Blackburn Rovers vs Bradford City 12/08/2025

Bet Brothers Football
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers

Ewood Park

12 Aug 2025, 20:45
1:2
Finished
Bradford City
Bradford City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
I. Touray(J. Metcalfe)
Goal
2'
Will Swan
Goal
4'
14'
Sondre Tronstad
G. Lapslie
36'
J. Wright
Injured
43'
J. Wright
C. Tilt
44'
49'
Goal
Dion De Neve
2ND HALF
59'
R. Alebiosu
Sondre Tronstad
59'
A. Kargbo
P. Henriksson
G. Lapslie
A. Sarcevic
60'
T. Wright
S. Humphrys
60'
63'
T. Cantwell
Igor Tyjon
C. Tilt
68'
68'
M. Gueye
73'
John Buckley
Dion De Neve
73'
Y. Ohashi
Sidnei Tavares
Sam Walker
78'
C. Kelly
Injured
80'
C. Kelly
Matt Pennington
81'
J. Metcalfe
T. Leigh
81'
88'
A. Kargbo
S. Humphrys
94'

Match statistics

65%Possession35%
547Passes Attempted289
466Completed Passes191
4Corners3
28Throw-ins28
15Shots On Target9

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers

Formation

4-2-3-1
Nicholas Jake
#35Michalski
Scott
#16Wharton
Lewis
#12Miller
Harry
#3Pickering
Kristi Julian
#31Montgomery
Sondre Bjorvand
#6Tronstad
Sidnei Wilson Vieira David
#8Tavares
Igor Justin
#32Tyjon
Dion
#14De Neve
Per Axel Nils
#18Henriksson
Makhtar
#9Gueye

Starting XI

N. Michalski
N. Michalski
#35
Scott Wharton
Scott Wharton
#16
Lewis Miller
Lewis Miller
#12
Harry Pickering
Harry Pickering
#3
K. Montgomery
K. Montgomery
#31
Sondre Tronstad
Sondre Tronstad
#6
59'
14'
Sidnei Tavares
Sidnei Tavares
#8
73'
Igor Tyjon
Igor Tyjon
#32
63'
Dion De Neve
Dion De Neve
#14
73'
⚽49'
P. Henriksson
P. Henriksson
#18
59'
M. Gueye
M. Gueye
#9
68'

Substitutes

San Román
San Román
#1
Álvaro Núñez
Álvaro Núñez
#15
Bambo Diaby
Bambo Diaby
#4
Mario Gaspar
Mario Gaspar
#2
Jairo Izquierdo
Jairo Izquierdo
#3
Nico Fernández
Nico Fernández
#10
N. Castro
N. Castro
#21
G. Hernández
G. Hernández
#31
Ali Houary
Ali Houary
#35
Mourad
Mourad
#19
E. Rashani
E. Rashani
#11
Pejiño
Pejiño
#23

Will not play

Adam John
Adam John Forshaw
Midfielder
Hamstring Injury
Return: Mid January 2026
Ryan
Ryan Hedges
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Early February 2026
Scott
Scott Wharton
Defender
Achilles tendon injury
Return: Late January 2026
Hayden James
Hayden James Carter
Defender
Calf injury
Return: Mid January 2026
Andri
Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen
Forward
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late January 2026
Sidnei Wilson Vieira David
Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Mid February 2026
Jake Joseph
Jake Joseph Garrett
Midfielder
Leg injury
Return: Mid January 2026
Augustus
Augustus Kargbo
Midfielder
Calf injury
Return: Late January 2026
Ryoya
Ryoya Morishita
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Late January 2026
Ryan
Ryan Alebiosu
Defender
Matthew Isaac Mark
Matthew Isaac Mark Litherland
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late January 2026

Manager

Blackburn Rovers
Valérien Ismaël

Head-to-head

4 matches
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2
Wins
0
Draws
2
Wins
Bradford City
Bradford City
EFL CupEFL Cup2022 • 1 match
FriendlyFriendly2021 • 1 match
League OneLeague One2018 • 1 match
League OneLeague One2017 • 1 match

League standings

No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.

Match Information

Referee:
Anthony Backhouse
Venue:
Ewood Park
Capacity:
31 367

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