Aston Villa U21 vs Bradford City

EFL Trophy - 3rd Round 14 Jan 2025, 19:30
Aston Villa U21
Aston Villa U21
1–3
HT 1–3
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 R. Joyce

Match report

Bradford City beat Aston Villa U21 3-1 in the EFL Trophy - 3rd Round on 14 January 2025.

Bradford City had 15 shots to Aston Villa U21's 8.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with R. Joyce in charge.

Half-time 1-3 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 8 - 15 On target 2 - 6 Corners 5 - 14 Fouls 5 - 5 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Jack Shepherd
Bradford City · 1 goal
8 Calum Kavanagh 1 goal
8 Richard Smallwood 1 assist
8 Bobby Pointon 1 assist
7 Kyrie Pierre 1 goal
First half vs second half
Aston Villa U21 stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–12 6–3
Shots On Goal 1–6 1–0
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–11 3–3
Attacks 28–34 31–31
Match statistics
5 Corners 14
4 Substitution 5
59 Attacks 65
27 Dangerous Attacks 62
2 On Target 6
6 Off Target 10
8 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 5
7 Shots Inside Box 10
1 Shots Outside Box 5
5 Fouls 5
5 Corners 14
0 Offsides 4
48% Ball Possession 52%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 1
442 Passes Total 459
353 Passes Accurate 375
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa U21 · 4-2-3-1
48 O. Zych
45 T. Rowe 73 T. Katsukunya 50 S. Swinkels 66 T. Patterson
62 T. Alcock 54 A. Borland
60 K. Pierre 47 K. Taylor 71 G. Hemmings
83 B. Burrowes
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
22 C. Johnson 24 J. Shepherd 18 C. Kelly
2 B. Halliday 6 R. Smallwood 16 A. Pattison 3 L. Richards
12 C. Oduor 23 B. Pointon
8 C. Kavanagh
Aston Villa U21
Coach
Gombau
Substitutes
  • 72 Kadan Young
  • 70 Charlie Pavey
  • 80 Mason Cotcher
  • 67 Mikell Barnes
  • 55 Lander Emery
  • 53 Ethan Amundsen Day
  • 81 Rodrigo Fortes
Bradford City
Coach
G. Alexander
Substitutes
  • 15 Aden Baldwin
  • 10 Antoni Sarcevic
  • 19 Vadaine Oliver
  • 7 Jamie Walker
  • 17 Tyreik Wright
  • 13 Colin Doyle
  • 5 Neill Byrne
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Baldwin ↓ C. Johnson Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ A. Sarcevic ↓ A. Pattison Bradford City
  • 60' ↑ K. Young ↓ K. Taylor Aston Villa U21
  • 66' ↑ V. Oliver ↓ C. Kavanagh Bradford City
  • 67' ↑ J. Walker ↓ L. Richards Bradford City
  • 78' ↑ C. Pavey ↓ G. Hemmings Aston Villa U21
  • 79' ↑ M. Cotcher ↓ K. Pierre Aston Villa U21
  • 83' ↑ M. Barnes ↓ T. Alcock Aston Villa U21
  • 88' ↑ T. Wright ↓ B. Pointon Bradford City
Cards
  • 57' K. Taylor Aston Villa U21
Head-to-head
Aston Villa U21 0 0 draws 1 Bradford City
2025-01-14 Aston Villa U21 vs Bradford City 1 - 3
Recent form
Aston Villa U21 L W L L W
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa U21 vs Bradford City?
Aston Villa U21 lost 1-3 against Bradford City on 14 January 2025.
Who won Aston Villa U21 vs Bradford City?
Bradford City won the match 3-1.
Where was Aston Villa U21 vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa U21 vs Bradford City?
Bradford City had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.