Bradford City 2-0 Reading · League One
Bradford City beat Reading 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 Reading met in the League One at Valley Parade in Bradford on Saturday, 13 December 2025.
Goalscorers
Bradford City: A. Sarcevic 56'; B. Pointon 84'. Reading did not score.
How the match went
Reading saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Bradford City had 11 shots with 4 on target, Reading 8 with 2 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Bradford City and 2 to Reading. Bradford City conceded 12 fouls, Reading 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Bradford City, 3 for Reading).
Line-ups
Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Joe Wright, Aden Baldwin, Ciaran Kelly, Brad Halliday, Max Power, Jenson Metcalfe, Ibou Touray, Antoni Sarcevic, Tyreik Wright, Stephen Humphrys.
Reading started in a 3-4-2-1: Joel Pereira, Paudie O’Connor, Derrick Williams, Jeriel Dorsett, Kelvin Abrefa, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Randell Williams, Kamari Doyle, Daniel Kyerewaa, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Reading.
- 56'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Reading. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) scores.
- 84'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Reading. B. Pointon (Bradford City) scores, assisted by T. Wright.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-0 Reading.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Reading.
- 3'Attempt saved. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 7'Attempt saved. K. Doyle (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 8'Attempt missed. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 10'Attempt saved. T. Wright (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 23'Attempt missed. B. Halliday (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 28'Attempt missed. C. Savage (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 33'Attempt blocked. K. Abrefa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 33'Attempt missed. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 36'Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 41'Yellow card for K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) for foul.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Reading.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Yellow card for P. O’Connor (Reading) for foul.
- 49'Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 56'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Reading. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) scores.
- 56'Attempt blocked. B. Halliday (Bradford City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 56'Attempt blocked. S. Humphrys (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. Metcalfe (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 62'Substitution, Reading: A. Yiadom comes on for J. Dorsett.
- 62'Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 63'Substitution, Reading: J. Marriott comes on for K. Doyle.
- 66'Attempt saved. C. Savage (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 66'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 73'Substitution, Bradford City: B. Pointon comes on for A. Sarcevic.
- 78'Substitution, Reading: L. Fraser comes on for C. Savage.
- 79'Substitution, Bradford City: W. Swan comes on for S. Humphrys.
- 79'Substitution, Reading: A. Garcia comes on for K. Ehibhatiomhan.
- 81'Attempt missed. J. Marriott (Reading), header. xG 0.10.
- 84'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Reading. B. Pointon (Bradford City) scores, assisted by T. Wright.
- 86'Yellow card for B. Halliday (Bradford City) for foul.
- 88'Substitution, Reading: M. Camara comes on for R. Williams.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for K. Abrefa (Reading) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-0 Reading.