Bradford City 1-2 Cambridge United · League One
Bradford City lost to Cambridge United 1-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bradford City and Cambridge United met in the League One at Valley Parade in Bradford on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Bradford City: B. Pointon 76'. Cambridge United: S. Kaikai 58'; B. Knight 88'.
How the match went
Bradford City saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Bradford City had 20 shots with 5 on target, Cambridge United 6 with 2 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 12 to Bradford City and 3 to Cambridge United. Bradford City conceded 10 fouls, Cambridge United 8. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Bradford City, 0 for Cambridge United).
Line-ups
Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Jon McCracken, Reece Welch, Aden Baldwin, Macauley Gillesphey, Josh Neufville, Callum Connolly, Antoni Sarcevic, Ibou Touray, Adam Phillips, Bobby Pointon, Jake Beesley.
Cambridge United started in a 3-4-2-1: Jake Eastwood, Cathal Heffernan, Kell Watts, Callum Perry, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Owen Moxon, Zak Bradshaw, Raees Bangura-Williams, Sullay Kaikai, Gassan Ahadme.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United.
- 58'Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Cambridge United. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores.
- 76'Goal! Bradford City 1-1 Cambridge United. B. Pointon (Bradford City) scores.
- 88'Goal! Bradford City 1-2 Cambridge United. B. Knight (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by L. Appéré.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 1-2 Cambridge United.
Full commentary (58 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Cambridge United.
- 2'Attempt blocked. G. Ahadme (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 3'Attempt blocked. L. Bennett (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 3'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 16'Offside, Bradford City.
- 23'Corner, Bradford City.
- 23'Attempt blocked. I. Touray (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 23'Corner, Bradford City.
- 27'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 30'Attempt saved. J. Beesley (Bradford City), header. xG 0.18.
- 30'Corner, Bradford City.
- 32'Attempt saved. J. Beesley (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
- 32'Corner, Bradford City.
- 35'Attempt blocked. J. Neufville (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 37'Corner, Bradford City.
- 40'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 40'Attempt blocked. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 43'Corner, Bradford City.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt missed. I. Touray (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 48'Attempt missed. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 49'Corner, Bradford City.
- 53'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 54'Corner, Bradford City.
- 56'Attempt blocked. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 56'Corner, Bradford City.
- 58'Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Cambridge United. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores.
- 60'Corner, Bradford City.
- 60'Attempt blocked. M. Gillesphey (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 60'Corner, Bradford City.
- 61'Attempt saved. R. Welch (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: L. Appéré comes on for G. Ahadme.
- 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: P. Mpanzu comes on for R. Bangura-Williams.
- 65'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for A. Phillips.
- 65'Offside, Cambridge United.
- 66'Corner, Bradford City.
- 66'Attempt missed. R. Welch (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 73'Attempt missed. R. Welch (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 74'Substitution, Bradford City: K. Jackson comes on for M. Gillesphey.
- 74'Substitution, Bradford City: W. Swan comes on for J. Beesley.
- 74'Substitution, Cambridge United: B. Knight comes on for S. Kaikai.
- 76'Offside, Cambridge United.
- 76'Attempt saved. B. Pointon (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 76'Attempt blocked. W. Swan (Bradford City), header. xG 0.16.
- 76'Off the woodwork! N. Powell (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.39.
- 76'Goal! Bradford City 1-1 Cambridge United. B. Pointon (Bradford City) scores.
- 79'Yellow card for C. Connolly (Bradford City) for handball.
- 81'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Lavery comes on for O. Moxon.
- 83'Attempt missed. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), header. xG 0.06.
- 84'Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), header. xG 0.03.
- 86'Attempt blocked. N. Powell (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 87'Attempt blocked. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 88'Goal! Bradford City 1-2 Cambridge United. B. Knight (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by L. Appéré.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Cambridge United.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 1-2 Cambridge United.