Blackburn Rovers vs Bradford City

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Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers

Ewood Park

12 Aug 2025, 20:45
1:2
Finished
Bradford City
Bradford City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
I. Touray(J. Metcalfe)
Goal
2'
Will Swan
Goal
4'
14'
Sondre Tronstad
G. Lapslie
36'
J. Wright
Injured
43'
J. Wright
C. Tilt
44'
49'
Goal
Dion De Neve
2ND HALF
59'
R. Alebiosu
Sondre Tronstad
59'
A. Kargbo
P. Henriksson
G. Lapslie
A. Sarcevic
60'
T. Wright
S. Humphrys
60'
63'
T. Cantwell
Igor Tyjon
C. Tilt
68'
68'
M. Gueye
73'
John Buckley
Dion De Neve
73'
Y. Ohashi
Sidnei Tavares
Sam Walker
78'
C. Kelly
Injured
80'
C. Kelly
Matt Pennington
81'
J. Metcalfe
T. Leigh
81'
88'
A. Kargbo
S. Humphrys
94'

Match statistics

65%Possession35%
547Passes Attempted289
466Completed Passes191
4Corners3
28Throw-ins28
15Shots On Target9

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers

Formation

4-2-3-1
N. Michalski
#35N. Michalski
Scott Wharton
#16Scott Wharton
Lewis Miller
#12Lewis Miller
Harry Pickering
#3Harry Pickering
K. Montgomery
#31K. Montgomery
Sondre Tronstad
#6Sondre Tronstad
Sidnei Tavares
#8Sidnei Tavares
Igor Tyjon
#32Igor Tyjon
Dion De Neve
#14Dion De Neve
P. Henriksson
#18P. Henriksson
M. Gueye
#9M. Gueye

Starting XI

N. Michalski
N. Michalski
#35
Scott Wharton
Scott Wharton
#16
Lewis Miller
Lewis Miller
#12
Harry Pickering
Harry Pickering
#3
K. Montgomery
K. Montgomery
#31
Sondre Tronstad
Sondre Tronstad
#6
59'
14'
Sidnei Tavares
Sidnei Tavares
#8
73'
Igor Tyjon
Igor Tyjon
#32
63'
Dion De Neve
Dion De Neve
#14
73'
⚽49'
P. Henriksson
P. Henriksson
#18
59'
M. Gueye
M. Gueye
#9
68'

Substitutes

San Román
San Román
#1
Álvaro Núñez
Álvaro Núñez
#15
Bambo Diaby
Bambo Diaby
#4
Mario Gaspar
Mario Gaspar
#2
Jairo Izquierdo
Jairo Izquierdo
#3
Nico Fernández
Nico Fernández
#10
N. Castro
N. Castro
#21
G. Hernández
G. Hernández
#31
Ali Houary
Ali Houary
#35
Mourad
Mourad
#19
E. Rashani
E. Rashani
#11
Pejiño
Pejiño
#23

Will not play

Adam John
Adam John Forshaw
Midfielder
Calf injury
Return: Late February 2026
Ryan
Ryan Hedges
Forward
Broken leg
Return: Early May 2026
Aynsley
Aynsley Pears
Goalkeeper
Wrist injury
Return: Late February 2026
Scott
Scott Wharton
Defender
Achilles tendon injury
Return: Late February 2026
Sidnei Wilson Vieira David
Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Late February 2026
Augustus
Augustus Kargbo
Midfielder
Calf injury
Return: Late February 2026
Matthew Isaac Mark
Matthew Isaac Mark Litherland
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Blackburn Rovers
Valérien Ismaël

Head-to-head

4 matches
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
3
Wins
0
Draws
1
Wins
Bradford City
Bradford City
EFL CupEFL Cup2022 • 1 match
FriendlyFriendly2021 • 1 match
League OneLeague One2018 • 1 match
League OneLeague One2017 • 1 match

League 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:
Anthony Backhouse
Venue:
Ewood Park
Capacity:
31 367

Blackburn Rovers 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 Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City. Follow team performance and match context within the EFL Cup season.