Stoke vs Bradford

League Cup - 2nd Round 26 Aug 2025, 18:45
Stoke
Stoke
0–3
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Bradford
Bradford
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 Leigh Doughty

Match report

Bradford cruised past Stoke 3-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 26 August 2025.

Bradford had 15 shots to Stoke's 13.

The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with Leigh Doughty in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 13 - 15 On target 2 - 4 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Brad Halliday
Bradford · 1 goal
8 George Lapslie 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Will Swan 1 goal
8 Ciaran Kelly captained the side
7 Ashley Phillips 72 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–8 7–7
Shots On Goal 0–2 2–2
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 1–3 3–4
Attacks 48–53 56–36
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
3 Substitution 4
104 Attacks 89
38 Dangerous Attacks 46
2 On Target 4
10 Off Target 11
13 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 7
7 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 11
8 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 14
4 Corners 7
2 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 2
477 Passes Total 316
396 Passes Accurate 228
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke · 4-2-3-1
13 J. Bonham
57 J. Mears 26 A. Phillips 40 M. Talovierov 17 E. Bocat
4 B. Pearson 18 B. Lawal
56 F. Fawunmi 14 J. Donley 58 C. Chibueze
11 R. Boženík
Bradford · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
15 A. Baldwin 4 J. Wright 18 C. Kelly
2 B. Halliday 21 J. Metcalfe 20 T. Leigh 3 I. Touray
32 G. Lapslie 17 T. Wright
24 W. Swan
Stoke
Coach
Mark Gordon Robins
Substitutes
  • 23 Ben Gibson
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 46 William Smith
  • 34 Frank Fielding
  • 22 Junior Tchamadeu
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae
  • 8 Lewis Baker
  • 7 Sorba Thomas
  • 42 Million Manhoef
Bradford
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 16 Alexander Pattison
  • 22 Nick Powell
  • 7 Josh Neufville
  • 23 Bobby Pointon
  • 31 Zac Hadi
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 26 Curtis Tilt
  • 6 Max Power
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ A. Pattison ↓ J. Metcalfe Bradford
  • 63' ↑ B. Gibson ↓ M. Talovierov Stoke
  • 63' ↑ T. Seko ↓ B. Lawal Stoke
  • 72' ↑ W. Smith ↓ B. Pearson Stoke
  • 76' ↑ N. Powell ↓ W. Swan Bradford
  • 76' ↑ B. Pointon ↓ T. Wright Bradford
  • 77' ↑ J. Neufville ↓ G. Lapslie Bradford
Cards
  • 39' C. Kelly Bradford
  • 55' J. Metcalfe Bradford
Head-to-head
Stoke 0 0 draws 1 Bradford
2025-08-26 Stoke vs Bradford 0 - 3
Recent form
Stoke D D D W W
Bradford D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke vs Bradford?
Stoke lost 0-3 against Bradford on 26 August 2025.
Who won Stoke vs Bradford?
Bradford won the match 3-0.
Where was Stoke vs Bradford played?
The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Stoke vs Bradford?
Stoke had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.