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Carabao Cup · Round 1 · Tuesday, Aug 12 2025

Blackburn Rovers
1 · 2
Full time

Bradford City
Pass Map & Player Stats →
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Events 3 goals · 7 cards · 10 subs
2'
⚽
I. Touray 0 - 1
assist by J. Metcalfe
4'
⚽
W. Swan 0 - 2
14'
S. Tronstad
Yellow card
36'
G. Lapslie
Yellow card
44'
⇄
↑ C. Tilt
↓ J. Wright
45'
⚽
D. D. Neve 1 - 2
59'
⇄
↑ R. Alebiousu
↓ S. Tronstad
59'
⇄
↑ A. Kargbo
↓ A. Henriksson
60'
⇄
↑ A. Sarcevic
↓ G. Lapslie
60'
⇄
↑ S. Humphrys
↓ T. Wright
63'
⇄
↑ T. Cantwell
↓ I. Tyjon
68'
M. Gueye
Yellow card
68'
C. Tilt
Yellow card
73'
⇄
↑ J. Buckley
↓ S. Tavares
73'
⇄
↑ Y. Ohashi
↓ D. D. Neve
78'
S. Walker
Yellow card
81'
⇄
↑ T. Leigh
↓ J. Metcalfe
81'
⇄
↑ M. Pennington
↓ C. Kelly
88'
A. Kargbo
Yellow card
90'
S. Humphrys
Yellow card
FT 1 - 2
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
65%
Ball possession
35%
1.34
Expected goals (xG)
0.53
15
Total shots
9
4
Big chances
3
Team form
Blackburn Rovers 3W · 1D · 1L
@ West Bromwich Albion 0–1
@ Sheffield United 1–1
vs Watford 2–1
@ Sunderland 1–0
vs Millwall 4–1
Top Players
Blackburn Rovers
T. Cantwell
M
8.2
D. De Neve
M · ⚽ 1
7.4
H. Pickering
D
7.3
Bradford City
I. Touray
M · ⚽ 1
8.0
W. Swan
F · ⚽ 1
7.8
J. Metcalfe
M · 🅰 1
7.5
Head to Head
0
Blackburn Rovers
0
Draws
1
Bradford City
Last 1 meeting · 3.0 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumEwood Park · Blackburn
Capacity31367
CountryEngland
KickoffTue, Aug 12 2025 · 22:45 UTC
Round1
CompetitionCarabao Cup
Head Coaches
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
3-4-2-1 High
Pressing59%
💨 Gegenpressing🔥 High Press🙏 Cross & Pray
Graham Alexander
Graham Alexander
3-4-2-1
Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
35 N. Michalski
G · 90'
6.8
31 K. Montgomery
M · 90'
6.7
12 L. Miller
D · 90'
6.8
16 S. Wharton
D · 90'
6.4
3 H. Pickering
D · 90'
7.3
8 S. Tavares ↓ 73'
M · 73'
7.3
6 S. Tronstad ↓ 59'
M · 59'
6.4
18 A. Henriksson ↓ 59'
M · 59'
6.5
32 I. Tyjon ↓ 63'
F · 63'
5.9
14 D. De Neve ⚽
M · 73'
7.4
9 M. Gueye
F · 90'
6.2
Substitutes (9)
2 R. Alebiousu ↑ 59'
M
6.7
7 A. Kargbo ↑ 59'
F
6.7
10 T. Cantwell ↑ 63'
M
8.2
21 J. Buckley ↑ 73'
M
6.9
23 Y. Ohashi ↑ 73'
F
6.4
22 B. Tóth
G
4 Y. Ribeiro
D
15 S. McLoughlin
D
27 L. Travis
M
Bradford City 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1 S. Walker
G · 90'
6.7
15 A. Baldwin
D · 90'
6.5
4 J. Wright ↓ 44'
D · 44'
7.2
18 C. Kelly ↓ 81'
D · 81'
6.0
7 J. Neufville
M · 90'
6.7
6 M. Power
M · 90'
6.8
21 J. Metcalfe ↓ 81'
M · 81'
7.5
3 I. Touray ⚽
M · 90'
8.0
32 G. Lapslie ↓ 60'
F · 60'
6.6
17 T. Wright ↓ 60'
F · 60'
6.5
24 W. Swan ⚽
F · 90'
7.8
Substitutes (9)
26 C. Tilt ↑ 44'
D
6.6
11 S. Humphrys ↑ 60'
F
6.5
10 A. Sarcevic ↑ 60'
F
6.7
28 M. Pennington ↑ 81'
D
7.0
20 T. Leigh ↑ 81'
M
7.3
25 J. Hilton
G
2 B. Halliday
M
16 A. Pattison
M
23 B. Pointon
F
Match stats Final
Top stats
65%
Ball possession
35%
1.34
Expected goals (xG)
0.53
15
Total shots
9
4
Shots on target
5
4
Big chances
3
467
Accurate passes
190
10
Fouls
16
4
Corners
3
Expected goals
1.34
Total xG
0.53
0.96
xG open play
0.37
0.38
xG set play
0.15
1.34
Non-penalty xG
0.53
0
xG on target (xGOT)
0
Shots
15
Total shots
9
6
Shots off target
1
4
Shots on target
5
5
Blocked shots
3
1
Hit woodwork
0
8
Shots inside box
7
7
Shots outside box
2
Passes
553
Passes
292
467
Accurate passes
190
40/68 (59%)
Long balls
23/77 (30%)
5/19 (26%)
Crosses
3/9 (33%)
27
Throws
28
26
Touches in opp. box
18
1
Offsides
1
Defense
13
Tackles
23
10
Interceptions
10
5
Blocks
3
23
Clearances
21
3
Keeper saves
3
Duels
50
Duels
50
36/74 (49%)
Ground duels won
38/74 (51%)
20/39 (51%)
Aerial duels won
19/39 (49%)
7/17 (41%)
Successful dribbles
7/11 (64%)
Discipline
3
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 24
2' Goal
I. Touray
Left foot · Throw-in
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
4' Goal
W. Swan
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
14' Blocked
H. Pickering
Left foot · Throw-in
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
21' Blocked
W. Swan
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
21' Off target
I. Tyjon
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
22' Blocked
J. Metcalfe
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
25' Off target
M. Gueye
Header · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
25' Saved
M. Gueye
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.14
xGOT
—
27' Off target
D. De Neve
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.14
xGOT
—
28' Saved
M. Gueye
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
30' Saved
W. Swan
Right foot · Counter
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
45'+4 Goal
D. De Neve
Left foot · Throw-in
xG
0.22
xGOT
—
47' Off target
W. Swan
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
47' Blocked
J. Neufville
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
52' Blocked
I. Tyjon
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
62' Off target
K. Montgomery
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
67' Saved
S. Humphrys
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.13
xGOT
—
82' Off target
J. Buckley
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
85' Saved
C. Tilt
Header · Set piece
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
88' Blocked
L. Miller
Header · Corner
xG
0.12
xGOT
—
88' Saved
Y. Ohashi
Header · Assisted
xG
0.1
xGOT
—
90'+5 Off target
K. Montgomery
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
90'+5 Blocked
T. Cantwell
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.16
xGOT
—
90'+7 Blocked
J. Buckley
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
Player stats
Blackburn Rovers vs Bradford City · Last 1 meetings
0
Blackburn Rovers
0
Draws
1
Bradford City
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-08-12 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Bradford City
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