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Reading 1-1 Bradford City · League One

Reading drew 1-1 with Bradford City in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Reading and Bradford City met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Reading: U. Godwin-Malife 66'. Bradford City: J. Beesley 4'.

How the match went

Reading saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Reading had 11 shots with 3 on target, Bradford City 13 with 2 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 9 to Reading and 5 to Bradford City. Reading conceded 10 fouls, Bradford City 21. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Reading, 3 for Bradford City).

Line-ups

Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Paudie O’Connor, Benn Ward, Haydon Roberts, Lewis Wing, Andy Rinomhota, Kyreece Lisbie, Josh Stokes, Paddy Lane, Jacob Brown.

Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Cameron Dawson, Matthew Pennington, Aden Baldwin, George Pratt, Kayden Jackson, Antoni Sarcevic, Callum Connolly, Ibou Touray, Adam Phillips, Bobby Pointon, Jake Beesley.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! Reading 0-1 Bradford City. J. Beesley (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Pointon.
  2. 45'Half-time. Reading 0-1 Bradford City.
  3. 66'Goal! Reading 1-1 Bradford City. U. Godwin-Malife (Reading) scores, assisted by J. Brown.
  4. 90'Full-time. Reading 1-1 Bradford City.
Full commentary (66 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Bradford City.
  2. 2'Corner, Reading.
  3. 2'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  4. 3'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 4'Goal! Reading 0-1 Bradford City. J. Beesley (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Pointon.
  6. 5'Corner, Reading.
  7. 7'Corner, Reading.
  8. 10'Attempt blocked. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  9. 11'Offside, Bradford City.
  10. 12'Yellow card for A. Rinomhota (Reading) for simulation.
  11. 18'Yellow card for H. Roberts (Reading) for argument.
  12. 22'Corner, Reading.
  13. 22'Attempt saved. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 25'Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  15. 25'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  16. 26'Offside, Bradford City.
  17. 27'Corner, Bradford City.
  18. 29'Corner, Reading.
  19. 30'Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  20. 35'Yellow card for I. Touray (Bradford City) for foul.
  21. 36'Attempt missed. J. Brown (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  22. 36'Attempt blocked. J. Stokes (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  23. 37'Corner, Reading.
  24. 37'Offside, Reading.
  25. 39'Yellow card for A. Baldwin (Bradford City) for foul.
  26. 42'Offside, Reading.
  27. 44'Corner, Bradford City.
  28. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  29. 45+3'Corner, Reading.
  30. 45+3'Attempt blocked. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
  31. 45'Half-time. Reading 0-1 Bradford City.
  32. 46'The second half is under way.
  33. 52'Corner, Reading.
  34. 52'Attempt missed. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  35. 58'Offside, Bradford City.
  36. 59'Substitution, Reading: L. Fraser comes on for A. Rinomhota.
  37. 59'Substitution, Reading: R. Williams comes on for H. Roberts.
  38. 61'Corner, Reading.
  39. 65'Attempt saved. B. Pointon (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  40. 66'Goal! Reading 1-1 Bradford City. U. Godwin-Malife (Reading) scores, assisted by J. Brown.
  41. 67'Substitution, Reading: J. Reid comes on for J. Brown.
  42. 67'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for J. Beesley.
  43. 67'Substitution, Bradford City: G. Lapslie comes on for A. Phillips.
  44. 68'Attempt missed. C. Connolly (Bradford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  45. 69'Attempt blocked. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), header. xG 0.10.
  46. 71'Yellow card for B. Pointon (Bradford City) for foul.
  47. 75'Offside, Reading.
  48. 76'Attempt missed. N. Powell (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  49. 77'Substitution, Bradford City: W. Swan comes on for B. Pointon.
  50. 79'Attempt blocked. W. Swan (Bradford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  51. 79'Attempt missed. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  52. 79'Attempt blocked. C. Connolly (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  53. 81'Offside, Bradford City.
  54. 84'Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for K. Lisbie.
  55. 84'Attempt missed. B. Ward (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  56. 85'Corner, Bradford City.
  57. 86'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  58. 87'Corner, Bradford City.
  59. 87'Attempt blocked. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  60. 88'Offside, Bradford City.
  61. 89'Corner, Bradford City.
  62. 89'Attempt blocked. K. Jackson (Bradford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  63. 90'Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  64. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  65. 90+2'Substitution, Bradford City: C. O'Keeffe comes on for I. Touray.
  66. 90'Full-time. Reading 1-1 Bradford City.
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