Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United · League One
Bradford City beat Peterborough United 2-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bradford City and Peterborough United met in the League One at Valley Parade in Bradford on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Bradford City: M. Gillesphey 54'; N. Powell 75'. Peterborough United did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Bradford City had 17 shots with 5 on target, Peterborough United 7 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Bradford City and 3 to Peterborough United. Bradford City conceded 16 fouls, Peterborough United 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Bradford City, 3 for Peterborough United).
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, Ibou Touray, Kayden Jackson, Will Swan, Jake Beesley.
Peterborough United started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Bass, James Dornelly, David Okagbue, Thomas O'Connor, Harley Mills, Carl Johnston, Harrison Jones, Ethan Williams, Brandon Khela, Bolu Shofowoke, Harry Leonard.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Peterborough United.
- 54'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Peterborough United. M. Gillesphey (Bradford City) scores, assisted by C. Connolly.
- 75'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United. N. Powell (Bradford City) scores, assisted by A. Phillips.
- 85'Second yellow card for D. Okagbue (Peterborough United), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United.
Full commentary (57 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Peterborough United.
- 8'Attempt saved. E. Williams (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 8'Attempt saved. M. Gillesphey (Bradford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 9'Attempt missed. H. Jones (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 13'Offside, Bradford City.
- 14'Off the woodwork! C. Connolly (Bradford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 14'Corner, Bradford City.
- 16'Attempt missed. W. Swan (Bradford City), header. xG 0.05.
- 18'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Bradford City), header. xG 0.03.
- 22'Yellow card for D. Okagbue (Peterborough United) for foul.
- 23'Corner, Bradford City.
- 25'Corner, Bradford City.
- 27'Attempt blocked. W. Swan (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 27'Attempt saved. J. Neufville (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 27'Attempt saved. W. Swan (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 29'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 35'Corner, Bradford City.
- 37'Corner, Bradford City.
- 37'Attempt missed. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for K. Jackson (Bradford City) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Peterborough United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Bradford City: B. Pointon comes on for W. Swan.
- 50'Attempt blocked. K. Jackson (Bradford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 50'Attempt blocked. C. Johnston (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 51'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Bradford City), header. xG 0.08.
- 53'Attempt blocked. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), header. xG 0.10.
- 54'Corner, Bradford City.
- 54'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Peterborough United. M. Gillesphey (Bradford City) scores, assisted by C. Connolly.
- 55'Substitution, Bradford City: A. Phillips comes on for K. Jackson.
- 55'Attempt blocked. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Bradford City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 58'Corner, Bradford City.
- 60'Offside, Bradford City.
- 60'Off the woodwork! H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.56.
- 60'Offside, Bradford City.
- 61'Substitution, Peterborough United: E. Weir comes on for T. O'Connor.
- 61'Substitution, Peterborough United: L. Kelly comes on for H. Jones.
- 61'Substitution, Peterborough United: V. Masara comes on for E. Williams.
- 64'Attempt blocked. V. Masara (Peterborough United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 66'Yellow card for E. Weir (Peterborough United) for foul.
- 71'Corner, Bradford City.
- 73'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for J. Beesley.
- 73'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Bradford City), header. xG 0.16.
- 75'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United. N. Powell (Bradford City) scores, assisted by A. Phillips.
- 76'Yellow card for A. Phillips (Bradford City) for foul.
- 76'Substitution, Peterborough United: C. Conn-Clarke comes on for B. Khela.
- 81'Attempt missed. B. Pointon (Bradford City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 83'Attempt blocked. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 83'Offside, Peterborough United.
- 84'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 84'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 85'Second yellow card for D. Okagbue (Peterborough United), who is sent off.
- 87'Substitution, Bradford City: H. Cartwright comes on for C. Connolly.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough United.