League One· Round 25
Blackpool 1-2 Bradford
Match summary
Bradford beat Blackpool 2-1 in League One on Sun, 4 Jan 2026.
Goals — Blackpool: Fletcher 56' | Bradford: Baldwin 25'; W. Swan 67'.
Blackpool had 56% of the possession and 7 shots (3 on target) against 8 (3) for Bradford; corners 6-6, yellow cards 0-2.
In their last 7 meetings Blackpool won 3, Bradford won 4 and 0 ended level.
Venue: Bloomfield Road. Referee: Simon Mather.
Match timeline
Top performers
T. BloxhamBlackpool · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
W. SwanBradford · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes76
MorganBlackpool · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
SarcevicBradford · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes70
LyonsBlackpool · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
BaldwinBradford · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Bradford 3-4-2-1Blackpool 3-1-4-2
Blackpool
Coach: Ian Ross Evatt
Substitutes
- 6Jordan BrownMidfielder6.2
- 22CJ HamiltonAttacker6.0
- 25Franco RavizzoliGoalkeeper
- 46Oluchukwu NwankwoDefender
- 7Lee EvansMidfielder
- 40Theo UptonMidfielder
- 41Terry BondoAttacker
Bradford
Coach: Graham Alexander
Substitutes
- 40Louie SibleyMidfielder6.3
- 20Tommy LeighMidfielder6.2
- 11Stephen HumphrysAttacker6.5
- 25Joe HiltonGoalkeeper
- 14Tom McIntyreDefender
- 4Joe WrightDefender
- 2Brad HallidayDefender
Statistics
BlackpoolBradford
Key statistics
56%Possession44%
7Total Shots8
3Shots On Target3
1Big Chances Created1
6Corners6
11Fouls14
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Offsides2
1Goalkeeper Saves2
249Passes Completed171
All statistics
110Attacks105
1Shots Off Target3
3Shots Blocked2
1Hit Woodwork0
14Free Kicks11
7Shots Inside The Box4
381Total Passes295
0Shots Outside The Box4
0Big Chances Missed1
4/21 (19%)Crosses Completed1/19 (5%)
171Passes Own Half91
231Passes Opposition Half223
34/90 (38%)Long Passes Completed18/67 (27%)
31Throw-Ins32
6Key Passes5
60Passes Into Final Third69
58Backward Passes45
8Goal Kicks5
10Interceptions5
16/19 (84%)Tackles Won10/15 (67%)
34Clearances42
1Error Led To Goal0
63Duels Won59
25/47 (53%)Aerial Duels Won22/47 (47%)
38/75 (51%)Ground Duels Won37/75 (49%)
14Was Fouled11
5/12 (42%)Successful Dribbles11/22 (50%)
7Was Dribbled Past11
5Final Third Possession Won3
205Possession Lost199
2Substitutions3
Match information
- Competition
- League One
- Round
- Round 25
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Bloomfield Road
- Capacity
- 17,625
- Attendance
- 10,894
- Referee
- Simon Mather