Reading 1-1 Bradford City: result and goals
Reading and Bradford City drew 1-1 on Saturday, 3 October 2026 in the League One.
Goals: Jake Beesley 4', Udoka Godwin-Malife 66'.
Reading sit 5th on 21 points.
Bradford City sit 3rd on 22 points.
Reading have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Bradford City have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Reading won 2, Bradford City won 2, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League One
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 3 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Madejski Stadium, Reading
- 👥
- 12737
Match events
REABRD4'⚽Jake Beesley ast. Bobby Pointon 0-1
12'Andy Rinomhota
18'Haydon Roberts
35'Ibou Touray
39'Aden Baldwin
59'⇄▲ Randell Williams ▼ Haydon Roberts
59'⇄▲ Liam Fraser ▼ Andy Rinomhota
66'⚽Udoka Godwin-Malife ast. Jacob Brown 1-1
67'⇄▲ George Lapslie ▼ Adam Phillips
67'⇄▲ Nick Powell ▼ Jake Beesley
67'⇄▲ Jamie Reid ▼ Jacob Brown
71'Bobby Pointon
77'⇄▲ Will Swan ▼ Bobby Pointon
84'⇄▲ Daniel Kyerewaa ▼ Kyreece Lisbie
90+2'⇄▲ Corey O'Keeffe ▼ Ibou Touray
Live commentary
- 90'+2'Corey O'Keefe (Bradford City) Substitution at 90'+2'
- 84'Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading) Substitution at 84'
- 77'Will Swan (Bradford City) Substitution at 77'
- 71'Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 71'
- 67'Jamie Reid (Reading) Substitution at 67'
- 67'Nick Powell (Bradford City) Substitution at 67'
- 67'George Lapslie (Bradford City) Substitution at 67'
- 66'Udoka Godwin-Malife (Reading) Goal at 66'
- 59'Liam Fraser (Reading) Substitution at 59'
- 59'Randell Williams (Reading) Substitution at 59'
- 39'Aden Baldwin (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 39'
- 35'Ibou Touray (Bradford City) Yellow Card at 35'
- 18'Hayden Roberts (Reading) Yellow Card at 18'
- 12'Andy Rinomhota (Reading) Yellow Card at 12'
- 4'Jake Beesley (Bradford City) Goal at 4'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
REABRD
General
56%Possession44%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed0
9Corners5
Shots
11Total shots14
4Shots off target7
3Shots on target2
4Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
9Shots inside box10
2Shots outside box4
Expected goals (xG)
0.62xG0.94
0.13xG open play0.71
0.49xG set play0.23
0.62Non-penalty xG0.94
0.60xG on target (xGOT)1.10
Passes
398Passes306
306 (77%)Accurate passes208 (68%)
165Own half88
141Opposition half120
20 (34%)Accurate long balls21 (33%)
9 (24%)Accurate crosses8 (25%)
25Throw-ins25
31Touches in opposition box23
3Offsides5
Defence
6Tackles17
5Interceptions8
5Shot blocks4
38Clearances36
1Keeper saves2
Duels
57Duels won59
31 (52%)Ground duels won29 (48%)
26 (46%)Aerial duels won30 (54%)
5 (42%)Successful dribbles5 (83%)
Discipline
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
10Fouls committed21
General
62%Possession38%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed0
7Corners2
Shots
7Total shots5
2Shots off target3
2Shots on target1
3Blocked shots1
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box3
2Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.25xG0.51
0.06xG open play0.49
0.19xG set play0.02
0.25Non-penalty xG0.51
0.10xG on target (xGOT)0.93
Passes
213Passes130
165 (77%)Accurate passes84 (65%)
92Own half43
73Opposition half41
10 (42%)Accurate long balls11 (31%)
7 (28%)Accurate crosses3 (25%)
12Throw-ins14
18Touches in opposition box3
2Offsides2
Defence
2Tackles5
3Interceptions4
1Shot blocks3
14Clearances23
0Keeper saves2
Duels
39Duels won23
18 (72%)Ground duels won7 (28%)
21 (57%)Aerial duels won16 (43%)
5 (71%)Successful dribbles1 (50%)
Discipline
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Fouls committed12
General
50%Possession50%
0Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
2Corners3
Shots
4Total shots9
2Shots off target4
1Shots on target1
1Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork0
4Shots inside box7
0Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.37xG0.43
0.07xG open play0.22
0.30xG set play0.21
0.37Non-penalty xG0.43
0.50xG on target (xGOT)0.17
Passes
185Passes176
141 (76%)Accurate passes124 (70%)
73Own half45
68Opposition half79
10 (29%)Accurate long balls10 (34%)
2 (15%)Accurate crosses5 (25%)
13Throw-ins11
13Touches in opposition box20
1Offsides3
Defence
4Tackles12
2Interceptions4
4Shot blocks1
24Clearances13
1Keeper saves0
Duels
18Duels won36
13 (37%)Ground duels won22 (63%)
5 (26%)Aerial duels won14 (74%)
0 (0%)Successful dribbles4 (100%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed9
ReadingBradford City
Expected goals (xG)
0.62–0.94
xG on target (xGOT)
0.60–1.10
Shots
11–14
Big chances
0–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Bradford (14)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedReading (11) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Udoka Godwin-Malife
Reading
Ratings
Reading6.9
- 8.12Udoka Godwin-Malife⚽
- 7.415Paudie O'Connor
- 7.25Haydon Roberts
- 7.218Jacob BrownA
- 7.128Josh Stokes
- 7.132Paddy Lane
- 7.016Benn Ward
- 7.010Lewis Wing
- 6.81Joel Pereira
- 6.74Andy Rinomhota
- 6.619Kyreece Lisbie
- 6.16Liam Fraser▲59'
- 6.09Jamie Reid▲67'
- 5.814Randell Williams▲59'
Bradford City7.0
- 7.723Bobby PointonA
- 7.49Jake Beesley⚽
- 7.316George Pratt
- 7.33Ibou Touray
- 7.210Antoni Sarcevic
- 7.16Callum Connolly
- 7.125Nick Powell▲67'
- 6.91Cameron Dawson
- 6.915Aden Baldwin
- 6.832George Lapslie▲67'
- 6.719Kayden Jackson
- 6.628Matthew Pennington
- 6.68Adam Phillips
- 5.924Will Swan▲77'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Reading · Substitutes
- 6Liam Fraser▲59'6.1
- 14Randell Williams▲59'5.8
- 9Jamie Reid▲67'6.0
- 11Daniel Kyerewaa▲84'
- 25Jack Stevens
- 39Ashqar Ahmed
- 23Conor Masterson
Manager: Leam Richardson
Bradford · Substitutes
- 32George Lapslie▲67'6.8
- 25Nick Powell▲67'7.1
- 24Will Swan▲77'5.9
- 27Corey O'Keeffe▲90'
- 13Colin Doyle
- 5Macaulay Gillesphey
- 22Kieran Morgan
Manager: Mark Trueman
Last 5 matches
Reading
WBlackpool3-15 Sept 2026
L@ Cambridge United2-112 Sept 2026
LBrentford2-115 Sept 2026
WNotts County2-019 Sept 2026
D@ Wycombe Wanderers2-226 Sept 2026
Bradford City
WMansfield Town1-05 Sept 2026
W@ Leyton Orient3-18 Sept 2026
W@ Notts County1-012 Sept 2026
W@ Luton Town1-019 Sept 2026
WNewcastle United U212-122 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Reading
1
Draws
2
Bradford
Last meetings
28 Feb 2026Reading2 – 1Bradford City
13 Dec 2025Bradford City2 – 0Reading
16 Mar 2015Reading3 – 0Bradford City
7 Mar 2015Bradford City0 – 0Reading
10 Apr 2004Bradford City2 – 1Reading
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 | WDWWW |
| 2 |  Stockport | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 | WWWWD |
| 3 |  Bradford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 | WWWWW |
| 4 |  Plymouth | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 | WWLLW |
| 5 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 | WLLWD |
| 6 |  Cambridge | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 | DWWDL |
| 7 |  Oxford Utd | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 | DWDWD |
| 8 |  Sheffield Wed | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 | DDWLL |
| 9 |  Mansfield | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 | DWDWW |
| 10 |  Luton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 | LWLWW |
| 11 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 | LLDDW |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 | LWLWL |
| 13 |  Leicester | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DLWWL |
| 14 |  Wycombe | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 | DLWDD |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 16 |  Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 | DLLLD |
| 17 |  Doncaster | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | WWLLW |
| 18 |  MK Dons | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 | DLWLW |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 | DLLWD |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 | DLLWL |
| 21 |  Peterborough | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 | DWDLD |
| 22 |  Bromley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 | DLLLD |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 | DLLLL |
| 24 |  Wigan | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 | LLWLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Reading v Bradford City?
Reading and Bradford City drew 1-1 on Saturday 3 October (League One).
Who scored in Reading v Bradford City?
Goals: Jake Beesley 4' and Udoka Godwin-Malife 66'.
When do Reading play next?
Reading play Plymouth Argyle on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Bradford City play next?
Bradford City play Peterborough United on Tuesday 27 October at 19:45 (UK time).
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