Nottingham Forest vs Bradford — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
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11.08.21 18:452 – 1Finished
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Match Events
- 7′Bradford, yellow card:Finn Cousin-Dawson
- 15′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:
- 34′Bradford, substitution:
- 39′Nottingham Forest, goal:1–0assist
- 41′Nottingham Forest, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 51′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 54′Bradford, goal:2–1C. Cooke
- 67′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 69′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 83′Bradford, substitution:
- 84′Bradford, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 1
Lineups
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Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
7.22
Average match ratingNottingham Forest +0.49
6.73
Bradford
4-2-3-1
Referee
P. Wright
The City Ground
Key Stats
62%Possession38%
–Expected Goals–
14Shots23
4Shots on Target10
4Corners9
81%Pass Accuracy68%
Top Performers
Best rated
Goals
personC. Cooke1 goal
1 goalAssists
Player Ratings
Nottingham Forest
Bradford
Match report
Nottingham Forest vs Bradford — the facts
Nottingham Forest beat Bradford 2–1 (half-time 2–0).
Nottingham Forest met Bradford in the League Cup (1st Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 18:45 UTC at The City Ground. Referee: P. Wright.
Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Bradford · League Cup
Key moments
- 39' Goal: João Carvalho (assist: Philip Zinckernagel) — 1–0
- 41' Goal: João Carvalho (assist: Philip Zinckernagel) — 2–0
- 54' Goal: C. Cooke — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
Bradford (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Richard O'Donnell
- 24 Finn Cousin-Dawson
- 4 Paudie O'Connor
- 5 Niall Canavan
- 3 Liam Ridehalgh
- 8 C. Cooke
- 11 Alex Gilliead
- 9 Andy Cook
- 18 Elliot Watt
- 22 Levi Sutton
- 19 Lee Angol
About this match
On this page: the Nottingham Forest vs Bradford final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Nottingham Forest and Bradford team pages or the League Cup page.