Birmingham City vs Bradford City, 2024-25 EFL Trophy, Semifinals

· English EFL Trophy

Birmingham City

45'+3': Jay Stansfield
88': Lyndon Dykes

FT
2 - 1

Bradford City

52': Bobby Pointon

About

Birmingham City are hosting Bradford City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

5': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 5'
34': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 34'
45'+2': Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 47'
45'+3': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Goal at 48'
52': Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) Goal at 52'
59': Alfie May (Birmingham City) Substitution at 59'
60': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 60'
60': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) Substitution at 60'
80': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) Substitution at 80'
88': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) Goal at 88'
90'+2': Callum Johnson (Bradford City) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Grant Hanley (Birmingham City) Substitution at 93'
90'+6': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 96'
90'+9': Harry Ibbitson (Bradford City) Substitution at 99'

Statistics

BRD		BIR
7	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
32.8	Possession	67.2
3	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	4
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,066

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
25	Ben Davies
4	Christoph Klarer
20	Alex Cochrane
19	Taylor Gardner-Hickman
18	Willum Thór Willumsson
13	Paik Seung-Ho
24	Tomoki Iwata
28	Jay Stansfield
11	Scott Wright
30	Kieran Dowell

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Krystian Bielik, Grant Hanley, Lyndon Dykes, Keshi Anderson, Alfie May, Ethan Laird, Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

Bradford City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Walker (GK)
24	Jack Shepherd
30	Romoney Crichlow-Noble
15	Aden Baldwin
6	Richard Smallwood
16	Alex Pattison
17	Tyreik Wright
2	Brad Halliday
7	Jamie Walker
23	Bobby Pointon
10	Antoni Sarcevic

Bradford City Substitutes:

Clarke Oduor, Joe Hilton, Paul Huntington, Neill Byrne, Jay Benn, Callum Johnson, Harry Ibbitson.

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