Updated 26 August 2025, after full time.
Stoke 0-3 Bradford in the Carabao Cup at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on 26 August 2025. Scorers: Brad Halliday, Will Swan, George Lapslie for Bradford.
Stoke 0-3 Bradford was the final score in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday 26 August 2025 at Bet365 Stadium. Scorers: Brad Halliday, Will Swan, George Lapslie for Bradford. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Stoke vs Bradford was played at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Tuesday 26 August 2025, the home ground of Stoke, which holds 30,089 people. It finished Stoke 0-3 Bradford in the Carabao Cup, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Stoke have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 2, with results reading W D W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-1 win away to Portsmouth in the Championship on 7 November.
Bradford have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 3, with results reading D D W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 7-0 win at home to Marine in the FA Cup on 7 November.
Jack McGlynn leads Stoke with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Stoke player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Stoke player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Kayden Jackson leads Bradford with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Bradford player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Bradford player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Leigh Doughty refereed Stoke vs Bradford, averaging 21.5 fouls and 4.9 yellow cards per game across 19 games this season. That is 0.11 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Stat | Stoke | Bradford |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Shots | 13 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 7 |
| Fouls | 12 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | 14 | 25 |
| Passes | 483 | 314 |
Bradford: W. Swan 12', B. Halliday 31', G. Lapslie 62'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.7 | 9 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 8 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.3 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.6 | 20 of 24 |
| Fouls | 13.3 | 1 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.6 | 11 of 24 |
| Passes | 367.5 | 18 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.5 | 19 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 20 of 24 |
| Goals against | 0.6 | 1 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.8 | 18 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.2 | 21 of 24 |
| Fouls | 15 | 1 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16.4 | 9 of 24 |
| Passes | 363.8 | 13 of 24 |
| Corners | 7.5 | 3 of 24 |