English Carabao Cup

FT Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Bradford City WWLWW 1
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Newcastle United LDWLD 4
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St. James' Park · 51,249 att.

Match Report

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Newcaslte begin League Cup defence with 4-1 win over Bradford

Joelinton and Will Osula both scored doubles as Newcastle United launched their Carabao Cup title defence with a 4-1 victory over League One leaders Bradford.

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Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 17Emil KrafthRB
  6. 67Lewis MileyCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 18William OsulaF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Harvey BarnesSUB
  2. 21Tino LivramentoSUB
  3. 37Alex MurphySUB
  4. 6Jamaal LascellesSUB
  5. 8Sandro TonaliSUB
  6. 28Joe WillockSUB
  7. 2Kieran TrippierSUB
  8. 1Nick PopeSUB
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeSUB

BRD · 3-4-3

  1. 1Sam WalkerG
  2. 28Matthew PenningtonCD
  3. 18Ciaran KellyCD-L
  4. 5Neill ByrneCD-R
  5. 6Max PowerCM-L
  6. 20Tommy LeighCM-R
  7. 3Ibou TourayLM
  8. 2Brad HallidayRM
  9. 11Stephen HumphrysF
  10. 23Bobby PointonCF-L
  11. 22Nick PowellCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Tyreik WrightSUB
  2. 4Joe WrightSUB
  3. 14Tom McintyreSUB
  4. 21Jenson MetcalfeSUB
  5. 10Antoni SarcevicSUB
  6. 7Josh NeufvilleSUB
  7. 25Joe HiltonSUB
  8. 32George LapslieSUB
  9. 9Andy CookSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Bradford City 0. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 19' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Bradford City 0. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
  3. 41' Tommy Leigh (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bradford City. Antoni Sarcevic replaces Nick Powell.
  5. 61' Substitution, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier replaces Emil Krafth.
  6. 61' Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Lewis Hall.
  7. 61' Substitution, Bradford City. Tyreik Wright replaces Ciarán Kelly.
  8. 62' Substitution, Bradford City. Andy Cook replaces Stephen Humphrys.
  9. 62' Substitution, Bradford City. Josh Neufville replaces Brad Halliday.
  10. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Anthony Elanga.
  11. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
  12. 75' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Bradford City 0. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  13. 79' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Bradford City 1. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
  14. 80' Substitution, Bradford City. Tom McIntyre replaces Neill Byrne.
  15. 87' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Bradford City 1. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  16. 89' Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Sven Botman.

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