Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Bradford City v Rochdale — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale. Full time. Bradford City go through. Carabao Cup first round, Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. Venue: Valley Parade, Bradford, England.

Bradford City

2–0

Rochdale

Bradford City go through

Kick-off (UK time): Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 15:00 BST
Round: First round
Ground: Valley Parade, Bradford, England
Final whistle: 8 Aug 2026, 16:54 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Bradford City	Rochdale
First half	1	0
Second half	1	0

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

RefereeDeclan Brown

Bradford City v Rochdale highlights

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Bradford City v Rochdale

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT21 events

0'
Kick-off
22'
Yellow Card
Rochdale
Devante Rodney
25'
End Delay
Rochdale
25'
End Delay
Bradford City
37'
End Delay
Bradford City
37'
End Delay
Rochdale
45'+1'
Goal
Bradford City
Will Swan Scorer
62'
Substitution
Rochdale
Edward FrancisDevante Rodney Off
63'
Substitution
Rochdale
Dajaune Brown OnEmmanuel Dieseruvwe Off
63'
Substitution
Rochdale
Kaiden Wilson OnSam Sherring Off
67'
Goal - Header
Bradford City
Aden Baldwin ScorerCallum Connolly Assist
70'
End Delay
Rochdale
70'
End Delay
Bradford City
72'
Substitution
Bradford City
Adam Phillips OnKayden Jackson Off
72'
Substitution
Bradford City
Nick Powell OnJake Beesley Off
72'
Substitution
Bradford City
Bobby Pointon OnWill Swan Off
77'
Yellow Card
Rochdale
Dajaune Brown
78'
Substitution
Rochdale
Daniel Moss OnBryant Bilongo Off
80'
Substitution
Bradford City
Ibou Touray OnTyreik Wright Off
90'
Substitution
Bradford City
Reece Welch OnAden Baldwin Off
90'+6'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Bradford CityRochdale

52.0%Possession48.0%

23Shots9

11Shots on target2

10Corners2

10Fouls6

1Offsides0

2Saves9

0Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

401Passes380

312Accurate passes292

77.8%Pass accuracy76.8%

31Crosses14

10Accurate crosses3

67Long balls62

27Accurate long balls22

5Blocked shots3

24Tackles14

6Interceptions6

19Clearances47

47.8%Shots on target (%)22.2%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

32.3%Cross accuracy21.4%

40.3%Long-ball accuracy35.5%

13Successful tackles10

54.2%Tackle success71.4%

19Effective clearances47

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Bradford City

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

21
Jon McCracken
Goalkeeper
15
Aden Baldwin
Centre Defender · Substituted
5
Macaulay Gillesphey
Centre Left Defender
28
Matthew Pennington
Centre Right Defender
6
Callum Connolly
Centre Left Midfielder
10
Antoni Sarcevic
Centre Right Midfielder
17
Tyreik Wright
Left Midfielder · Substituted
7
Josh Neufville
Right Midfielder
9
Jake Beesley
Forward · Substituted
24
Will Swan
Centre Left Forward · Substituted
19
Kayden Jackson
Centre Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

23
Bobby Pointon
Substitute · Came on
29
Harry Ibbitson
Substitute
1
Sam Walker
Substitute
8
Adam Phillips
Substitute · Came on
3
Ibou Touray
Substitute · Came on
30
Oscar Lunn
Substitute
2
Reece Welch
Substitute · Came on
25
Nick Powell
Substitute · Came on
4
Joe Wright
Substitute

Rochdale

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Nils Ramming
Goalkeeper
26
Sam Sherring
Centre Left Defender · Substituted
6
Ethan Ebanks-Landell
Centre Right Defender
27
Bryant Bilongo
Left Back · Substituted
13
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
Right Back
10
Devante Rodney
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
8
Harvey Gilmour
Left Midfielder
4
Ryan East
Right Midfielder
9
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
Forward · Substituted
11
Zain Silcott-Duberry
Attacking Midfielder Left
19
Luke Hannant
Attacking Midfielder Right

Substitutes

22
Daniel Moss
Substitute · Came on
14
Edward Francis
Substitute · Came on
39
Dajaune Brown
Substitute · Came on
54
Thomas Bradley
Substitute
20
Sam Waller
Substitute
3
Kaiden Wilson
Substitute · Came on
12
Jake Spaven
Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Saves
Jon McCrackenGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	2
Aden BaldwinCentre Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	1	0	3	1	—
Macaulay GillespheyCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	—
Matthew PenningtonCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	1	—
Callum ConnollyCentre Left Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	1	—
Antoni SarcevicCentre Right Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	1	—
Tyreik WrightLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	2	0	—
Josh NeufvilleRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Jake BeesleyForward More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	2	—
Will SwanCentre Left Forward More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	1	0	1	1	—
Kayden JacksonCentre Right Forward More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	—
Bobby PointonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	—
Harry IbbitsonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Sam WalkerSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam PhillipsSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Ibou TouraySubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Oscar LunnSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Reece WelchSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Nick PowellSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	4	2	—
Joe WrightSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

15 Apr 2023 · 2022-23 English League Two

Rochdale0 – 3

Bradford City

10 Jan 2023 · 2022-23 English League Two

Bradford City1 – 2

Rochdale

22 Jan 2022 · 2021-22 English League Two

Rochdale0 – 0

Bradford City

2 Oct 2021 · 2021-22 English League Two

Bradford City2 – 0

Rochdale

12 Nov 2019 · 2019-20 EFL Trophy

Bradford City1 – 2

Rochdale

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Bradford City

Bolton Wanderers (H)

14 May 2026 · EFL League One

0 – 1

Bolton Wanderers (A)

9 May 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 0

Exeter City (A)

2 May 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 2

Bolton Wanderers (H)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 1

Plymouth Argyle (H)

21 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 1

Rochdale

Tranmere Rovers (A)

1 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

2 – 2

Boreham Wood (A)

10 May 2026 · National League

2 – 2

Scunthorpe United (H)

3 May 2026 · National League

2 – 1

York City (H)

25 Apr 2026 · National League

1 – 1

Braintree Town (A)

18 Apr 2026 · National League

1 – 2

Bradford City v Rochdale: match questions

When and where was Bradford City v Rochdale?

The listed kick-off is Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. The venue is Valley Parade, Bradford, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Bradford City v Rochdale highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

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Bradford City v Rochdale — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Bradford City

Rochdale

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Bradford City v Rochdale highlights

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Bradford City v Rochdale

Key match events

Kick-off

Yellow Card

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal - Header

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Bradford City

Starting XI

Substitutes

Rochdale

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Bradford City

Rochdale

Bradford City v Rochdale: match questions

When and where was Bradford City v Rochdale?

Where can I watch Bradford City v Rochdale highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates