Bradford 2-1 Newcastle United U21 | Result & Match Report
Bradford
2 - 1 Newcastle United U21
EFL Trophy · Group North - 3 · Full Time
EFL Trophy · Group North - 3: Bradford beat Newcastle United U21 2-1. The match was played on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at Valley Parade (Bradford); refereed by D. Watson.
⚽ Goals
Matheos Ferreira 42' (Newcastle United U21) · Nick Powell 59' (Bradford) · Nick Powell 71' (Bradford)
Match Analysis
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 2-1.
Bradford held 55% of possession against 45%, attempting 12 shots to Newcastle United U21's 7.
Shots on target read 3-2 and corners 3-2.
⏱️ Match Events
40'🟨George Lapslie
42'⚽Matheos Ferreira (Afner Bernardinho Cá)
57'🔄▲ Bobby Pointon ▼ Will Swan
57'🔄▲ Nick Powell ▼ Stephen Humphrys
57'🔄▲ Harry Ibbitson ▼ Adam Phillips
59'⚽Nick Powell (Bobby Pointon)
61'🟨Dylan Charlton
66'🔄▲ Johnny Emerson ▼ Alfie Seldon
67'🟨Mason Miley
68'🔄▲ Matthew Pennington ▼ Hayden Matthews
71'⚽Nick Powell (Corey O'Keeffe)
72'🔄▲ Jayden Koussou ▼ Matheos Ferreira
73'🔄▲ K. Fitzgerald ▼ Mason Miley
77'🟨S. Bailey
81'🟨Corey O'Keeffe
83'🟨Kieran Morgan
85'🔄▲ Kacey Wooster ▼ L. Craggs
87'🔄▲ Callumm Connolly ▼ Kieran Morgan
90+1'🟨Afner Bernardinho Cá
90+3'🟥Johnny Emerson
👕 Line-ups
Bradford · 3-4-2-1 · ⌀ 6.61
Substitutes: H. Barrow, M. Pennington, C. Connolly, G. Pratt, N. Powell, B. Pointon, H. Ibbitson
Coach: Graham Alexander
Newcastle United U21 · 5-4-1 · ⌀ 5.99
Substitutes: T. Jones, F. Harper, I. Moran, J. Koussou, J. Emerson, K. Fitzgerald, K. Wooster
Coach: Robbie Stockdale
📊 Match Stats
⭐ Player of the Match
N. Powell (Bradford) — named player of the match with a 9.1 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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