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Stoke City 0-3 Bradford City · Carabao Cup

Stoke City lost to Bradford City 0-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Stoke City and Bradford City met in the Carabao Cup at bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Stoke City did not score. Bradford City: W. Swan 12'; B. Halliday 31'; G. Lapslie 62'.

How the match went

Stoke City saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Stoke City had 13 shots with 2 on target, Bradford City 15 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 4 to Stoke City and 7 to Bradford City. Stoke City conceded 12 fouls, Bradford City 14. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Stoke City, 2 for Bradford City).

Line-ups

Stoke City started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bonham, Jaden Mears, Ashley Phillips, Maksym Talovierov, Eric Bocat, Ben Pearson, Bosun Lawal, Favour Fawunmi, Jamie Donley, Chinonso Chibueze, Róbert Boženík.

Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Aden Baldwin, Joe Wright, Ciaran Kelly, Brad Halliday, Jenson Metcalfe, Tommy Leigh, Ibou Touray, George Lapslie, Tyreik Wright, Will Swan.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Bradford City. W. Swan (Bradford City) scores, assisted by T. Wright.
  2. 31'Goal! Stoke City 0-2 Bradford City. B. Halliday (Bradford City) scores, assisted by G. Lapslie.
  3. 62'Goal! Stoke City 0-3 Bradford City. G. Lapslie (Bradford City) scores.
Full commentary (39 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Stoke City vs Bradford City.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. J. Wright (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  3. 9'Attempt missed. T. Wright (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  4. 12'Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Bradford City. W. Swan (Bradford City) scores, assisted by T. Wright.
  5. 26'Attempt missed. J. Wright (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  6. 27'Attempt missed. B. Halliday (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  7. 31'Goal! Stoke City 0-2 Bradford City. B. Halliday (Bradford City) scores, assisted by G. Lapslie.
  8. 32'Attempt blocked. R. Boženík (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  9. 36'Attempt blocked. T. Wright (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 37'Attempt missed. F. Fawunmi (Stoke City), header. xG 0.02.
  11. 38'Attempt missed. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 39'Yellow card for C. Kelly (Bradford City).
  13. 41'Attempt blocked. R. Boženík (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  14. 41'Attempt blocked. J. Donley (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  15. 42'Attempt blocked. M. Talovierov (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
  16. 42'Attempt blocked. C. Chibueze (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  17. 44'Attempt missed. R. Boženík (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 47'Attempt missed. J. Mears (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  20. 50'Attempt blocked. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.16.
  21. 54'Attempt saved. J. Donley (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 55'Yellow card for J. Metcalfe (Bradford City).
  23. 57'Attempt blocked. E. Bocat (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 61'Substitution, Bradford City: A. Pattison comes on for J. Metcalfe.
  25. 62'Goal! Stoke City 0-3 Bradford City. G. Lapslie (Bradford City) scores.
  26. 62'Attempt saved. W. Swan (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  27. 63'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Gibson comes on for M. Talovierov.
  28. 63'Substitution, Stoke City: T. Seko comes on for B. Lawal.
  29. 72'Substitution, Stoke City: W. Smith comes on for B. Pearson.
  30. 73'Attempt missed. A. Pattison (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  31. 74'Attempt blocked. T. Seko (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  32. 76'Substitution, Bradford City: B. Pointon comes on for T. Wright.
  33. 76'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for W. Swan.
  34. 77'Substitution, Bradford City: J. Neufville comes on for G. Lapslie.
  35. 85'Attempt blocked. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  36. 85'Attempt blocked. A. Pattison (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  37. 85'Attempt missed. A. Pattison (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  38. 88'Attempt saved. R. Boženík (Stoke City), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  39. 90+4'Attempt missed. J. Donley (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
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