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Leyton Orient vs Bradford: match report

Leyton Orient hosted Bradford City at Gaughan Group Stadium on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Edward Duckworth is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Leyton Orient 1-3 Bradford. Goals: Macaulay Gillesphey 38' (own goal) for Leyton Orient; Will Swan 45' for Bradford; Stephen Humphrys 58' for Bradford; Nick Powell 88' for Bradford. Attendance: 2,465.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 23' Yellow card: Theo Archibald (Leyton Orient)
  • 38' Own goal: Macaulay Gillesphey (Leyton Orient) 1-0
  • 40' Yellow card: George Lapslie (Bradford)
  • 44' Yellow card: Idris El Mizouni (Leyton Orient)
  • 45' Goal: Will Swan (Bradford) 1-1
  • 49' Yellow card: Phillip Chinedu (Leyton Orient)
  • 58' Goal: Stephen Humphrys (Bradford) 1-2
  • 88' Goal: Nick Powell (Bradford) 1-3
Match stats (contains the result)
52.2%Possession47.8%
16Shots17
4Shots on target9
8Corners12
9Fouls10
3Offsides1
5Saves4
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Leyton Orient 4-2-3-1

Coach: Richie Wellens

  1. 13 Noah Phillips GK
  2. 14 Isaac Hayden MID
  3. 6 William Forrester DEF
  4. 34 Phillip Chinedu DEF
  5. 3 James Morris DEF
  6. 28 Sean Clare MID
  7. 8 Idris El Mizouni MID
  8. 44 Theo Archibald FWD
  9. 17 Armando Dobra FWD
  10. 27 Tony Springett FWD
  11. 49 Nicholas Oyekunle FWD

Bench

  • 2 Fin Stevens DEF
  • 5 Joseph Olowu DEF
  • 25 Charlie Wellens MID
  • 18 Dane Scarlett FWD
  • 22 Yusuf Akhamrich FWD
  • 1 Nathan Baxter GK
  • 20 Alex Gilbert MID
  • 11 Demetri Mitchell MID
  • 9 Jaze Kabia FWD

Bradford 3-4-2-1

Coach: Graham Alexander

  1. 21 Jon McCracken GK
  2. 2 Reece Welch DEF
  3. 14 Hayden Matthews DEF
  4. 5 Macaulay Gillesphey DEF
  5. 19 Kayden Jackson FWD
  6. 22 Kieran Morgan MID
  7. 20 Henry Cartwright MID
  8. 27 Corey O'Keeffe DEF
  9. 32 George Lapslie MID
  10. 24 Will Swan FWD
  11. 11 Stephen Humphrys FWD

Bench

  • 15 Aden Baldwin DEF
  • 6 Callum Connolly MID
  • 25 Nick Powell MID
  • 8 Adam Phillips MID
  • 3 Ibou Touray MID
  • 1 Cameron Dawson GK
  • 28 Matthew Pennington DEF
  • 10 Antoni Sarcevic MID
  • 9 Jake Beesley FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 7 March 2026: Bradford City 2-1 Leyton Orient
  • Saturday 20 December 2025: Leyton Orient 2-1 Bradford City
  • Monday 8 May 2023: Bradford City 1-1 Leyton Orient
  • Saturday 3 December 2022: Leyton Orient 3-0 Bradford City
  • Tuesday 1 February 2022: Bradford City 1-1 Leyton Orient