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Bradford City 2-0 Rochdale · Carabao Cup

Bradford City beat Rochdale 2-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bradford City and Rochdale met in the Carabao Cup at Valley Parade in Bradford on Saturday, 8 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Bradford City: W. Swan 45'; A. Baldwin 67'. Rochdale did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Bradford City had 23 shots with 11 on target, Rochdale 9 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 10 to Bradford City and 2 to Rochdale. Bradford City conceded 10 fouls, Rochdale 6. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Bradford City, 2 for Rochdale).

Line-ups

Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Jon McCracken, Matthew Pennington, Aden Baldwin, Macauley Gillesphey, Josh Neufville, Antoni Sarcevic, Callum Connolly, Tyreik Wright, Kayden Jackson, Will Swan, Jake Beesley.

Rochdale started in a 4-2-3-1: Nils Ramming, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Sam Sherring, Bryant Akono Bilongo, Ryan East, Harvey Gilmour, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Devante Rodney, Luke Hanannt, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45+1'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Rochdale. W. Swan (Bradford City) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-0 Rochdale.
  3. 67'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Rochdale. A. Baldwin (Bradford City) scores, assisted by C. Connolly.
  4. 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-0 Rochdale.
Full commentary (62 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Rochdale.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. Z. Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  3. 12'Attempt missed. T. Wright (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  4. 14'Corner, Bradford City.
  5. 17'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Bradford City), header. xG 0.12.
  6. 22'Yellow card for D. Rodney (Rochdale) for foul.
  7. 34'Attempt blocked. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  8. 34'Attempt blocked. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  9. 36'Corner, Rochdale.
  10. 37'Attempt blocked. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  11. 40'Attempt saved. K. Jackson (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  12. 40'Corner, Bradford City.
  13. 41'Attempt saved. M. Pennington (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  14. 42'Attempt blocked. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  15. 43'Corner, Bradford City.
  16. 43'Corner, Bradford City.
  17. 44'Attempt saved. C. Connolly (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  18. 44'Attempt blocked. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  19. 45'Offside, Bradford City.
  20. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+1'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Rochdale. W. Swan (Bradford City) scores.
  22. 45+3'Attempt missed. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header from a set piece. xG 0.16.
  23. 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-0 Rochdale.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 48'Attempt missed. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header. xG 0.13.
  26. 49'Attempt missed. M. Pennington (Bradford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  27. 50'Attempt missed. T. Wright (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 50'Attempt saved. J. Beesley (Bradford City), header. xG 0.09.
  29. 53'Corner, Bradford City.
  30. 54'Corner, Bradford City.
  31. 60'Attempt missed. Z. Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  32. 61'Attempt missed. E. Ebanks-Landell (Rochdale), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  33. 62'Substitution, Rochdale: E. Francis comes on for D. Rodney.
  34. 63'Substitution, Rochdale: K. Wilson comes on for S. Sherring.
  35. 63'Substitution, Rochdale: D. Brown comes on for E. Dieseruvwe.
  36. 64'Attempt blocked. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  37. 64'Attempt blocked. M. Pennington (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  38. 64'Attempt saved. J. Beesley (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  39. 66'Corner, Bradford City.
  40. 67'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Rochdale. A. Baldwin (Bradford City) scores, assisted by C. Connolly.
  41. 68'Corner, Bradford City.
  42. 69'Attempt missed. M. Gillesphey (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  43. 72'Substitution, Bradford City: B. Pointon comes on for W. Swan.
  44. 72'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for J. Beesley.
  45. 72'Substitution, Bradford City: A. Phillips comes on for K. Jackson.
  46. 74'Attempt saved. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  47. 76'Off the woodwork! N. Powell (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  48. 76'Attempt saved. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  49. 77'Yellow card for D. Brown (Rochdale) for foul.
  50. 78'Substitution, Rochdale: D. Moss comes on for B. A. Bilongo.
  51. 78'Corner, Bradford City.
  52. 79'Attempt saved. N. Powell (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  53. 80'Substitution, Bradford City: I. Touray comes on for T. Wright.
  54. 81'Attempt saved. N. Powell (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
  55. 81'Corner, Bradford City.
  56. 85'Corner, Rochdale.
  57. 85'Attempt saved. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  58. 89'Attempt missed. N. Powell (Bradford City), header. xG 0.11.
  59. 90'Substitution, Bradford City: R. Welch comes on for A. Baldwin.
  60. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  61. 90+5'Attempt missed. M. Gillesphey (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  62. 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-0 Rochdale.
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