Bradford 2–1 Newcastle United U21
Bradford
2–1HT 0–1
Newcastle United U21
Bradford played Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy on 22 September 2026 at Valley Parade. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 40'George Lapslie — Yellow card
- 42'Matheos Ferreira (assist by Afner Bernardinho Cá)
- 59'Nick Powell (assist by Bobby Pointon)
- 61'Dylan Charlton — Yellow card
- 67'Mason Miley — Yellow card
- 71'Nick Powell (assist by Corey O'Keeffe)
- 77'S. Bailey — Yellow card
- 81'Corey O'Keeffe — Yellow card
- 83'Kieran Morgan — Yellow card
- 90+1'Afner Bernardinho Cá — Yellow card
- 90+3'Johnny Emerson — Red card
Line-ups
Bradford 3-4-2-1
- C. Dawson
- R. Welch
- H. Matthews
- M. Gillesphey
- G. Lapslie
- Kieran Morgan
- Henry Cartwright
- C. O'Keeffe
- A. Phillips
- S. Humphrys
- W. Swan
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Connolly
- Harry Barrow
- Harry Ibbitson
- M. Pennington
- B. Pointon
- N. Powell
- George Christopher John Pratt
- COACHES: G. Alexander
Newcastle United U21 5-4-1
- G. Mair
- H. Johnson
- L. Watts
- Miodrag Pivaš
- L. Craggs
- Dylan Charlton
- Matheos Ferreira
- S. Bailey
- M. Miley
- Alfie Seldon
- A. Ca
- SUBSTITUTES
- Kacey Wooster
- Isaac Moran
- Jayden Koussou
- Tyler Jones
- F. Harper
- K. Fitzgerald
- Johnny Emerson
Match statistics
| Bradford | Newcastle United U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 348 | Accurate passes | 270 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 450 | Total passes | 373 |
| 12 | Total shots | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 2 | Corners | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 55% | Possession | 45% |