Bradford vs Rochdale: League Cup Match Report

Bradford ✓

2–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Rochdale

Match Summary

On August 8, 2026, Bradford faced Rochdale in the League Cup at Valley Parade, where they triumphantly secured a 2-0 victory. Bradford's performance was marked by strategic play and effective execution, allowing them to dominate the match. The home crowd witnessed a solid display as Bradford advanced in the tournament.

Match Events

22'Devante Rodney Foul Rochdale
45'W. Swan Bradford
62'D. Rodney (E. Francis) Rochdale
63'E. Dieseruvwe (D. Brown) Rochdale
63'S. Sherring (K. Wilson) Rochdale
67'A. Baldwin (C. Connolly) Bradford
72'J. Beesley (N. Powell) Bradford
72'W. Swan (B. Pointon) Bradford
72'K. Jackson (A. Phillips) Bradford
77'Dajaune Brown Foul Rochdale
78'B. Bilongo (D. Moss) Rochdale
80'T. Wright (I. Touray) Bradford
90'A. Baldwin (R. Welch) Bradford

Statistics

Bradford		Rochdale
10	Shots on Goal	2
8	Shots off Goal	4
23	Total Shots	9
5	Blocked Shots	3
14	Shots insidebox	8
9	Shots outsidebox	1
10	Fouls	6
10	Corner Kicks	2
1	Offsides	0
52%	Ball Possession	48%
0	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	8
401	Total passes	380
312	Passes accurate	292
78%	Passes %	77%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Bradford 3-4-2-1

21J. McCracken

5M. Gillesphey

15A. Baldwin

28M. Pennington

17T. Wright

6C. Connolly

10A. Sarcevic

7J. Neufville

24W. Swan

19K. Jackson

9J. Beesley

21 J. McCracken G
28 M. Pennington D
15 A. Baldwin D
5 M. Gillesphey D
7 J. Neufville M
10 A. Sarcevic M
6 C. Connolly M
17 T. Wright M
19 K. Jackson F
24 W. Swan F
9 J. Beesley F

Substitutes

1 S. Walker G
25 N. Powell M
4 J. Wright D
2 R. Welch D
23 B. Pointon F
29 H. Ibbitson F
3 I. Touray D
8 A. Phillips M
30 O. Lunn D

Coach: Graham Alexander

Rochdale 4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Coach: Jim McNulty

Player Stats

Top Rated: Aden Baldwin (highest match rating)

Bradford

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Jon McCracken	G	90'	—	0	7
Matthew Pennington	D	90'	—	0	7.9
Aden Baldwin ★ Top Rated	D	89'	1	0	8.5
Macauley Gillesphey	D	90'	—	0	7
Josh Neufville	M	90'	—	0	8.3
Antoni Sarcevic	M	90'	—	0	7.6
Callum Connolly	M	90'	—	1	7.9
Tyreik Wright	M	80'	—	0	6.6
Kayden Jackson	F	72'	—	0	6.5
Will Swan	F	72'	1	0	7.3
Jake Beesley	F	72'	—	0	6.3
Adam Phillips sub	M	18'	—	0	6.9
Nick Powell sub	M	18'	—	0	6.3
Bobby Pointon sub	F	18'	—	0	6.7
Ibou Touray sub	D	10'	—	0	6.9
Reece Welch sub	D	1'	—	0	—
Sam Walker sub	G	—	—	—	—
Oscar Lunn sub	D	—	—	—	—
Joe Wright sub	D	—	—	—	—
Harry Ibbitson sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Jon McCracken	—	14/–/7%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matthew Pennington	1/2	58/–/48%	4	8/15	—	1/–	0/0
Aden Baldwin	1/1	50/1/35%	2	7/9	—	–/1	0/0
Macauley Gillesphey	–/2	60/1/41%	4	8/14	–/1	1/2	0/0
Josh Neufville	—	31/2/27%	3	5/11	1/3	–/1	0/0
Antoni Sarcevic	1/1	35/1/27%	3	7/13	2/5	1/1	0/0
Callum Connolly	1/1	41/2/37%	3	4/8	—	–/1	0/0
Tyreik Wright	–/2	24/1/17%	—	5/8	1/1	1/1	0/0
Kayden Jackson	1/1	12/2/11%	1	1/7	—	–/1	0/0
Will Swan	1/1	16/1/12%	1	3/7	1/1	1/2	0/0
Jake Beesley	2/3	11/1/8%	1	5/11	—	1/–	0/0
Adam Phillips	—	8/1/8%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Nick Powell	2/4	6/–/4%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Bobby Pointon	—	15/–/12%	1	3/3	2/2	—	0/0
Ibou Touray	—	15/1/14%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Reece Welch	—	5/–/4%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sam Walker	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Oscar Lunn	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joe Wright	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Harry Ibbitson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Rochdale

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Nils Ramming	G	90'	—	0	7.3
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Ethan Ebanks-Landell	D	90'	—	0	6.5
Sam Sherring	D	63'	—	0	6.3
Bryant Akono Bilongo	D	78'	—	0	6.2
Ryan East	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Harvey Gilmour	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Zain Silcott-Duberry	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Devante Rodney	M	62'	—	0	6.2
Luke Hanannt	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	F	63'	—	0	6.6
Edward Francis sub	M	28'	—	0	6.5
Kaiden Wilson sub	D	27'	—	0	6.2
Dajaune Brown sub	F	27'	—	0	6.5
Daniel Moss sub	D	12'	—	0	6.9
Sam Waller sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jake Spaven sub	G	—	—	—	—
Thomas Bradley sub	D	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Nils Ramming	—	50/–/32%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling	—	39/1/34%	2	7/12	—	3/–	0/0
Ethan Ebanks-Landell	–/1	49/1/38%	—	5/7	—	–/1	0/0
Sam Sherring	—	35/–/30%	1	3/6	—	–/1	0/0
Bryant Akono Bilongo	—	23/–/19%	4	5/8	—	1/–	0/0
Ryan East	—	41/–/35%	1	3/6	1/3	—	0/0
Harvey Gilmour	—	37/1/28%	2	7/10	1/2	3/–	0/0
Zain Silcott-Duberry	–/1	18/1/12%	3	6/18	2/5	–/1	0/0
Devante Rodney	—	11/–/11%	—	2/8	1/2	–/2	1/0
Luke Hanannt	—	30/3/19%	—	1/8	–/1	1/–	0/0
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	–/2	16/–/9%	—	7/11	–/1	2/–	0/0
Edward Francis	—	11/–/9%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Kaiden Wilson	—	11/–/10%	—	2/7	–/1	—	0/0
Dajaune Brown	2/2	1/–/1%	—	1/6	—	–/1	1/0
Daniel Moss	—	8/–/5%	1	5/6	1/1	—	0/0
Sam Waller	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jake Spaven	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Thomas Bradley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: League Cup
Round: Round of 128
Venue: Valley Parade, Bradford
Referee: D. Brown