Newcastle vs Bradford City

League Cup - 1/16-finals 24 Sep 2025, 18:45
Newcastle
Newcastle
4–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City

Match report

Newcastle cruised past Bradford City 4-1 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 24 September 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Newcastle dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 27 shots to Bradford City's 6.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 27 - 6 On target 11 - 3 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 5 - 11 Yellow cards 1
10
Player of the match
Joelinton
Newcastle · 2 goals
9 Bruno Guimarães 2 assists
9 Anthony Gordon captained the side
8 William Osula 2 goals
8 Harvey Barnes 1 assist
First half vs second half
Newcastle stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 12 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–2 15–4
Shots On Goal 5–1 6–2
Ball Possession 75–25 —
Corners 4–3 2–0
Attacks 78–30 71–42
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
149 Attacks 72
0 Attacks 1
80 Dangerous Attacks 26
11 On Target 3
16 Off Target 3
62% Ball Possession 38%
27 Shots Total 6
11 Shots On Goal 3
11 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 1
21 Shots Inside Box 4
6 Shots Outside Box 2
5 Fouls 11
6 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
77% Ball Possession 23%
0 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 7
786 Passes Total 229
726 Passes Accurate 154
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newcastle · 4-3-3
32 A. Ramsdale
17 E. Krafth 12 M. Thiaw 4 S. Botman 3 L. Hall
39 B. Guimarães 67 L. Miley 7 Joelinton
20 A. Elanga 18 W. Osula 10 A. Gordon
Bradford City · 3-4-3
1 S. Walker
5 N. Byrne 28 M. Pennington 18 C. Kelly
2 B. Halliday 20 T. Leigh 6 M. Power 3 I. Touray
22 N. Powell 11 S. Humphrys 23 B. Pointon
Newcastle
Coach
Edward John Frank Howe
Substitutes
  • 21 Valentino Livramento
  • 2 Kieran Trippier
  • 11 Harvey Barnes
  • 27 Nick Woltemade
  • 37 Alex Murphy
  • 1 Nick Pope
  • 6 Jamaal Lascelles
  • 8 Sandro Tonali
  • 28 Joe Willock
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 10 Antoni Sarcevic
  • 17 Tyreik Wright
  • 7 Josh Neufville
  • 9 Andy Cook
  • 14 Tom McIntyre
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 4 Joe Wright
  • 21 Jenson Metcalfe
  • 32 George Lapslie
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Sarcevic ↓ N. Powell Bradford City
  • 61' ↑ K. Trippier ↓ E. Krafth Newcastle
  • 61' ↑ V. Livramento ↓ L. Hall Newcastle
  • 61' ↑ T. Wright ↓ C. Kelly Bradford City
  • 62' ↑ J. Neufville ↓ B. Halliday Bradford City
  • 62' ↑ A. Cook ↓ S. Humphrys Bradford City
  • 69' ↑ H. Barnes ↓ A. Gordon Newcastle
  • 69' ↑ N. Woltemade ↓ A. Elanga Newcastle
  • 80' ↑ T. McIntyre ↓ N. Byrne Bradford City
  • 89' ↑ A. Murphy ↓ S. Botman Newcastle
Cards
  • 41' T. Leigh Bradford City
Head-to-head
Newcastle 1 0 draws 0 Bradford City
2025-09-24 Newcastle vs Bradford City 4 - 1
Recent form
Newcastle D D D L D
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newcastle vs Bradford City?
Newcastle won 4-1 against Bradford City on 24 September 2025.
Who won Newcastle vs Bradford City?
Newcastle won the match 4-1.
Who had more possession in Newcastle vs Bradford City?
Newcastle had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.