English EFL Trophy

FT Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Newcastle United U21 LLWLW 1
–
Bradford City LWWWW 2
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NEW101
BRD022
Valley Parade

Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
44.6
Possession
55.4
7
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
353
373
Passes
457
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
22
Clearances
36

Head to Head

NEW leads series 1-0

Lineups

BRD · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Cameron DawsonG
  2. 14Hayden MatthewsCD
  3. 5Macaulay GillespheyCD-L
  4. 2Reece WelchCD-R
  5. 20Henry CartwrightCM-L
  6. 22Kieran MorganCM-R
  7. 27Corey O'KeefeLM
  8. 32George LapslieRM
  9. 24Will SwanF
  10. 11Stephen HumphrysCF-L
  11. 8Adam PhillipsCF-R

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 88George MairG
  2. 48Miodrag PivasCD
  3. 36Luke CraggsCD-L
  4. 52Logan WattsCD-R
  5. 35Dylan CharltonLB
  6. 56Henry JohnsonRB
  7. 76Mason MileyCM-L
  8. 34Scott BaileyCM-R
  9. 90Alfie SeldonLM
  10. 60Matheos FerreiraRM
  11. 54Afner Bernardinho CáF

Timeline

  1. 40' George Lapslie (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 40'
  2. 42' Matheos Ferreira (Newcastle United U21) Goal at 42'
  3. 57' Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) Substitution at 57'
  4. 57' Nick Powell (Bradford City) Substitution at 57'
  5. 57' Harry Ibbitson (Bradford City) Substitution at 57'
  6. 59' Nick Powell (Bradford City) Goal at 59'
  7. 61' Dylan Charlton (Newcastle United U21) Yellow Card at 61'
  8. 66' Johnny Emerson (Newcastle United U21) Substitution at 66'
  9. 67' Mason Miley (Newcastle United U21) Yellow Card at 67'
  10. 68' Matthew Pennington (Bradford City) Substitution at 68'
  11. 71' Nick Powell (Bradford City) Goal at 71'
  12. 72' Jayden Presley Koussou (Newcastle United U21) Substitution at 72'
  13. 73' Kyle Fitzgerald (Newcastle United U21) Substitution at 73'
  14. 77' Scott Bailey (Newcastle United U21) Yellow Card at 77'
  15. 81' Corey O'Keefe (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 81'
  16. 83' Kieran Morgan (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 83'
  17. 85' Kacey Wooster (Newcastle United U21) Substitution at 85'
  18. 87' Callum Connolly (Bradford City) Substitution at 87'
  19. 90'+1' Afner Bernardinho Cá (Newcastle United U21) Yellow Card at 90'+1'
  20. 90'+3' Johnny Emerson (Newcastle United U21) Red Card at 90'+3'

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