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Bradford vs Newcastle U21: match report

Bradford City hosted Newcastle United U21 at Valley Parade on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 2). Dean Watson is the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Bradford 2-1 Newcastle U21. Goals: Matheos Ferreira 42' for Newcastle U21; Nick Powell 59' for Bradford; Nick Powell 71' for Bradford.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 40' Yellow card: George Lapslie (Bradford)
  • 42' Goal: Matheos Ferreira (Newcastle U21)
  • 59' Goal: Nick Powell (Bradford)
  • 61' Yellow card: Dylan Charlton (Newcastle U21)
  • 67' Yellow card: Mason Miley (Newcastle U21)
  • 71' Goal: Nick Powell (Bradford)
  • 77' Yellow card: Scott Bailey (Newcastle U21)
  • 81' Yellow card: Corey O'Keefe (Bradford)
  • 83' Yellow card: Kieran Morgan (Bradford)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Afner Bernardinho Cá (Newcastle U21)
  • 90'+3' Red card: Johnny Emerson (Newcastle U21)
Match stats (contains the result)
55.4%Possession44.6%
12Shots7
3Shots on target2
3Corners2
12Fouls15
2Offsides1
1Saves1
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Bradford 3-4-2-1

Coach: Michael Duff

  1. 1 Cameron Dawson GK
  2. 2 Reece Welch DEF
  3. 14 Hayden Matthews DEF
  4. 5 Macaulay Gillesphey DEF
  5. 32 George Lapslie MID
  6. 20 Henry Cartwright MID
  7. 22 Kieran Morgan MID
  8. 27 Corey O'Keeffe MID
  9. 8 Adam Phillips MID
  10. 24 Will Swan MID
  11. 11 Stephen Humphrys FWD

Bench

  • 16 George Pratt DEF
  • 28 Matthew Pennington DEF
  • 25 Nick Powell MID
  • 6 Callum Connolly MID
  • 23 Bobby Pointon FWD
  • 29 Harry Ibbitson FWD
  • 41 Harry Barrow GK

Newcastle U21 5-4-1

Coach: Robbie Stockdale

  1. 88 George Mair GK
  2. 52 Logan Watts DEF
  3. 48 Miodrag Pivaš DEF
  4. 36 Luke Craggs DEF
  5. 56 Henry Johnson DEF
  6. 35 Dylan Charlton DEF
  7. 60 Matheos Ferreira MID
  8. 34 Scott Bailey MID
  9. 76 Mason Miley MID
  10. 90 Alfie Seldon MID
  11. 54 Afner Cá FWD

Bench

  • 63 Tyler Jones GK
  • 78 Isaac Moran MID
  • 43 Kyle Fitzgerald FWD
  • 42 Fraser Harper FWD
  • 38 Johnny Emerson FWD
  • 64 Kasey Wooster FWD
  • 87 Jayden Koussou MID
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 3 September 2024: Bradford City 2-2 Newcastle United U21