Bradford City vs Rochdale, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Bradford City

45'+1': Will Swan
67': Aden Baldwin

FT
2 - 0

Rochdale

About

Bradford City are hosting Rochdale at Valley Parade, Bradford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Zain Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
5': Foul by Will Swan (Bradford City).
5': Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Matthew Pennington (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Zain Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale).
12': Attempt missed. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kayden Jackson with a cross.
14': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Sam Sherring.
16': Foul by Aden Baldwin (Bradford City).
16': Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Jake Beesley (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Neufville with a cross.
19': Foul by Kayden Jackson (Bradford City).
19': Bryant Bilongo (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Devante Rodney (Rochdale).
22': Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Devante Rodney (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Delay in match for a drinks break.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Bradford City).
34': Foul by Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Rochdale).
34': Will Swan (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Attempt blocked. Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Attempt blocked. Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Josh Neufville (Bradford City).
36': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Jake Beesley.
37': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Hannant.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Kayden Jackson (Bradford City).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt saved. Kayden Jackson (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Nils Ramming (Rochdale). Assisted by Will Swan.
40': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Nils Ramming.
41': Attempt saved. Matthew Pennington (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nils Ramming (Rochdale).
42': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobi Adebayo-Rowling with a cross.
43': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Tobi Adebayo-Rowling.
43': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
44': Attempt blocked. Aden Baldwin (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nils Ramming (Rochdale). Assisted by Jake Beesley with a headed pass.
45': Offside, Bradford City. Jake Beesley is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Goal! Bradford City 1, Rochdale 0. Will Swan (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45'+2': Foul by Macaulay Gillesphey (Bradford City).
45'+2': Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ethan Ebanks-Landell with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bradford City 1, Rochdale 0.
45': Second Half begins Bradford City 1, Rochdale 0.
48': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Hannant with a cross.
48': Jake Beesley (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Sam Sherring (Rochdale).
49': Attempt missed. Matthew Pennington (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aden Baldwin with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt saved. Jake Beesley (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nils Ramming (Rochdale). Assisted by Kayden Jackson with a cross.
50': Attempt missed. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
51': Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City).
51': Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Sam Sherring.
54': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
56': Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Will Swan (Bradford City).
57': Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Devante Rodney (Rochdale).
59': Foul by Macaulay Gillesphey (Bradford City).
59': Luke Hannant (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt missed. Zain Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
61': Attempt missed. Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harvey Gilmour with a cross following a set piece situation.
62': Substitution, Rochdale. Ed Francis replaces Devante Rodney.
63': Substitution, Rochdale. Dajaune Brown replaces Emmanuel Dieseruvwe.
63': Substitution, Rochdale. Kaiden Wilson replaces Sam Sherring.
64': Attempt saved. Jake Beesley (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nils Ramming (Rochdale). Assisted by Josh Neufville with a cross.
64': Attempt blocked. Matthew Pennington (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Attempt blocked. Aden Baldwin (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
67': Goal! Bradford City 2, Rochdale 0. Aden Baldwin (Bradford City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a cross following a corner.
68': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Kaiden Wilson.
69': Attempt missed. Macaulay Gillesphey (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyreik Wright with a cross following a corner.
70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Bradford City. Adam Phillips replaces Kayden Jackson.
72': Substitution, Bradford City. Nick Powell replaces Jake Beesley.
72': Substitution, Bradford City. Bobby Pointon replaces Will Swan.
74': Attempt saved. Dajaune Brown (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jon McCracken (Bradford City). Assisted by Zain Silcott-Duberry.
76': Attempt saved. Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nils Ramming (Rochdale).
76': Nick Powell (Bradford City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Phillips.
77': Macaulay Gillesphey (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Dajaune Brown (Rochdale).
77': Dajaune Brown (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Rochdale. Daniel Moss replaces Bryant Bilongo because of an injury.
78': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Daniel Moss.
79': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nils Ramming (Rochdale).
80': Substitution, Bradford City. Ibou Touray replaces Tyreik Wright.
81': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nils Ramming (Rochdale). Assisted by Antoni Sarcevic.
81': Attempt saved. Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Nils Ramming (Rochdale).
81': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ed Francis.
85': Attempt saved. Dajaune Brown (Rochdale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jon McCracken (Bradford City). Assisted by Luke Hannant.
85': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Jon McCracken.
87': Foul by Callum Connolly (Bradford City).
87': Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Macaulay Gillesphey with a cross.
90': Substitution, Bradford City. Reece Welch replaces Aden Baldwin.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bradford City 2, Rochdale 0.
0': Match ends, Bradford City 2, Rochdale 0.

Statistics

RCH		BRD
6	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	10
9	Saves	2
48	Possession	52
9	SHOTS	23
2	ON GOAL	11
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
292	Accurate Passes	312
380	Passes	401
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	10
14	Crosses	31
0.2	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	67
22	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	6
47	Effective Clearances	19
47	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Valley Parade
Location: Bradford, England

Line-Ups

Bradford City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Jon McCracken (GK)
15	Aden Baldwin
5	Macaulay Gillesphey
28	Matthew Pennington
6	Callum Connolly
10	Antoni Sarcevic
17	Tyreik Wright
7	Josh Neufville
9	Jake Beesley
24	Will Swan
19	Kayden Jackson

Bradford City Substitutes:

Bobby Pointon, Harry Ibbitson, Sam Walker, Adam Phillips, Ibou Touray, Oscar Lunn, Reece Welch, Nick Powell, Joe Wright.

Rochdale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nils Ramming (GK)
26	Sam Sherring
6	Ethan Ebanks-Landell
27	Bryant Bilongo
13	Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
10	Devante Rodney
8	Harvey Gilmour
4	Ryan East
9	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
11	Zain Silcott-Duberry
19	Luke Hannant

Rochdale Substitutes:

Daniel Moss, Edward Francis, Dajaune Brown, Thomas Bradley, Sam Waller, Kaiden Wilson, Jake Spaven.

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