Stoke City vs Bradford City

Bet Brothers Football
Stoke City
Stoke City

bet365 Stadium

26 Aug 2025, 20:45
0:3
Finished
Bradford City
Bradford City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
Will Swan(T. Wright)
Goal
12'
B. Halliday(G. Lapslie)
Goal
31'
C. Kelly
39'
2ND HALF
J. Metcalfe
55'
J. Metcalfe
A. Pattison
61'
G. Lapslie
Goal
62'
63'
Ben Gibson
Bosun Lawal
63'
T. Seko
M. Taloverov
72'
William Smith
B. Pearson
T. Wright
B. Pointon
76'
Will Swan
Nick Powell
76'
G. Lapslie
J. 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
J. Bonham
#13J. Bonham
M. Taloverov
#40M. Taloverov
Ashley Phillips
#26Ashley Phillips
Eric Bocat
#17Eric Bocat
Jaden Mears
#57Jaden Mears
Bosun Lawal
#18Bosun Lawal
B. Pearson
#4B. Pearson
Jamie Donley
#14Jamie Donley
Chinonso Chibueze
#58Chinonso Chibueze
Favour Fawunmi
#56Favour Fawunmi
R. Bozenik
#11R. Bozenik

Starting XI

J. Bonham
J. Bonham
#13
M. Taloverov
M. Taloverov
#40
63'
Ashley Phillips
Ashley Phillips
#26
Eric Bocat
Eric Bocat
#17
Jaden Mears
Jaden Mears
#57
Bosun Lawal
Bosun Lawal
#18
63'
B. Pearson
B. Pearson
#4
72'
Jamie Donley
Jamie Donley
#14
Chinonso Chibueze
Chinonso Chibueze
#58
Favour Fawunmi
Favour Fawunmi
#56
R. Bozenik
R. Bozenik
#11

Will not play

Samuel James
Samuel James Gallagher
Forward
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late February 2026
Lewis Renard
Lewis Renard Baker
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Late February 2026
Róbert
Róbert Bozeník
Forward
Dislocated shoulder
Return: Late February 2026
Viktor Tobias
Viktor Tobias Johansson
Goalkeeper
Shoulder injury
Return: Late February 2026
Gavin Okeroghene
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu
Goalkeeper
Hip injury
Return: Late February 2026
Divin Saku
Divin Saku Mubama
Forward
Broken leg
Return: Out for season
Junior Baptiste
Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Stoke City
Mark Robins

Head-to-head

8 matches
Stoke City
Stoke City
5
Wins
1
Draws
2
Wins
Bradford City
Bradford City
ChampionshipChampionship2004 • 1 match
ChampionshipChampionship2003 • 1 match
ChampionshipChampionship2002 • 2 matches
ChampionshipChampionship1998 • 1 match
ChampionshipChampionship1997 • 2 matches

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:
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.