Leyton Orient 1-3 Bradford: 2013 Carabao Cup finalists keep dreams alive after comeback win
Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup third-round tie between Leyton Orient and Bradford at the BetWright Stadium; Will Swan, Stephen Humphrys and Nick Powell net as Bantams qualify for round four for first time since 2013 - when they reached final
Tuesday 8 September 2026 23:03, UK
Bradford made their way into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup by disposing of Leyton Orient 3-1.
Goals from Will Swan, Stephen Humphrys and Nick Powell were more than enough to answer a Macaulay Gillesphey own goal.
The game sparked into life on 39 minutes when Gillesphey sliced the ball past Jon McCracken into his own net, following a cross by Armando Dobra.
Bradford struck back just before the break when Swan was fed through by Humphrys and was able to tuck his effort past Noah Phillips.
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The visitors were lucky not to fall behind again on 51 minutes, when an Idris El Mizouni shot came down off the bar and hit McCracken but the ball deflected away from danger.
But they took the lead on 58 minutes when Humphrys curled a header past Phillips following a Kayden Jackson cross.
The visitors looked much more confident, and substitute Powell forced Phillips to turn his low effort around the post on 63 minutes.
Powell headed off the post eight minutes later, while Phillips denied Swan and then Powell after a three-man move four minutes before the end.
However, Bradford netted the third goal their play deserved with three minutes remaining, when a Powell volley finally beat Phillips.
