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Bradford City 3-0 Cheltenham Town · League Two

Bradford City beat Cheltenham Town 3-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Bradford City fixtures and results · Cheltenham Town fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Bradford City and Cheltenham Town met in the League Two at Valley Parade in Bradford on Tuesday, 4 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Bradford City: G. Lapslie 31', 53'; M. Mellon 60'. Cheltenham Town did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Bradford City, 3 for Cheltenham Town).

Line-ups

Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Neill Byrne, Aden Baldwin, Jack Shepherd, Brad Halliday, Richard Smallwood, Brandon Khela, Tayo Adaramola, George Lapslie, Jamie Walker, Michael Mellon.

Cheltenham Town started in a 4-4-2: Joe Day, Darragh Power, Ibrahim Bakare, Tom Bradbury, Valintino Adedokun, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Luke Young, Ethon Archer, Ethan Williams, Ashley Hay, Matty Taylor.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 31'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Cheltenham Town. G. Lapslie (Bradford City) scores, assisted by T. Adaramola.
  2. 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
  3. 53'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Cheltenham Town. G. Lapslie (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Walker.
  4. 60'Goal! Bradford City 3-0 Cheltenham Town. M. Mellon (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Walker.
  5. 90'Full-time. Bradford City 3-0 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Cheltenham Town.
  2. 4'Attempt blocked. B. Khela (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  3. 5'Attempt saved. M. Mellon (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
  4. 6'Attempt missed. J. Walker (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 10'Attempt missed. J. Walker (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  6. 10'Attempt blocked. M. Mellon (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 17'Attempt blocked. D. Power (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
  8. 17'Attempt blocked. I. Bakare (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  9. 20'Attempt saved. E. Williams (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 21'Attempt saved. B. Khela (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  11. 22'Attempt missed. B. Khela (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 23'Attempt blocked. J. Walker (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 27'Yellow card for M. Taylor (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
  14. 28'Attempt missed. B. Halliday (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 30'Attempt blocked. T. Adaramola (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  16. 31'Goal! Bradford City 1-0 Cheltenham Town. G. Lapslie (Bradford City) scores, assisted by T. Adaramola.
  17. 34'Attempt saved. A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  18. 35'Attempt missed. N. Byrne (Bradford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.14.
  19. 36'Attempt missed. J. Walker (Bradford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  20. 45'Attempt blocked. B. Halliday (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  21. 45'Attempt blocked. B. Halliday (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 45'1 minute of added time.
  23. 45+2'Attempt missed. T. Bradbury (Cheltenham Town), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  24. 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 46'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Thomas comes on for V. Adedokun.
  27. 49'Attempt missed. M. Mellon (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 53'Goal! Bradford City 2-0 Cheltenham Town. G. Lapslie (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Walker.
  29. 55'Attempt saved. M. Mellon (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  30. 57'Attempt missed. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  31. 60'Goal! Bradford City 3-0 Cheltenham Town. M. Mellon (Bradford City) scores, assisted by J. Walker.
  32. 62'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: T. Dieng comes on for E. Williams.
  33. 62'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: G. Miller comes on for M. Taylor.
  34. 68'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: L. Kinsella comes on for L. Young.
  35. 68'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: L. Dulson comes on for A. Hay.
  36. 68'Substitution, Bradford City: C. Kavanagh comes on for M. Mellon.
  37. 68'Substitution, Bradford City: T. Leigh comes on for G. Lapslie.
  38. 69'Attempt missed. B. Khela (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  39. 69'Attempt saved. J. Walker (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  40. 76'Substitution, Bradford City: C. Oduor comes on for J. Walker.
  41. 77'Substitution, Bradford City: P. Huntington comes on for T. Adaramola.
  42. 80'Yellow card for J. Thomas (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
  43. 82'Attempt blocked. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 83'Attempt blocked. B. Halliday (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  45. 83'Attempt blocked. T. Leigh (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
  46. 84'Yellow card for C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) for foul.
  47. 85'Attempt missed. A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  48. 88'Yellow card for L. Dulson (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
  49. 88'Yellow card for J. Shepherd (Bradford City) for argument.
  50. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  51. 90+4'Yellow card for P. Huntington (Bradford City) for foul.
  52. 90+5'Attempt blocked. E. Archer (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  53. 90'Full-time. Bradford City 3-0 Cheltenham Town.
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