Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers · League One
Bradford City lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers met in the League One at Valley Parade in Bradford on Thursday, 14 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Bradford City did not score. Bolton Wanderers: X. Simons 81'.
How the match went
Bradford City saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Bradford City had 8 shots with 2 on target, Bolton Wanderers 10 with 2 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to Bradford City and 3 to Bolton Wanderers. Bradford City conceded 14 fouls, Bolton Wanderers 14. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Bradford City, 0 for Bolton Wanderers).
Line-ups
Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Aden Baldwin, Joe Wright, Curtis Tilt, Josh Neufville, Jenson Metcalfe, Max Power, Ibou Touray, Antoni Sarcevic, Bobby Pointon, Kayden Jackson.
Bolton Wanderers started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bonham, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Eoin Toal, Chris Forino, George Johnston, Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Rúben Rodrigues, Ibrahim Cissoko, Mason Burstow.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers.
- 81'Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers. X. Simons (Bolton Wanderers) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Bolton Wanderers.
- 1'Attempt missed. A. Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 11'Attempt missed. R. Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 14'Attempt blocked. J. Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.14.
- 24'Attempt missed. M. Burstow (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 25'Attempt missed. E. Toal (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 28'Attempt missed. K. Jackson (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt blocked. R. Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 40'Attempt blocked. I. Cissoko (Bolton Wanderers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 43'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: M. Conway comes on for E. Toal.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Metcalfe (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. A. Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Bradford City: T. Wright comes on for C. Tilt.
- 47'Attempt missed. J. Metcalfe (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 61'Substitution, Bradford City: G. Lapslie comes on for J. Metcalfe.
- 61'Substitution, Bradford City: S. Humphrys comes on for B. Pointon.
- 62'Substitution, Bradford City: N. Powell comes on for J. Wright.
- 65'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: S. Dalby comes on for R. Rodrigues.
- 65'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: T. Gale comes on for I. Cissoko.
- 68'Attempt saved. M. Power (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 71'Attempt missed. N. Powell (Bradford City), header. xG 0.06.
- 73'Attempt blocked. T. Wright (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 76'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: J. McAtee comes on for M. Burstow.
- 76'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: X. Simons comes on for E. Erhahon.
- 79'Attempt saved. N. Powell (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.18.
- 81'Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers. X. Simons (Bolton Wanderers) scores.
- 86'Attempt blocked. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 88'Attempt saved. J. McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for A. Baldwin (Bradford City) for argument.
- 90+2'Substitution, Bradford City: W. Swan comes on for M. Power.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers.