Stoke City vs Bradford

League Cup · 2025/26 · 2nd Round
26 August 2025 at 18:45 UTC · Bet365 Stadium

Stoke City

0:3

Full time

Bradford

• W. Swan 12′
• B. Halliday 31′
• G. Lapslie 62′

Half-time0–2

Regulation0–3

Referee: Leigh Doughty

Bradford beat Stoke City 3–0 in the League Cup on 26 August 2025.

Match events

EVENTS

12′

W. SwanGoal · Assist: T. Wright

31′

B. HallidayGoal · Assist: G. Lapslie

39′

Ciaran KellyYellow cardFoul

55′

Jenson MetcalfeYellow cardFoul

61′

On: A. PattisonOff: J. MetcalfeSubstitution

62′

G. LapslieGoal

63′

On: B. GibsonOff: M. TalovierovSubstitution

63′

On: T. SekoOff: B. LawalSubstitution

72′

On: W. SmithOff: B. PearsonSubstitution

76′

On: N. PowellOff: W. SwanSubstitution

76′

On: B. PointonOff: T. WrightSubstitution

77′

On: J. NeufvilleOff: G. LapslieSubstitution

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

59%Ball Possession41%

7Blocked Shots4

4Corner Kicks7

12Fouls14

1Goalkeeper Saves2

2Offsides1

83%Passes %72%

396Passes accurate228

—Red Cards—

5Shots insidebox11

4Shots off Goal7

2Shots on Goal4

8Shots outsidebox4

13Total Shots15

477Total passes316

0Yellow Cards2

—expected_goals—

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Stoke City

4-2-3-1

13

J. Bonham

17

E. Bocat

40

M. Talovierov

26

A. Phillips

57

Jaden Mears

18

B. Lawal

4

B. Pearson

58

C. Chibueze

14

J. Donley

56

F. Fawunmi

11

R. Boženík

Coach: M. Robins →

Substitutes

7 · S. ThomasAppearance details unavailableM

8 · L. BakerAppearance details unavailableM

10 · Bae Jun-HoAppearance details unavailableM

12 · T. SekoOn 63′ · 27 minM

22 · J. TchamadeuAppearance details unavailableD

23 · B. GibsonOn 63′ · 27 minD

34 · F. FieldingAppearance details unavailableG

42 · M. ManhoefAppearance details unavailableF

46 · William SmithOn 72′ · 18 minM

Bradford

3-4-2-1

1

S. Walker

18

C. Kelly

4

J. Wright

15

A. Baldwin

3

I. Touray

20

T. Leigh

21

Jenson Metcalfe

2

B. Halliday

17

T. Wright

32

G. Lapslie

24

W. Swan

Coach: G. Alexander →

Substitutes

6 · M. PowerAppearance details unavailableM

7 · J. NeufvilleOn 77′ · 14 minF

16 · A. PattisonOn 61′ · 29 minM

22 · N. PowellOn 76′ · 14 minM

23 · B. PointonOn 76′ · 14 minF

25 · J. HiltonAppearance details unavailableG

26 · C. TiltAppearance details unavailableD

31 · Zachariah HadiAppearance details unavailableG