Match summary
1ST HALF
17'
Joelinton
19'
Will Osula(B. Guimarães)
T. Leigh
41'
2ND HALF
Nick Powell
A. Sarcevic
46'
61'
K. Trippier
Emil Krafth
61'
Tino Livramento
Lewis Hall
C. Kelly
T. Wright
61'
B. Halliday
A. Cook
62'
S. Humphrys
J. Neufville
62'
69'
Harvey Barnes
A. Elanga
69'
N. Woltemade
Anthony Gordon
75'
Joelinton(B. Guimarães)
A. Cook(T. Leigh)
79'
N. Byrne
Tom Mcintyre
80'
87'
Will Osula(Harvey Barnes)
89'
Alex Murphy
Sven Botman
Match statistics
76%Possession24%
786Passes Attempted229
726Completed Passes154
6Corners3
24Throw-ins13
27Shots On Target6
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation
4-3-3
#32Ramsdale
#4Botman
#12Thiaw
#3Hall
#17Krafth
#67Miley
#7Apolinario De Lira
#39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
#10Gordon
#18Osula
#20Elanga
Starting XI
A. Ramsdale #32 | |
Sven Botman #4 | 89' |
Malick Thiaw #12 | |
Lewis Hall #3 | 61' |
Emil Krafth #17 | 61' |
Lewis Miley #67 | |
Joelinton #7 | ⚽75' ⚽17' |
B. Guimarães #39 | 🎯75' 🎯19' |
Anthony Gordon #10 | 69' |
Will Osula #18 | ⚽87' ⚽19' |
A. Elanga #20 | 69' |
Will not play
Jamaal Lascelles
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Late January 2026
Fabian Lukas Schär
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Late January 2026
Daniel Johnson Burn
Defender
Rib injury
Return: Late January 2026
Anthony David Junior Elanga
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
William Idamudia Daugaard Osula
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Late January 2026
Manager
Eddie Howe
Bradford City
Formation
3-4-3
#1Walker
#28Pennington
#18Kelly
#5Byrne
#6Mcauley Power
#20Leigh
#3Touray
#2Halliday
#23Pointon
#11Humphrys
#22Powell
Starting XI
Sam Walker #1 | |
Matt Pennington #28 | |
C. Kelly #18 | 61' |
N. Byrne #5 | 80' |
M. Power #6 | |
T. Leigh #20 | 🎯79' 41' |
I. Touray #3 | |
B. Halliday #2 | 62' |
B. Pointon #23 | |
S. Humphrys #11 | 62' |
Nick Powell #22 | 46' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Graham Alexander
Newcastle
Formation
4-3-3#32Ramsdale
#4Botman
#12Thiaw
#3Hall
#17Krafth
#67Miley
#7Apolinario De Lira
#39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
#10Gordon
#18Osula
#20Elanga
Starting XI
A. Ramsdale #32 | |
Sven Botman #4 | 89' |
Malick Thiaw #12 | |
Lewis Hall #3 | 61' |
Emil Krafth #17 | 61' |
Lewis Miley #67 | |
Joelinton #7 | ⚽75' ⚽17' |
B. Guimarães #39 | 🎯75' 🎯19' |
Anthony Gordon #10 | 69' |
Will Osula #18 | ⚽87' ⚽19' |
A. Elanga #20 | 69' |
Will not play
Jamaal Lascelles
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Late January 2026
Fabian Lukas Schär
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Late January 2026
Daniel Johnson Burn
Defender
Rib injury
Return: Late January 2026
Anthony David Junior Elanga
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
William Idamudia Daugaard Osula
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Late January 2026
Manager
Eddie Howe
Bradford City
Formation
3-4-3#1Walker
#28Pennington
#18Kelly
#5Byrne
#6Mcauley Power
#20Leigh
#3Touray
#2Halliday
#23Pointon
#11Humphrys
#22Powell
Starting XI
Sam Walker #1 | |
Matt Pennington #28 | |
C. Kelly #18 | 61' |
N. Byrne #5 | 80' |
M. Power #6 | |
T. Leigh #20 | 🎯79' 41' |
I. Touray #3 | |
B. Halliday #2 | 62' |
B. Pointon #23 | |
S. Humphrys #11 | 62' |
Nick Powell #22 | 46' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Graham Alexander
Head-to-head
7 matches
Newcastle
5
Wins
1
Draws
1
Wins
Bradford City
Friendly2017 • 1 match
Premier League2001 • 1 match
EFL Cup2000 • 1 matchPremier League2000 • 2 matches
FA Cup1999 • 1 matchLeague 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:
Thomas Kirk
Venue:
St. James' Park
Capacity:
52
Newcastle vs Bradford City match from the EFL Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Newcastle and Bradford City. Follow team performance and match context within the EFL Cup season.