Swan Strikes Late as Bradford City Battle Back to Hold Plymouth Argyle

Bradford City AFC recovered from an early setback to draw 1–1 at home with Plymouth Argyle FC on League One matchday 40, as substitute Will Swan struck in the second half to earn a share of the points.

Plymouth started sharply and went in front inside eight minutes. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu finished off a move for the visitors, with Lorent Tolaj providing the assist as Argyle grabbed an early 1–0 lead.

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The opening period was disrupted for the away side when Brendan Galloway was replaced by Matthew Sorinola in the 29th minute. Plymouth also collected a series of bookings before the break, with Alexander Mitchell and Malachi Boateng both cautioned in the first half.

After the interval, Bradford turned to their bench in search of a response. A double change on 63 minutes saw Nick Powell replace Josh Neufville and Will Swan come on for Jenson Metcalfe. The switch paid off, as Swan found the equaliser in the 72nd minute, making it 1–1 and shifting the momentum in favour of the hosts.

Plymouth continued to pick up yellow cards, with Owen Dale, Sorinola and Aribim Pepple all booked in the second half. Bradford’s George Lapslie was also shown a late yellow card on 90 minutes as the contest grew increasingly scrappy.

There was a tactical reshuffle in stoppage time when Bradford brought on Matthew Pennington for Stephen Humphrys to help see out the result. No further goals followed, and the match finished level.

Beyond the goals, substitutions and bookings listed, detailed minute-by-minute match events and statistical data were not available. For more on League One and this fixture, visit the full match page on Ballaxy.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L