Match summary
Bradford City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Carabao Cup, Round 1.
Bradford City won with 35% of the possession.
More details:
Blackburn Rovers vs Bradford CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers vs Bradford City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Blackburn Rovers3W 1D 1L
Blackburn RoversBradford City
10Pointsof 1510
6Goals scored5
4Goals conceded3
1Clean sheets3
0Unbeaten in a row4
1Without a win1
4Conceded in a row0
Head to head3 meetings · Aug 2017 – Aug 2022
- Blackburn Rovers wins
- 3
- Draws
- 0
- Bradford City wins
- 0
2goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Blackburn RoversBradford City
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Bradford City · Stephen Humphrys
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Augustus Kargbo88'
- 81'Substitution · Bradford City · Tommy Leigh · InOut: Jenson Metcalfe
- 81'Substitution · Bradford City · Matthew Pennington · InOut: Ciaran Kelly
- 78'Yellow Card · Bradford City · Sam Walker
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · John Buckley · InOut: Sidnei Tavares73'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Yuki Ohashi · InOut: Dion De Neve73'
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Makhtar Gueye68'
- 68'Yellow Card · Bradford City · Curtis Tilt
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Todd Cantwell · InOut: Igor Tyjon63'
- 60'Substitution · Bradford City · Stephen Humphrys · InOut: Tyreik Wright
- 60'Substitution · Bradford City · Antoni Sarcevic · InOut: George Lapslie
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Ryan Alebiosu · InOut: Sondre Tronstad59'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Augustus Kargbo · InOut: Axel Henriksson59'
- Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Dion De Neve1-245+4'
- 44'Substitution · Bradford City · Curtis Tilt · InOut: J. Wright
- 36'Yellow Card · Bradford City · George Lapslie
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Sondre Tronstad14'
- 4'Goal · Bradford City · Will Swan0-2
- 2'Goal · Bradford City · Ibou Touray0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Blackburn RoversBradford City
65%Ball Possession35%
15Shots Total9
4Shots On Target5
4Corners3
10Fouls16
3Yellow Cards4
1Offsides1
3Saves3
553Passes292
6Shots Off Target1
113Attacks75
47Dangerous Attacks25
7Shots Inside Box7
7Shots Outside Box2
1Goals2
16Free Kicks10
5Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
13Tackles23
0Assists1
467Accurate Passes190
1Injuries3
19Total Crosses9
5Accurate Crosses3
10Interceptions10
56Duels Won57
4Big Chances Created3
3Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Manager: Graham Alexander
Starting XI
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AB
Aden Baldwin6.4
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JN
Josh Neufville6.4
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GL
George Lapslie6.9
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TW
Tyreik Wright6.6
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WS
Will Swan7.4
Substitutes
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AP
Alexander Pattison-
TL
Tommy Leigh6.5
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BP
Bobby PointonPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 73' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 24(87%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.2 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(88%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 6.9 | 73' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(93%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 69(88%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 25(88%) | 3 | 5/13 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 61(84%) | - | 7/16 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 62(80%) | 3 | 10/13 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 65(86%) | 2 | 10/15 | |
| 6.7 | 17' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 14(81%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(45%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.5 | 17' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(80%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(71%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.4 | 59' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(93%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.4 | 59' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(82%) | - | 2/8 | |
Nicholas Michalski GK | 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(88%) | - | 0/1 |
Igor Tyjon MF | 6.1 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 23(83%) | - | 2/8 |
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