Blackpool 1-2 Bradford City: result and report
League One · Sunday 4 January 2026
Result
Blackpool 1-2 Bradford City
League One · Sunday 4 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Blackpool 1-2 Bradford City: match report
Blackpool were beaten by Bradford City 1-2 in the League One on Sunday 4 January 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Aden Baldwin opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Blackpool's goal came from Ashley Fletcher (56'). Bradford City scored through Aden Baldwin (25') and Will Swan (67').
Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Bradford City received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Blackpool were 17th on 29 points from 24 and Bradford City 3rd on 43 points from 23. Blackpool went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Bradford City 5th with 77.
Blackpool lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Bradford City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ashley Fletcher of Blackpool (7.6), ahead of Andy Lyons (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Blackpool wins, 0 draws and 1 for Bradford City.
Key events
- 25'Goal · Aden Baldwin
- 45+3'Yellow card · Will Swan
- 56'Goal · Ashley Fletcher
- 67'Goal · Will Swan
- 90+1'Yellow card · Tommy Leigh
Head-to-head
Team news
Blackpool line-up (3-1-4-2)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Andy Lyons, Oliver Casey, Zac Ashworth, Albie Morgan, Danny Imray, Josh Bowler, George Honeyman, Scott Banks, Tom Bloxham, Ashley Fletcher
Bradford City line-up (3-4-2-1)
Sam Walker, Aden Baldwin, Curtis Tilt, Ibou Touray, Josh Neufville, Max Power, Jenson Metcalfe, Tyreik Wright, Antoni Sarcevic, Calum Kavanagh, Will Swan