Bradford 2–0 Peterborough
- Season
- EFL Cup
- 2026 · Round of 16
Referee
Thomas Kirk
EFL Cup: Bradford beat Peterborough 2–0. Goals: Macauley Gillesphey 13', Adam Phillips 67'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
J. Beesley7.7
A. Phillips7.2
C. Connolly7.0
A. Bass7.0
Harry Ashfield6.7- DFDeclan Firth6.5
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Bradford
- Peterborough
Show as a table
| When | Bradford | Peterborough |
|---|---|---|
| 13′ · Macauley Gillesphey | 1 | 0 |
| 67′ · Adam Phillips | 2 | 0 |
| 90′ | 2 | 0 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Bradford
- Peterborough
BradfordGoals2xG2.93
- xG per shot
- 0.20
- Goals minus xG
- -0.93
PeterboroughGoals0xG1.26
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- Goals minus xG
- -1.26
How the chances split
Bradford win 71%Draw 15%Peterborough win 14%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Bradford | Peterborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.93 | 1.26 |
| xG per shot | 0.195 | 0.079 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.93 | -1.26 |
| Bradford win | 71% | |
| Draw | 15% | |
| Peterborough win | 14% |
Goals & cards
- 5′
- Macauley GillespheyAssist: Callumm Connolly13′
- Reece WelchFoul20′
- George LapslieFoul28′
- Bobby PointonFoul31′
- Callumm ConnollyFoul34′
- 59′Lucca MendonçaFoul
- Adam PhillipsAssist: Jake Beesley67′
- 73′Harley MillsFoul
- Kieran MorganTime Wasting86′
Key stats
- 58%Ball Possession42%
- 2.93Expected goals1.26
- 15Total Shots16
- 8Shots on goal3
- 8Corner Kicks6
Half by half
- Bradford
- Peterborough
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peterborough | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timeline
- 5′
- Macauley GillespheyAssist: Callumm Connolly13′
- Reece WelchFoul20′
- George LapslieFoul28′
- Bobby PointonFoul31′
- Callumm ConnollyFoul34′
- Off: Reece WelchOn: Aden·Baldwin53′
- Off: Corey O'KeeffeOn: Kayden Jackson53′
- 57′Off: Harry AshfieldOn: Matthew Garbett
- 57′Off: Vernon MasaraOn: Bolu Shofowoke
- 57′Off: Carl JohnstonOn: James Dornelly
- 59′Lucca MendonçaFoul
- Off: George LapslieOn: Adam Phillips60′
- Off: Bobby PointonOn: Will Swan61′
- 66′Off: Brandon·Singh KhelaOn: Harrison Jones
- Adam PhillipsAssist: Jake Beesley67′
- 68′Off: Owura EdwardsOn: Declan Firth
- Off: Antoni SarcevicOn: Kieran Morgan69′
- 73′Harley MillsFoul
- Kieran MorganTime Wasting86′
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Bradford
- Peterborough
BradfordGoals2xG2.93
- xG per shot
- 0.20
- Goals minus xG
- -0.93
PeterboroughGoals0xG1.26
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- Goals minus xG
- -1.26
How the chances split
Bradford win 71%Draw 15%Peterborough win 14%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Bradford | Peterborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.93 | 1.26 |
| xG per shot | 0.195 | 0.079 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.93 | -1.26 |
| Bradford win | 71% | |
| Draw | 15% | |
| Peterborough win | 14% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Bradford15 shots2643
Peterborough16 shots376
- 128Inside the box
- 38Outside the box
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| Bradford | Peterborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| Off target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked | 3 | 6 |
| Inside the box | 12 | 8 |
| Outside the box | 3 | 8 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Bradford
- Peterborough
58%Possession42%
69%246 of 356 passes67%234 of 350 passes
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| Bradford | Peterborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42% |
| Passes | 356 | 350 |
| Completed | 246 | 234 |
| Pass accuracy | 69% | 67% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1311Fouls
- 62Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 51Offsides
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| Bradford | Peterborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 13 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 6 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 5 | 1 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Bradford
- Peterborough
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Beesley | Bradford | 7.7 | 90 |
| A. Phillips | Bradford | 7.2 | 30 |
| A. Bass | Peterborough | 7.0 | 90 |
| C. Connolly | Bradford | 7.0 | 90 |
| K. Jackson | Bradford | 7.0 | 37 |
| A. Baldwin | Bradford | 6.9 | 37 |
| M. Gillesphey | Bradford | 6.9 | 90 |
| I. Touray | Bradford | 6.8 | 90 |
| A. Sarcevic | Bradford | 6.7 | 69 |
| Harry Ashfield | Peterborough | 6.7 | 57 |
| M. Pennington | Bradford | 6.6 | 90 |
| Kieran Morgan | Bradford | 6.6 | 21 |
| Declan Firth | Peterborough | 6.5 | 22 |
| J. McCracken | Bradford | 6.5 | 90 |
| Joshua Feeney | Peterborough | 6.5 | 90 |
| W. Swan | Bradford | 6.5 | 29 |
| Ethan Williams | Peterborough | 6.4 | 90 |
| Bolu Shofowoke | Peterborough | 6.3 | 33 |
| O. Edwards | Peterborough | 6.3 | 68 |
| B. Pointon | Bradford | 6.3 | 61 |
| B. Khela | Peterborough | 6.2 | 66 |
| C. O'Keeffe | Bradford | 6.1 | 53 |
| D. Ormerod | Peterborough | 6.1 | 90 |
| James Dornelly | Peterborough | 6.0 | 33 |
| M. Garbett | Peterborough | 6.0 | 33 |
| Harrison Jones | Peterborough | 5.9 | 24 |
| Vernon Masara | Peterborough | 5.8 | 57 |
| C. Johnston | Peterborough | 5.8 | 57 |
| Lucca Mendonça | Peterborough | 5.7 | 90 |
| G. Lapslie | Bradford | 5.6 | 60 |
| R. Welch | Bradford | 5.6 | 53 |
| Harley Mills | Peterborough | 5.6 | 90 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
100%
J. McCracken
J. McCracken- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 6.5
71%A. Bass
A. Bass- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 7.0
- Bradford
- Peterborough
Top stats
- 58%Ball Possession42%
- 2.93Expected goals1.26
- 15Total Shots16
- 8Shots on goal3
- 8Corner Kicks6
Shots
- 4Shots off Goal7
- 3Blocked shots6
- 12Shots insidebox8
- 3Shots outsidebox8
Passing
- 356Total passes350
- 246Passes accurate234
- 69%Pass accuracy67%
Defence & set pieces
- 1Goalkeeper Saves5
- 11Free Kicks13
- 5Offsides1
Discipline
- 13Fouls11
- 6Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards0
Half by half
- Bradford
- Peterborough
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peterborough | 0 | 0 | 0 |
216.5J. McCracken
236.3B. Pointon
106.7A. Sarcevic
97.7AJ. Beesley
276.1D. Ormerod
86.2B. Khela
456.7Harry Ashfield
17.0A. BassBradford3-4-2-1Peterborough4-2-3-1Bradford3-4-2-1Coach: M. Duff
Bench
Peterborough4-2-3-1Coach: Robert William Savage
Bench
21P. SykutM
19Bolu ShofowokeF
4L. KellyM
7Harrison JonesM
28M. GarbettM- 24Declan FirthF
33James DornellyD
23C. Andeng NdiG
3E. WeirD
| 24W. SwanF | 29 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16George Christopher John PrattD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8A. PhillipsM | 30 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Kieran MorganM | 21 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14H. MatthewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19K. JacksonF | 37 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1C. DawsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Henry CartwrightM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15A. BaldwinD | 37 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21J. McCrackenG | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28M. PenningtonD | 90 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2R. WelchD | 53 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5M. GillespheyD | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27C. O'KeeffeM | 53 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10A. SarcevicM | 69 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6C. ConnollyM | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3I. TourayM | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32G. LapslieM | 60 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23B. PointonM | 61 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9J. BeesleyF | 90 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |