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Swindon Town 5-4 Bradford City · League Two

Swindon Town beat Bradford City 5-4 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Swindon Town and Bradford City met in the League Two at County Ground in Swindon on Saturday, 12 April 2025.

Goalscorers

Swindon Town: N. Byrne 22'; K. Tshimanga 45'; H. Smith 62', 90'; J. Shepherd 90'. Bradford City: C. Kavanagh 6', 10', 35'; B. Halliday 77'.

How the match went

The referee showed 9 yellow cards (3 for Swindon Town, 6 for Bradford City) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Swindon Town started in a 3-4-2-1: Connor Ripley, Ollie Clarke, Will Wright, Miguel Freckleton, Joel Cotterill, Gavin Kilkenny, Tom Nichols, Billy Kirkman, Paul Glatzel, Kabongo Tshimanga, Harry Smith.

Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Neill Byrne, Jack Shepherd, Romoney Crichlow, Brad Halliday, Alex Pattison, Richard Smallwood, Tayo Adaramola, Brandon Khela, Bobby Pointon, Calum Kavanagh.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Swindon Town 0-1 Bradford City. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Halliday.
  2. 10'Goal! Swindon Town 0-2 Bradford City. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) scores.
  3. 14'Red card! R. Smallwood (Bradford City) is sent off for foul.
  4. 22'Goal! Swindon Town 1-2 Bradford City. Own goal by N. Byrne.
  5. 35'Goal! Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Halliday.
  6. 45+4'Goal! Swindon Town 2-3 Bradford City. K. Tshimanga (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by O. Clarke.
  7. 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 2-3 Bradford City.
  8. 62'Goal! Swindon Town 3-3 Bradford City. H. Smith (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by B. Ameen.
  9. 77'Goal! Swindon Town 3-4 Bradford City. B. Halliday (Bradford City) scores.
  10. 90'Goal! Swindon Town 4-4 Bradford City. H. Smith (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by G. Cox.
  11. 90+5'Goal! Swindon Town 5-4 Bradford City. Own goal by J. Shepherd.
  12. 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 5-4 Bradford City.
Full commentary (64 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Swindon Town vs Bradford City.
  2. 0'Yellow card for G. Alexander (Bradford City) for argument.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. A. Pattison (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 6'Goal! Swindon Town 0-1 Bradford City. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Halliday.
  5. 10'Goal! Swindon Town 0-2 Bradford City. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) scores.
  6. 11'Attempt saved. G. Kilkenny (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  7. 13'Attempt missed. T. Adaramola (Bradford City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  8. 14'Red card! R. Smallwood (Bradford City) is sent off for foul.
  9. 22'Goal! Swindon Town 1-2 Bradford City. Own goal by N. Byrne.
  10. 24'Attempt missed. H. Smith (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 27'Attempt blocked. O. Clarke (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 28'Substitution, Swindon Town: B. Ameen comes on for B. Kirkman.
  13. 30'Yellow card for B. Khela (Bradford City) for foul.
  14. 34'Attempt saved. B. Ameen (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 35'Goal! Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Halliday.
  16. 39'Attempt missed. P. Glatzel (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  17. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  18. 45+2'Attempt saved. W. Wright (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 45+4'Goal! Swindon Town 2-3 Bradford City. K. Tshimanga (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by O. Clarke.
  20. 45+4'Attempt missed. O. Clarke (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 45+4'Attempt blocked. H. Smith (Swindon Town), header. xG 0.13.
  22. 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 2-3 Bradford City.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. Westley comes on for O. Clarke.
  25. 46'Substitution, Bradford City: C. Kelly comes on for B. Pointon.
  26. 46'Substitution, Bradford City: C. Johnson comes on for A. Pattison.
  27. 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: D. Butterworth comes on for G. Kilkenny.
  28. 52'Attempt blocked. J. Westley (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  29. 55'Attempt saved. B. Ameen (Swindon Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  30. 56'Attempt saved. D. Butterworth (Swindon Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  31. 58'Attempt blocked. J. Westley (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  32. 62'Goal! Swindon Town 3-3 Bradford City. H. Smith (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by B. Ameen.
  33. 64'Yellow card for B. Halliday (Bradford City) for time wasting.
  34. 65'Attempt saved. C. Kavanagh (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  35. 66'Attempt blocked. J. Westley (Swindon Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  36. 67'Attempt blocked. B. Ameen (Swindon Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  37. 68'Attempt saved. T. Nichols (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  38. 68'Attempt blocked. H. Smith (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  39. 71'Attempt missed. P. Glatzel (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 74'Substitution, Bradford City: A. Sarcevic comes on for B. Khela.
  41. 75'Substitution, Swindon Town: G. Cox comes on for T. Nichols.
  42. 76'Substitution, Swindon Town: N. Ofoborh comes on for P. Glatzel.
  43. 77'Goal! Swindon Town 3-4 Bradford City. B. Halliday (Bradford City) scores.
  44. 77'Attempt saved. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  45. 79'Attempt missed. G. Cox (Swindon Town), header. xG 0.14.
  46. 80'Yellow card for J. Shepherd (Bradford City) for time wasting.
  47. 81'Attempt saved. J. Cotterill (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  48. 82'Yellow card for D. Butterworth (Swindon Town) for argument.
  49. 82'Yellow card for T. Adaramola (Bradford City) for argument.
  50. 85'Attempt blocked. N. Ofoborh (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  51. 85'Attempt missed. C. Johnson (Bradford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  52. 86'Attempt blocked. H. Smith (Swindon Town), header from a corner. xG 0.41.
  53. 90'Goal! Swindon Town 4-4 Bradford City. H. Smith (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by G. Cox.
  54. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  55. 90+2'Attempt blocked. K. Tshimanga (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  56. 90+3'Yellow card for H. Smith (Swindon Town) for argument.
  57. 90+3'Attempt saved. H. Smith (Swindon Town), header. xG 0.04.
  58. 90+5'Goal! Swindon Town 5-4 Bradford City. Own goal by J. Shepherd.
  59. 90+5'Attempt saved. B. Ameen (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.30.
  60. 90+6'Yellow card for C. Kelly (Bradford City) for argument.
  61. 90+6'Yellow card for K. Tshimanga (Swindon Town) for argument.
  62. 90+7'Substitution, Bradford City: M. Mellon comes on for T. Adaramola.
  63. 90+7'Substitution, Bradford City: T. Wright comes on for R. Crichlow.
  64. 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 5-4 Bradford City.
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