Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town · League One
Bradford City beat Mansfield Town 1-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bradford City and Mansfield Town met in the League One at Valley Parade in Bradford on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Bradford City: A. Sarcevic 18'. Mansfield Town did not score.
How the match went
Mansfield Town saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Bradford City had 9 shots with 7 on target, Mansfield Town 8 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Bradford City and 3 to Mansfield Town. Bradford City conceded 19 fouls, Mansfield Town 18. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Bradford City, 2 for Mansfield Town).
Line-ups
Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Jon McCracken, Matthew Pennington, Aden Baldwin, George Pratt, Josh Neufville, Antoni Sarcevic, Callum Connolly, Ibou Touray, Adam Phillips, Bobby Pointon, Jake Beesley.
Mansfield Town started in a 3-1-4-2: Harry Lewis, Kyle Knoyle, Adedeji Oshilaja, Ryan Sweeney, Louis Reed, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, George Maris, Liam Thompson, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Michael Smith, Regan Hendry.
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Minute by minute
- 18'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Beesley.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town.
Full commentary (42 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Mansfield Town.
- 3'Attempt missed. F. Blake-Tracy (Mansfield Town), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 3'Attempt blocked. F. Blake-Tracy (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 3'Attempt saved. M. Smith (Mansfield Town), header. xG 0.05.
- 7'Attempt saved. C. Connolly (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 8'Corner, Bradford City.
- 13'Attempt saved. A. Phillips (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 13'Corner, Bradford City.
- 18'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Beesley.
- 21'Corner, Mansfield Town.
- 25'Corner, Bradford City.
- 39'Attempt saved. B. Pointon (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.43.
- 40'Attempt saved. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 42'Attempt saved. M. Smith (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 44'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Mansfield Town: D. McGoldrick comes on for R. Hendry.
- 46'Substitution, Mansfield Town: R. Oates comes on for N. Moriah-Welsh.
- 47'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 47'Attempt saved. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 60'Yellow card for L. Reed (Mansfield Town) for argument.
- 63'Yellow card for A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) for foul.
- 64'Substitution, Mansfield Town: E. Hewitt comes on for K. Knoyle.
- 65'Substitution, Bradford City: H. Cartwright comes on for A. Sarcevic.
- 66'Substitution, Mansfield Town: L. Bolton comes on for L. Reed.
- 66'Substitution, Bradford City: K. Jackson comes on for A. Phillips.
- 69'Attempt missed. R. Sweeney (Mansfield Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 71'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for B. Pointon.
- 80'Substitution, Mansfield Town: T. Roberts comes on for M. Smith.
- 82'Attempt blocked. J. Neufville (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Corner, Bradford City.
- 87'Yellow card for E. Hewitt (Mansfield Town) for foul.
- 90'Attempt saved. C. Connolly (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for G. Pratt (Bradford City) for foul.
- 90+1'Substitution, Bradford City: M. Gillesphey comes on for I. Touray.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. L. Bolton (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. T. Roberts (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+4'Corner, Mansfield Town.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town.