EFL Cup / 25/26
Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City
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Tue 12 Aug 2025 · 18:45 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Ewood Park
- Referee
- Anthony Backhouse
- Attendance
- 9,855
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Blackburn Rovers
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Harry Pickering | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Sondre Tronstad | 0 | — | 59′ |
| 8 | Sidnei Tavares | 0 | — | 73′ |
| 9 | Makhtar Gueye | 0 | — | — |
| 12 | Lewis Miller | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | Dion De Neve | 1 | — | 73′ |
| 16 | Scott Wharton | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Axel Henriksson | 0 | — | 59′ |
| 31 | Kristi Montgomery | 0 | — | — |
| 32 | Igor Tyjon | 0 | — | 63′ |
| 35 | Nicholas Michalski | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ryan Alebiosu | 0 | 59′ | — |
| 4 | Yuri Ribeiro | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Augustus Kargbo | 0 | 59′ | — |
| 10 | Todd Cantwell | 0 | 63′ | — |
| 15 | Sean McLoughlin | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | John Buckley | 0 | 73′ | — |
| 22 | Balázs Tóth | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Yuki Ohashi | 0 | 73′ | — |
| 27 | Lewis Travis | 0 | — | — |
Bradford City
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Walker | 0 | — | — |
| 3 | Ibou Touray | 1 | — | — |
| 4 | Joe Wright | 0 | — | 44′ |
| 6 | Max Power | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Josh Neufville | 0 | — | — |
| 15 | Aden Baldwin | 0 | — | — |
| 17 | Tyreik Wright | 0 | — | 60′ |
| 18 | Ciaran Kelly | 0 | — | 81′ |
| 21 | Jenson Metcalfe | 0 | — | 81′ |
| 24 | Will Swan | 1 | — | — |
| 32 | George Lapslie | 0 | — | 60′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brad Halliday | 0 | — | — |
| 10 | Antoni Sarcevic | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 11 | Stephen Humphrys | 0 | 60′ | — |
| 16 | Alexander Pattison | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Tommy Leigh | 0 | 81′ | — |
| 23 | Bobby Pointon | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Joe Hilton | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | Curtis Tilt | 0 | 44′ | — |
| 28 | Matthew Pennington | 0 | 81′ | — |