. Wilson | |
| 2H 22' | Bradford City | ⚽ Goal | A. Baldwin | 2-0 |
| 2H 27' | Bradford City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Beesley → IN N. Powell | |
| 2H 27' | Bradford City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT W. Swan → IN B. Pointon | |
| 2H 27' | Bradford City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Jackson → IN A. Phillips | |
| 2H 32' | Rochdale | 🟨 Yellow card | Dajaune Brown | |
| 2H 33' | Rochdale | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Bilongo → IN D. Moss | |
| 2H 35' | Bradford City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Wright → IN I. Touray | |
| 2H 45' | Bradford City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Baldwin → IN R. Welch |
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