Leyton Orient 1 – 3 Bradford City: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Leyton Orient

Full Time

1–3

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Brisbane Road

Bradford City

Bradford City won after full-time.

⚽ Macaulay Gillesphey (OG) 38' ⚽ Nick Powell 88'⚽ Stephen Humphrys 58'⚽ Will Swan 45'

Match Events

90+2'

Ibou TourayBradford City · Will Swan

88'

Nick PowellBradford City · Macaulay Gillesphey

1-3

83'

Adam PhillipsBradford City · Kieran Morgan

67'

Yusuf AkhamrichLeyton Orient · Phil Chinedu

66'

Charlie WellensLeyton Orient · Armando Dobra

66'

Dane ScarlettLeyton Orient · Theo Archibald

62'

Nick PowellBradford City · Stephen Humphrys

62'

Callum ConnollyBradford City · Henry Cartwright

62'

Aden BaldwinBradford City · Hayden Matthews

58'

Stephen HumphrysBradford City · Kayden Jackson

1-2

49'

Phil ChineduLeyton Orient

46'

Fin StevensLeyton Orient · Isaac Hayden

46'

Joseph OlowuLeyton Orient · Will Forrester

45'

Will SwanBradford City · Stephen Humphrys

1-1

44'

Idris El MizouniLeyton Orient

40'

George LapslieBradford City

38'

Macaulay GillespheyLeyton Orient

1-0

23'

Theo ArchibaldLeyton Orient

VenueBrisbane RoadTuesday, 8 September 2026

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RefereeEdward Duckworth

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Leyton Orient Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

13 6.7

Noah Phillips

14 6.8

Isaac Hayden

6 6.8

Will Forrester

34 6.1

Phil Chinedu

3 6.6

James Morris

28 6.8

Sean Clare

8 7.3

Idris El Mizouni

44 6.3

Theo Archibald

27 6.5

Tony Springett

17 7.2

Armando Dobra

49 6.4

Nicholas Oyekunle

Substitutes 9

#1 Nathan Baxter Goalkeeper

#2 Fin Stevens Defender

6.6

#5 Joseph Olowu Defender

6.5

#9 Jaze Kabia Attacker

#11 Demetri Mitchell Midfielder

#18 Dane Scarlett Attacker

6.4

#20 Alex Gilbert Midfielder

#22 Yusuf Akhamrich Attacker

6.5

#25 Charlie Wellens Midfielder

6.3

Bradford City Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

21 7

Jon McCracken

2 6.6

Reece Welch

14 7.2

Hayden Matthews

5 7

Macaulay Gillesphey

19 7.1

Kayden Jackson

22 6.6

Kieran Morgan

20 6.7

Henry Cartwright

27 7

Corey O'Keeffe

32 7.1

George Lapslie

24 7.5

Will Swan

11 8.3

Stephen Humphrys

Substitutes 9

#1 Cameron Dawson Goalkeeper

#3 Ibou Touray Defender

#6 Callum Connolly Midfielder

#8 Adam Phillips Midfielder

6.8

#9 Jake Beesley Attacker

#10 Antoni Sarcevic Midfielder

#15 Aden Baldwin Defender

6.5

#25 Nick Powell Midfielder

7.3

#28 Matthew Pennington Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Leyton Orient

Comparison

Bradford City

52% Ball Possession % 48%

16 Shots Total 17

4 Shots On Target 9

6 Shots Off Target 3

6 Shots Blocked 5

9 Shots Insidebox 14

7 Shots Outsidebox 3

10 Goal Attempts 10

2 Big Chances Created 6

2 Big Chances Missed 4

8 Corners 12

3 Offsides 1

9 Fouls 10

3 Yellowcards 1

370 Passes 338

261 Successful Passes 228

71% Successful Passes Percentage 67%

10 Key Passes 16

76 Long Passes 70

20 Successful Long Passes 31

26% Successful Long Passes Percentage 44%

25 Total Crosses 24

7 Accurate Crosses 7

18 Dribble Attempts 20

7 Successful Dribbles 7

39% Successful Dribbles Percentage 35%

19 Tackles 20

18 Interceptions 11

48 Duels Won 64

5 Saves 4

88 Attacks 113

53 Dangerous Attacks 61

10 Free Kicks 9

26 Throwins 34

8 Goal Kicks 6

1 Hit Woodwork 1

5 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 0

13 Successful Headers 30

0 Assists 3

1 Goals 3

73 Ball Safe 73

14 Tackles Won 11