Carlisle United 0-1 Bradford City: result and report

League Two · Saturday 18 January 2025

Result

Carlisle United 0-1 Bradford City

League Two · Saturday 18 January 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Carlisle United 0-1 Bradford City: match report

Carlisle United were beaten by Bradford City 0-1 in the League Two on Saturday 18 January 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Calum Kavanagh of Bradford City in the 54th minute.

Discipline: Carlisle United received 1 yellow card; Bradford City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Carlisle United were 24th on 18 points from 24 and Bradford City 8th on 38 points from 24. Carlisle United went on to finish that season 23rd with 42 points, and Bradford City 5th with 78.

Carlisle United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Bradford City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Shepherd of Bradford City (7.8), ahead of Sam Lavelle (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Carlisle United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Bradford City.

Going into the match Carlisle United's last five read L-L-W-L-D and Bradford City's W-D-W-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Charlie McArthurCarlisle United
  • 54'Goal · Calum KavanaghBradford City · 0-1
  • 76'Yellow card · Antoni SarcevicBradford City
  • 87'Yellow card · Lewis RichardsBradford City

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Carlisle United 2, draws 1, Bradford City 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Andy CookBradford City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Carlisle United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Gabe Breeze, Ben Barclay, Sam Lavelle, Charlie McArthur, Kadeem Harris, Will Patching, Callum Whelan, Jordan Jones, Elliot Embleton, Stephen Wearne, Joe Hugill

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

Sam Walker, Aden Baldwin, Jack Shepherd, Ciarán Kelly, Brad Halliday, Alex Pattison, Richard Smallwood, Lewis Richards, Antoni Sarcevic, Bobby Pointon, Calum Kavanagh