News in English:
Thrilling Bradford City Victory at Ewood Park Despite Blackburn Possession
Blackburn, Lancashire – In a vibrant and intense encounter, Bradford City surprised Blackburn Rovers on their own ground, Ewood Park, in the first round of the League Cup. The match, played on August 12, 2025, and refereed by Anthony Backhouse, made it clear that possession is not everything.
Despite dominating the ball with 66% possession, Blackburn was outdone by an effective and forceful Bradford City. Bradford City capitalized on their early opportunities, with early goals from I. Touray in the 2nd minute, assisted by J. Metcalfe, and from W. Swan in the 4th minute, quickly putting the score at 2-0 in their favor. Blackburn, although trying to react, could only reduce the deficit with a goal from D. De Neve in the 45th minute.
Blackburn dominated the match with 11 shots, of which 4 were on target and 5 were off target, in addition to generating 4 corner kicks. However, the Bradford defense, although conceding a goal, remained firm and organized. Bradford City, with 34% possession, proved to be lethal on the counterattack, generating 9 shots, of which 5 were on target and only 1 went off target.
The match was also marked by a high number of fouls, with Bradford City committing 16 and Blackburn 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards to Bradford and 3 to Blackburn, evidencing the intensity and dispute in each ball.
Bradford City takes a valuable victory from Ewood Park, demonstrating that effectiveness and determination can overcome ball possession.
Substitutions bradford: at minute 44 J. Wright came in and C. Tilt went out., at minute 60 T. Wright came in and S. Humphrys went out., at minute 60 G. Lapslie came in and A. Sarcevic went out., at minute 81 C. Kelly came in and M. Pennington went out., at minute 81 J. Metcalfe came in and T. Leigh went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 59 A. Henriksson came in and A. Kargbo went out., at minute 59 S. Tronstad came in and R. Alebiosu went out., at minute 63 I. Tyjon came in and T. Cantwell went out., at minute 73 D. De Neve came in and Y. Ohashi went out., at minute 73 S. Tavares came in and J. Buckley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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