Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City: result and report

League Two · Saturday 13 March 2021

Result

Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City

League Two · Saturday 13 March 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City: match report

Carlisle United won against Bradford City 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 13 March 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Rhys Bennett opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Carlisle United's goals came from Rhys Bennett (37'), Rhys Bennett (39') and O. Zanzala (56'). Bradford City scored through Paudie O'Connor (64').

Discipline: Carlisle United received 4 yellow cards; Bradford City received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Carlisle United were 13th on 44 points from 30 and Bradford City 12th on 47 points from 32. Carlisle United went on to finish that season 10th with 66 points, and Bradford City 15th with 59.

Carlisle United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bradford City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Offrande Zanzala of Carlisle United (8.4), ahead of Callum Anthony Guy (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Carlisle United win, 1 draw and 1 for Bradford City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Elliot WattBradford City
  • 37'Goal · Rhys BennettCarlisle United · 1-0
  • 39'Goal · Rhys BennettCarlisle United · 2-0
  • 56'Goal · O. ZanzalaCarlisle United · 3-0
  • 64'Goal · Paudie O'ConnorBradford City · 3-1
  • 69'Yellow card · Levi SuttonBradford City
  • 73'Yellow card · Paudie O'ConnorBradford City
  • 74'Yellow card · O. ZanzalaCarlisle United
  • 79'Yellow card · Paul FarmanCarlisle United
  • 80'Yellow card · L. AlessandraCarlisle United
  • 90'Yellow card · Omari PatrickCarlisle United
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Danny RoweBradford City
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Danny RoweBradford City

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Carlisle United 1, draws 1, Bradford City 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Gavin ReillyCarlisle United · injury (Thigh muscle rupture)

Carlisle United line-up (4-3-3)

Paul Farman, George Tanner, Rhys Bennett, Rod McDonald, Jack Armer, Joe Riley, Callum Anthony Guy, Jon Mellish, Offrande Zanzala, Lewis Alessandra, Brennan Dickenson

Bradford City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sam Hornby, Anthony O'Connor, Paudie O'Connor, Niall Canavan, Connor Wood, Levi Sutton, Elliot Watt, Charles Vernam, Gareth Evans, Ollie Crankshaw, Andy Cook