EFL Cup | Round of 16 | 2026-10-28 04:45 JST
2 – 0
13' M. Gillesphey 67' A. Phillips
Match summary Bradford City took on Peterborough United in the EFL Cup Round of 16 on October 28. Bradford City beat Peterborough United 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. Phillips and M. Gillesphey. Assists: Bradford City – C. Connolly and J. Beesley.
Possession: Bradford City 58%, Peterborough United 42%. Shots: Bradford City 15, Peterborough United 16. Bradford City won despite having fewer shots. Bradford City scored 2 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Bradford City 6, Peterborough United 2 in a heated match.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 21 McCrack 5 Gillesp 28 Penning 2 Welch 3 Touray 6 Conn oll 32 Laps lie 27 O&ap os; 23 Pointon 10 Sarcevi 9 Beesley
4-2-3-1 1 Bass 14 Mills 12 Feeney 18 Mend onç 2 John sto 8 Khela 45 Ashfiel 11 Edwards 10 William 17 Masara 27 Ormerod
2.93 Expected goals (xG) 1.26
View as table Bradford City Stat Peterborough United 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 58% Possession 42% 2.93 Expected goals (xG) 1.26 15 Shots 16 8 Shots on target 3 4 Shots off target 7 3 Blocked shots 6 12 Shots inside the box 8 3 Shots outside the box 8 8 Corner kicks 6 5 Offsides 1 13 Fouls 11 356 Passes 350 246 Accurate passes 234 1 Goalkeeper saves 5 6 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Thomas Kirk
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) FW W. Swan 1 0 0 0(0%) 2 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.45 29 1 0 6(2) DF George Christopher John Pratt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF A. Phillips 3 2 1 0 0 16(89%) 0 0 0 0 2 7.22 30 1 1 4(3) MF Kieran Morgan 1 0 0 3 1 11(85%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.59 21 1 0 5(3) DF H. Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW K. Jackson 0 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 10(91%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.98 37 2 0 6(4) GK C. Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Henry Cartwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF A. Baldwin 0 0 0 0 0 10(67%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.92 37 1 1 2(1) GK J. McCracken 0 0 0 0 0 13(41%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.46 90 0 0 1(1) DF M. Pennington 0 0 0 1 0 24(71%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.62 90 0 3 7(5) DF R. Welch 0 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 18(64%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.63 53 0 0 7(4) DF M. Gillesphey 2 1 1 1(100%) 0 0 26(67%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.91 90 0 3 8(7) MF C. O'Keeffe 0 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 7(70%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.13 53 0 1 9(4) MF A. Sarcevic 0 0 0 2 0 16(76%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.68 69 0 2 12(9) MF C. Connolly 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 33(69%) 1 1 0 1 0 7.01 90 2 0 6(3) MF I. Touray 2 2 0 1(100%) 2 0 23(79%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.84 90 2 0 5(5) MF G. Lapslie 0 0 0 1 0 12(60%) 0 1 0 3 0 5.64 60 0 2 6(1) MF B. Pointon 2 1 0 0(0%) 3 1 13(87%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.3 61 1 1 13(5) FW J. Beesley 4 2 0 1(33%) 0 1 9(53%) 1 0 0 3 1 7.7 90 2 0 22(9)
Peterborough United 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) DF E. Weir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK C. Andeng Ndi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF James Dornelly 0 0 0 0 0 11(85%) 0 0 0 0 0 6 33 0 0 2(0) Declan Firth 1 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 5(62%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.53 22 1 0 1(1) MF M. Garbett 1 0 0 1(33%) 0 0 9(50%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.99 33 0 0 5(2) MF Harrison Jones 0 0 0 0 0 9(69%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 24 0 1 5(1) MF L. Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Bolu Shofowoke 1 0 0 0 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 33 0 0 MF P. Sykut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK A. Bass 0 0 0 1 0 9(28%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.04 90 1 0 2(2) DF C. Johnston 0 0 0 1 0 20(69%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.77 57 0 2 4(3) DF Lucca Mendonça 0 0 0 4 0 41(80%) 0 1 0 2 3 5.65 90 0 0 15(9) DF Joshua Feeney 0 0 0 3 0 20(83%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.46 90 0 0 15(8) DF Harley Mills 2 0 0 1(33%) 3 1 27(52%) 0 1 0 2 2 5.56 90 1 2 14(9) MF Harry Ashfield 1 0 0 0 1 19(95%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.67 57 1 1 5(1) MF B. Khela 2 0 0 2 1 20(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.16 66 0 1 6(3) MF O. Edwards 2 1 0 2(40%) 2 0 11(65%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.31 68 1 0 11(5) MF Ethan Williams 4 2 0 0(0%) 0 1 20(67%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.41 90 2 3 7(1) MF Vernon Masara 2 0 0 0(0%) 1 2 7(78%) 0 0 0 2 1 5.85 57 1 0 12(3) D. Ormerod 0 0 0 2 0 2(33%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.08 90 0 0 15(5)
Lineups Bradford City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 21 J. McCracken Starter DF 2 R. Welch Starter DF 28 M. Pennington Starter DF 5 M. Gillesphey Starter MF 27 C. O'Keeffe Starter MF 32 G. Lapslie Starter MF 6 C. Connolly Starter MF 3 I. Touray Starter MF 10 A. Sarcevic Starter MF 23 B. Pointon Starter FW 9 J. Beesley Bench DF 15 A. Baldwin Bench FW 19 K. Jackson Bench MF 22 Kieran Morgan Bench MF 8 A. Phillips Bench FW 24 W. Swan
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench MF 20 Henry Cartwright Bench GK 1 C. Dawson Bench DF 14 H. Matthews Bench DF 16 George Christopher John Pratt
Peterborough United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Bass Starter DF 2 C. Johnston Starter DF 18 Lucca Mendonça Starter DF 12 Joshua Feeney Starter DF 14 Harley Mills Starter MF 45 Harry Ashfield Starter MF 8 B. Khela Starter MF 17 Vernon Masara Starter MF 10 Ethan Williams Starter MF 11 O. Edwards Starter FW 27 D. Ormerod Bench FW 19 Bolu Shofowoke Bench MF 7 Harrison Jones Bench MF 28 M. Garbett Bench FW 24 Declan Firth Bench DF 33 James Dornelly
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench MF 21 P. Sykut Bench MF 4 L. Kelly Bench GK 23 C. Andeng Ndi Bench DF 3 E. Weir
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 5' Bradford City 🟨 Yellow card M. Gillesphey 1H 13' Bradford City ⚽ Goal M. Gillesphey 1-0 1H 20' Bradford City 🟨 Yellow card R. Welch 1H 28' Bradford City 🟨 Yellow card G. Lapslie 1H 31' Bradford City 🟨 Yellow card Bobby Pointon 1H 34' Bradford City 🟨 Yellow card C. Connolly 2H 8' Bradford City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Welch → IN A. Baldwin 2H 8' Bradford City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. O'Keeffe → IN K. Jackson 2H 12' Peterborough United 🔄 Substitution OUT Harry Ashfield → IN Matthew Garbett 2H 12' Peterborough United 🔄 Substitution OUT Vernon Masara → IN Bolu Shofowoke 2H 12' Peterborough United 🔄 Substitution OUT Carl Johnston → IN James Dornelly 2H 14' Peterborough United 🟨 Yellow card Lucca Mendonça 2H 15' Bradford City 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Lapslie → IN A. Phillips 2H 16' Bradford City 🔄 Substitution OUT Bobby Pointon → IN W. Swan 2H 21' Peterborough United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Khela → IN Harrison Jones 2H 22' Bradford City ⚽ Goal A. Phillips 2-0 2H 23' Peterborough United 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Edwards → IN Declan Firth 2H 24' Bradford City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Sarcevic → IN Kieran Morgan 2H 28' Peterborough United 🟨 Yellow card Harley Mills 2H 41' Bradford City 🟨 Yellow card Kieran Morgan
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