Leyton Orient vs Bradford City

League Cup - 1/16-finals 8 Sep 2026, 18:45
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 Brisbane Road 👤 E. Duckworth

Match report

Bradford City beat Leyton Orient 3-1 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 8 September 2026.

Bradford City had 17 shots to Leyton Orient's 15.

The match was played at Brisbane Road, with E. Duckworth in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 15 - 17 On target 4 - 9 Corners 8 - 12 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Stephen Humphrys
Bradford City · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Will Swan 1 goal
8 Nick Powell 1 goal
8 Jon McCracken 4 saves
7 Fin Stevens captained the side
First half vs second half
Bradford City came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 7–11
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–7
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 3–3 5–9
Attacks 35–70 53–43
Match statistics
8 Corners 12
7 Substitution 5
88 Attacks 113
53 Dangerous Attacks 61
6 On Target 8
11 Off Target 9
15 Shots Total 17
4 Shots On Goal 9
6 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 14
7 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 10
8 Corners 12
3 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 4
370 Passes Total 338
263 Passes Accurate 229
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leyton Orient · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Phillips
14 I. Hayden 6 W. Forrester 34 P. Chinedu 3 J. Morris
28 S. Clare 8 I. Mizouni
44 T. Archibald 27 T. Springett 17 A. Dobra
49 N. Oyekunle
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
21 J. McCracken
2 R. Welch 14 H. Matthews 5 M. Gillesphey
19 K. Jackson 22 K. Morgan 20 H. Cartwright 27 C. O'Keeffe
32 G. Lapslie 24 W. Swan
11 S. Humphrys
Leyton Orient
Coach
Richie Wellens
Substitutes
  • 1 Nathan Baxter
  • 2 Fin Stevens
  • 5 Joseph Olowu
  • 9 Jaze Kabia
  • 11 Demetri Mitchell
  • 18 Dane Scarlett
  • 20 Alexander Gilbert
  • 22 Yusuf Akhamrich
  • 25 Charlie Wellens
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Alexander
Substitutes
  • 1 Cameron Dawson
  • 3 Ibou Touray
  • 6 Callum Connolly
  • 8 Adam Phillips
  • 9 Jake Beesley
  • 10 Antoni Sarcevic
  • 15 Aden Baldwin
  • 25 Nick Powell
  • 28 Matthew Pennington
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Stevens ↓ I. Hayden Leyton Orient
  • 46' ↑ J. Olowu ↓ W. Forrester Leyton Orient
  • 62' ↑ C. Connolly ↓ H. Cartwright Bradford City
  • 62' ↑ A. Baldwin ↓ H. Matthews Bradford City
  • 62' ↑ N. Powell ↓ S. Humphrys Bradford City
  • 66' ↑ C. Wellens ↓ A. Dobra Leyton Orient
  • 66' ↑ D. Scarlett ↓ T. Archibald Leyton Orient
  • 67' ↑ Y. Akhamrich ↓ P. Chinedu Leyton Orient
  • 83' ↑ A. Phillips ↓ K. Morgan Bradford City
  • 90+2' ↑ I. Touray ↓ W. Swan Bradford City
Cards
  • 23' T. Archibald Leyton Orient
  • 40' G. Lapslie Bradford City
  • 44' I. El Mizouni Leyton Orient
  • 49' P. Chinedu Leyton Orient
Head-to-head
Leyton Orient 3 2 draws 3 Bradford City
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2022-02-01 Bradford City vs Leyton Orient 1 - 1
2021-08-28 Leyton Orient vs Bradford City 2 - 0
2021-02-23 Bradford City vs Leyton Orient 1 - 0
Recent form
Leyton Orient D L D D D
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leyton Orient vs Bradford City?
Leyton Orient lost 1-3 against Bradford City on 8 September 2026.
Who won Leyton Orient vs Bradford City?
Bradford City won the match 3-1.
Where was Leyton Orient vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at Brisbane Road.