Bradford City vs Wigan

League One 26 Dec 2025, 15:00
Bradford City
Bradford City
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Wigan
Wigan
🏟 Valley Parade Round 22

Match report

Bradford City edged past Wigan 2-1 in the League One on 26 December 2025.

Bradford City had 14 shots to Wigan's 5.

J. Weir was sent off in the 70th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at Valley Parade.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 14 - 5 On target 5 - 1 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 9 - 19 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Joe Wright
Bradford City · 1 goal
8 Callum Wright 1 goal
8 Max Power 70 passes (86% accurate)
8 Ibou Touray 1 assist
7 Stephen Humphrys 1 goal
First half vs second half
Bradford City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 9–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–1
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 2–1 5–1
Attacks 70–52 73–30
Match statistics
7 Corners 2
4 Substitution 3
143 Attacks 82
78 Dangerous Attacks 24
3 On Target 1
11 Off Target 3
14 Shots Total 5
5 Shots On Goal 1
1 Shots Off Goal 1
8 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 0
9 Fouls 19
7 Corners 2
2 Offsides 1
66% Ball Possession 34%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 2
0 Saves 2
454 Passes Total 223
323 Passes Accurate 116
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
4 J. Wright 15 A. Baldwin 18 C. Kelly
2 B. Halliday 6 M. Power 21 J. Metcalfe 3 I. Touray
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
11 S. Humphrys
Wigan · 3-1-4-2
1 S. Tickle
23 J. Carragher 4 W. Aimson 3 M. Fox
17 M. Smith
7 F. Murray 6 J. Weir 8 C. Wright 21 R. Rodrigues
43 H. Bettoni 9 C. Saydee
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 17 Tyreik Wright
  • 7 Josh Neufville
  • 24 Will Swan
  • 26 Curtis Tilt
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 14 Tom McIntyre
  • 8 Calum Kavanagh
Wigan
Coach
Ryan Thomas Lowe
Substitutes
  • 35 Tyrese Francois
  • 11 Dara Costelloe
  • 37 Maleace Asamoah
  • 30 Toby Savin
  • 5 Steven Sessegnon
  • 44 Joseph Hungbo
  • 20 Callum McManaman
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Wright ↓ B. Pointon Bradford City
  • 72' ↑ T. Francois ↓ H. Bettoni Wigan
  • 76' ↑ D. Costelloe ↓ C. Saydee Wigan
  • 78' ↑ J. Neufville ↓ B. Halliday Bradford City
  • 78' ↑ W. Swan ↓ C. Kelly Bradford City
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Tilt ↓ I. Touray Bradford City
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Asamoah ↓ C. Wright Wigan
Cards
  • 70' J. Weir Wigan
  • 86' M. Smith Wigan
  • 27' J. Weir Wigan
  • 46' J. Metcalfe Bradford City
  • 54' W. Aimson Wigan
  • 65' M. Power Bradford City
  • 70' J. Weir Wigan
Head-to-head
Bradford City 1 0 draws 2 Wigan
2026-03-14 Wigan vs Bradford City 2 - 0
2025-12-26 Bradford City vs Wigan 2 - 1
2020-08-29 Bradford City vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 3
Recent form
Bradford City D D L W D
Wigan D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bradford City vs Wigan?
Bradford City won 2-1 against Wigan on 26 December 2025.
Who won Bradford City vs Wigan?
Bradford City won the match 2-1.
Where was Bradford City vs Wigan played?
The match was played at Valley Parade.