Stoke City vs Bradford City 26/08/2025
Match summary
1ST HALF
Will Swan(Tyreik Wright)
12'
B. Halliday(G. Lapslie)
31'
C. Kelly
39'
2ND HALF
J. Metcalfe
55'
J. Metcalfe
A. Pattison
61'
G. Lapslie
62'
63'
Ben Gibson
Bosun Lawal
63'
T. Seko
M. Taloverov
72'
William Smith
Ben Pearson
Tyreik Wright
Bobby Pointon
76'
Will Swan
Nick Powell
76'
G. Lapslie
Josh Neufville
77'
Match statistics
59%Possession41%
472Passes Attempted314
394Completed Passes227
4Corners7
33Throw-ins25
13Shots On Target15
Line-ups
Stoke City
Formation
4-2-3-1
#13Bonham
#40Taloverov
#26Phillips
#17Bocat
#57Mears
#18Lawal
#4Pearson
#14Donley
#58Chibueze
#56Fawunmi
#11Bozeník
Starting XI
Jack Bonham #13 | |
M. Taloverov #40 | 63' |
Ashley Phillips #26 | |
Eric Bocat #17 | |
Jaden Mears #57 | |
Bosun Lawal #18 | 63' |
Ben Pearson #4 | 72' |
Jamie Donley #14 | |
Chinonso Chibueze #58 | |
Favour Fawunmi #56 | |
R. Bozenik #11 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Mark Robins
Bradford City
Formation
3-4-2-1
#1Walker
#4Wright
#18Kelly
#15Baldwin
#20Leigh
#21Metcalfe
#2Halliday
#3Touray
#32Lapslie
#17Wright
#24Swan
Starting XI
Sam Walker #1 | |
J. Wright #4 | |
C. Kelly #18 | 39' |
Aden Baldwin #15 | |
T. Leigh #20 | |
J. Metcalfe #21 | 61' 55' |
B. Halliday #2 | ⚽31' |
Ibou Touray #3 | |
G. Lapslie #32 | 77' ⚽62' 🎯31' |
Tyreik Wright #17 | 76' 🎯12' |
Will Swan #24 | 76' ⚽12' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Graham Alexander
Stoke City
Formation
4-2-3-1#13Bonham
#40Taloverov
#26Phillips
#17Bocat
#57Mears
#18Lawal
#4Pearson
#14Donley
#58Chibueze
#56Fawunmi
#11Bozeník
Starting XI
Jack Bonham #13 | |
M. Taloverov #40 | 63' |
Ashley Phillips #26 | |
Eric Bocat #17 | |
Jaden Mears #57 | |
Bosun Lawal #18 | 63' |
Ben Pearson #4 | 72' |
Jamie Donley #14 | |
Chinonso Chibueze #58 | |
Favour Fawunmi #56 | |
R. Bozenik #11 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Mark Robins
Bradford City
Formation
3-4-2-1#1Walker
#4Wright
#18Kelly
#15Baldwin
#20Leigh
#21Metcalfe
#2Halliday
#3Touray
#32Lapslie
#17Wright
#24Swan
Starting XI
Sam Walker #1 | |
J. Wright #4 | |
C. Kelly #18 | 39' |
Aden Baldwin #15 | |
T. Leigh #20 | |
J. Metcalfe #21 | 61' 55' |
B. Halliday #2 | ⚽31' |
Ibou Touray #3 | |
G. Lapslie #32 | 77' ⚽62' 🎯31' |
Tyreik Wright #17 | 76' 🎯12' |
Will Swan #24 | 76' ⚽12' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Graham Alexander
Head-to-head
8 matches
Stoke City
6
Wins
1
Draws
1
Wins
Bradford City
Championship2004 • 1 matchChampionship2003 • 1 matchChampionship2002 • 2 matchesChampionship1998 • 1 matchChampionship1997 • 2 matchesLeague standings
No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.
Match Information
Referee:
Leigh Doughty
Venue:
bet365 Stadium
Capacity:
28 383
Stoke City vs Bradford City match from the EFL Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Stoke City and Bradford City. Follow team performance and match context within the EFL Cup season.