Reading vs Bradford

Final score: Reading 2-1 Bradford in the League One, February 28, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 4 meetings: 2 wins for Reading, 1 draws, 1 wins for Bradford.

Overview

Football: League One · Round 35
Form: DWWWL Reading
: LLWWW Bradford

34' Derrick Williams
HT0-0
46' ▲ A. Yiadom ▼ R. Nyambe
65' ▲ I. Touray ▼ A. Baldwin
65' ▲ S. Humphrys ▼ E. Wheatley
68' 0-1 M. Pennington
79' ▲ F. Burns ▼ D. Williams
79' ▲ S. Patton ▼ K. Doyle
79' ▲ M. Ritchie ▼ L. Fraser
86' ▲ P. Lane ▼ R. Williams
87' Sean Patton
89' ▲ J. Wright ▼ B. Pointon
90'+10 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
90'+9 ▲ P. Mullin ▼ T. Wright
90' P. Lane 1-1
90' M. Ritchie · C. Savage 2-1
FT2-1

Line-ups

Reading Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Leam Richardson

1J. Pereira 6.3
24R. Nyambe ▼ 46' 6.7
15P. O'Connor 7.3
33D. Williams ▼ 79' 6.7
16B. Ward 7.0
10L. Wing 7.9
6L. Fraser ▼ 79' 6.2
29K. Doyle ▼ 79' 7.0
8C. Savage ⇢ 6.3
21R. Williams ▼ 86' 6.2
9K. Ehibhatiomhan 6.2

Substitutes 7

25J. Stevens
17A. Yiadom ▲ 46' 6.5
32P. Lane ⚽ ▲ 86' 7.5
12F. Burns ▲ 79' 6.9
3J. R. Dorsett A.
57S. Patton ▲ 79' 6.5
30M. Ritchie ⚽ ▲ 79' 7.6

Bradford Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Graham Alexander

1S. Walker 5.5
28M. Pennington ⚽ 7.0
15A. Baldwin ▼ 65' 7.3
26C. Tilt 7.0
7J. Neufville 6.3
21J. Metcalfe 6.9
6M. Power 6.9
17T. Wright ▼ 90' 6.6
10A. Sarcevic 6.0
23B. Pointon ▼ 89' 6.5
27E. Wheatley ▼ 65' 5.7

Substitutes 7

25J. Hilton
14P. Mullin ▲ 90'
4J. Wright ▲ 89' 6.0
8L. Evans
3I. Touray ▲ 65' 6.5
11S. Humphrys ▲ 65' 5.9
33H. Ashby

Statistics

03⚑5

⚑600

51%Possession49%

9Shots12

2Shots on target2

5Shots off target7

5Shots inside box7

4Shots outside box5

2Blocked shots3

5Corners6

2Offsides1

10Fouls11

3Yellow cards0

1Saves0

442Passes409

332Accurate passes297

75%Pass accuracy73%

1.24Expected goals (xG)1.32

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln	46	89 - 41	+48	103
2	Cardiff	46	90 - 50	+40	91
3	Stockport County	46	71 - 58	+13	77
4	Bradford	46	58 - 51	+7	77
5	Bolton	46	70 - 52	+18	75
6	Stevenage	46	49 - 46	+3	75
7	Luton	46	68 - 56	+12	74
8	Plymouth	46	75 - 63	+12	73
9	Huddersfield	46	74 - 64	+10	67
10	Mansfield Town	46	62 - 50	+12	65
11	Wycombe	46	69 - 58	+11	63
12	Reading	46	64 - 60	+4	63
13	Blackpool	46	54 - 65	-11	60
14	Doncaster	46	50 - 69	-19	60
15	Barnsley	46	68 - 73	-5	59
16	Wigan	46	49 - 58	-9	56
17	Burton Albion	46	50 - 60	-10	54
18	Peterborough	46	64 - 68	-4	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	51 - 72	-21	53
20	Leyton Orient	46	59 - 71	-12	52
21	Exeter City	46	52 - 61	-9	49
22	Port Vale	46	36 - 61	-25	42
23	Rotherham	46	41 - 71	-30	41
24	Northampton	46	39 - 74	-35	35