Luton vs Bradford City

7 February 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Richard Eley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jake Richards 39’
  • Shayden Morris 55’
  • Stephen Humphrys 90+6’

Match summary

Luton saw off Bradford City 2-1. Luton led 1-0 at half-time.

Jake Richards put Luton ahead in the 39th minute, Shayden Morris made it 2-0 in the 55th minute, and Stephen Humphrys pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

Bradford City can feel hard done by, creating 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Luton's 1.22 from 17.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
17 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 5
332 Passes 324
71.4% Pass accuracy 71.0%
22 Tackles 17
15 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Luton Bradford City
Kick-off
Jordan ClarkShot on target
10’
27’
Curtis TiltFoul
Jake RichardsLeft foot shot1-0 (Luton)
39’
43’
Josh NeufvilleFoul
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Shayden MorrisLeft foot shot2-0 (Luton)
55’
61’
Antoni SarcevicKayden Jackson
61’
Stephen HumphrysTyreik Wright
61’
Ethan WheatleyPaul Mullin
62’
Ethan WheatleyShot on target
Gideon KoduaShot on target
66’
Davy van den BergJake Richards
67’
Kasey PalmerFoul
67’
Isaiah JonesShayden Morris
68’
Isaiah JonesShot on target
72’
Jordan ClarkShot on target
73’
74’
Bobby PointonMatthew Pennington
Josh KeeleyTime wasting
75’
Nahki WellsGideon Kodua
77’
George SavilleJordan Clark
83’
Ali Al-HamadiDevante Cole
83’
85’
Lee EvansJosh Neufville
87’
Stephen HumphrysShot on target
Kasey PalmerShot on target
90+5’
90+6’
Stephen HumphrysRight foot shot2-1 (Bradford City)
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.71 39’ Jake Richards (Luton), 1-0 39’ 55’ Shayden Morris (Luton), 2-0 55’ 90+6’ Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City), 2-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.71 39’ Jake Richards (Luton), 1-0 Richards 39’ 55’ Shayden Morris (Luton), 2-0 Morris 55’ 90+6’ Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City), 2-1 Humphrys 90+6’
Luton 1.22 xGBradford City 1.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bradford City attacking Luton attacking 
90+6’ Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 62’ Ethan Wheatley (Bradford City), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 55’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 66’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 66’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 90’ Ibou Touray (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 72’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 39’ Jake Richards (Luton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 14’ Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Tyreik Wright (Bradford City), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Tyreik Wright (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Teden Mengi (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Joe Johnson (Luton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Ethan Wheatley (Bradford City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Jake Richards (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Nigel Lonwijk (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Shayden Morris (Luton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 62’ Ethan Wheatley (Bradford City), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 55’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 66’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 66’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 90’ Ibou Touray (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 72’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 39’ Jake Richards (Luton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 33’ Tyreik Wright (Bradford City), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Tyreik Wright (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Teden Mengi (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Joe Johnson (Luton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Ethan Wheatley (Bradford City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Jake Richards (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Isaiah Jones (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Nigel Lonwijk (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Shayden Morris (Luton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Luton 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Keeley
Johnson
Lonwijk
Andersen
Mengi
Palmer
Clark 83’
Kodua 77’
Morris 68’
Richards 67’
Cole 83’
Bradford City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Walker
Pennington 74’
Baldwin
Tilt
Touray
Power
Metcalfe
Neufville 85’
Wright 61’
Jackson 61’
Mullin 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Josh Keeley
90′ 2 1 33 1 – – –
Defenders5 players
Nigel Lonwijk
90′ 2 1 1 2 – 32 1 – – –
Mads Andersen
90′ 1 1 2 10 8 38 1 – – –
Teden Mengi
90′ – – – 6 5 36 1 – – –
Joe Johnson
90′ 4 – – 9 3 30 1 – – –
Isaiah Jones Came on as a substitute
22′ 2 – – 5 1 9 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Kasey Palmer
90′ – – 34 1 0.04 3 1 11 4 3
Shayden Morris Taken off
68′ 1 – 18 1 0.02 4 – 7 1 1 –
Jake Richards Taken off
67′ 1 – 15 1 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Jordan Clark Taken off
83′ – 1 31 3 0.30 1 – 3 1 1 –
Gideon Kodua Taken off
77′ – 1 17 1 0.01 2 – 8 – 3 –
Davy van den Berg Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 10 – 0.16 – 1 – – – –
George Saville Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 9 – 0.09 – – 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
Devante Cole Taken off
83′ – – – – – 0.00 1 3 – 14 –
Nahki Wells Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 1 –
Ali Al-Hamadi Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – 0.02 1 2 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Luton win 49% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Bradford City win 23% Avg odds 4.00

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Luton WDLLW
Bradford City WLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bradford City 2-1 Luton, 16 Aug 25 Next meeting: Luton 0-1 Bradford City, 19 Sep 26  All Luton vs Bradford City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.