Grimsby Town vs Bradford City

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 10 Oct 2023, 18:30
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 Blundell Park (Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire) 👤 P. Howard Round 6

Match report

Bradford City edged past Grimsby Town 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 10 October 2023.

Bradford City had 11 shots to Grimsby Town's 6.

E. Osadebe was sent off in the 90+2th minute.

The match was played at Blundell Park (Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire), with P. Howard in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 6 - 11 On target 2 - 6 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 10 - 6 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Rekeil Pyke
Grimsby Town · 1 goal
8 Emmanuel Osadebe 1 goal
8 Harvey Cartwright 4 saves
8 Richard Smallwood captained the side
7 Ciaran Kelly 1 goal
First half vs second half
Bradford City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 3–7
Shots On Goal 2–1 0–5
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–3 2–1
Attacks 57–54 51–61
Match statistics
2 Substitution 5
108 Attacks 115
31 Dangerous Attacks 67
2 On Target 7
4 Off Target 5
6 Shots Total 11
2 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 7
1 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 6
3 Corners 4
3 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 1
389 Passes Total 394
274 Passes Accurate 269
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Grimsby Town · 4-2-3-1
1 H. Cartwright
31 N. Maher 38 J. Bramwell 5 H. Rodgers 2 M. Efete
42 K. Conteh 29 A. Hunt
14 A. Gnahoua 8 G. Holohan 7 A. Eisa
9 R. Pyke
Bradford City · 4-3-3
13 C. Doyle
22 D. Oyegoke 4 A. Taylor 18 C. Kelly 32 L. Richards
6 R. Smallwood 26 K. McDonald 8 E. Osadebe
23 B. Pointon 14 T. Smith 37 C. Afoka
Grimsby Town
Coach
P. Hurst
Substitutes
  • 19 Jamie Andrews
  • 35 Cameron Gardner
  • 12 Jake Eastwood
  • 6 Luke Waterfall
  • 32 Danny Rose
Bradford City
Coach
M. Hughes
Substitutes
  • 2 Brad Halliday
  • 11 Alex Gilliead
  • 5 Matthew Platt
  • 38 Freddy Jeffreys
  • 33 Adam Wilson
  • 29 Heath Richardson
  • 27 Matt Derbyshire
Substitutions
  • 28' ↑ B. Halliday ↓ D. Oyegoke Bradford City
  • 62' ↑ J. Andrews ↓ K. Conteh Grimsby Town
  • 62' ↑ C. Gardner ↓ Abobaker Eisa Grimsby Town
  • 73' ↑ A. Gilliead ↓ L. Richards Bradford City
  • 81' ↑ A. Wilson ↓ B. Pointon Bradford City
  • 81' ↑ F. Jeffreys ↓ T. Smith Bradford City
  • 81' ↑ M. Platt ↓ K. McDonald Bradford City
Cards
  • 90+2' E. Osadebe Bradford City
  • 3' C. Kelly Bradford City
  • 59' K. McDonald Bradford City
  • 90+2' H. Rodgers Grimsby Town
Head-to-head
Grimsby Town 2 2 draws 5 Bradford City
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2024-08-13 Grimsby Town vs Bradford City 2 - 1
2023-10-10 Grimsby Town vs Bradford City 1 - 2
2023-09-09 Bradford City vs Grimsby Town 1 - 1
Recent form
Grimsby Town D D W L W
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Grimsby Town vs Bradford City?
Grimsby Town lost 1-2 against Bradford City on 10 October 2023.
Who won Grimsby Town vs Bradford City?
Bradford City won the match 2-1.
Where was Grimsby Town vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at Blundell Park (Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire).
Who had more possession in Grimsby Town vs Bradford City?
Grimsby Town had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.