EFL Cup / 26/27
Bradford City v Rochdale AFC
Bradford CityHome
2 – 0Rochdale AFCAway
Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Mbanq Valley Parade
- Referee
- Declan Brown
- Attendance
- 6,915
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.
Bradford City
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Macaulay Gillesphey | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Callum Connolly | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Josh Neufville | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Jake Beesley | 0 | — | 72′ |
| 10 | Antoni Sarcevic | 0 | — | — |
| 15 | Aden Baldwin | 1 | — | 90′ |
| 17 | Tyreik Wright | 0 | — | 80′ |
| 19 | Kayden Jackson | 0 | — | 72′ |
| 21 | Jon McCracken | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Will Swan | 1 | — | 72′ |
| 28 | Matthew Pennington | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Walker Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 2 | Reece Welch | 0 | 90′ | — |
| 3 | Ibou Touray | 0 | 80′ | — |
| 4 | Joe Wright Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | Adam Phillips | 0 | 72′ | — |
| 23 | Bobby Pointon | 0 | 72′ | — |
| 25 | Nick Powell | 0 | 72′ | — |
| 29 | Harry Ibbitson Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 30 | Oscar Lunn Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
Rochdale AFC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Ramming | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Ryan East | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | Harvey Gilmour | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 0 | — | 63′ |
| 10 | Devante Rodney | 0 | — | 62′ |
| 11 | Zain Silcott-Duberry | 0 | — | — |
| 13 | Tobi Adebayo-Rowling | 0 | — | — |
| 19 | Luke Hannant | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | Sam Sherring | 0 | — | 63′ |
| 27 | Bryant Bilongo | 0 | — | 78′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kaiden Wilson | 0 | 63′ | — |
| 12 | Jake Spaven Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | Ed Francis | 0 | 62′ | — |
| 20 | Sam Waller Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 22 | Dan Moss | 0 | 78′ | — |
| 39 | Dajaune Brown | 0 | 63′ | — |
| 54 | Tom Bradley Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |