Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Darren Burgess | Darren Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joao Costa | J. Costa |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Trevor Barrett | T. Barrett | |||||||||
| Carl Palmer | C. Palmer | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Robert Christie | R. Christie | |||||||||
| Ruben Soares | R. Soares | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Liam Smithe | L. Smithe | |||||||||
| Stephen Izzet | S. Izzet | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Hannes Schöll | H. Schöll | |||||||||
| Ian Lineker | I. Lineker | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | George Mcleod | G. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Michael Lima | M. Lima |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Henry Brown | H. Brown | |||||||||
| James Bramble | J. Bramble | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Ruben Faria | R. Faria | |||||||||
| Max Carter | M. Carter | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 |  | Gerard Maes | G. Maes | |||||||||
| Marvin Cooke | M. Cooke | | 56 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Nwankwo Wright | N. Wright | |||||||||
| Daniel Riggott | D. Riggott | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Anthony George | A. George | |||||||||
| Nicholas Potts | N. Potts | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Robbie Griffin | R. Griffin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 9,230 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0West Ham United kick off and get the first half underway!
8.17
0-0Henry Brown brings the ball forward. Henry Brown tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
10.26
James Bramble surges forward with the ball. James Bramble plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Riggott and rushes in on goal... James Bramble takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
16.47
0-0Carl Palmer comes in with a late challenge on Anthony George. The referee calls over Carl Palmer and warns him to calm down! Anthony George stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.32
0-1Gerard Maes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Wright. Nwankwo Wright goes all the way! Nwankwo Wright shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.20
0-1Ruben Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, James Bramble. James Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
26.27
Max Carter threads the ball through to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
27.17
Ian Lineker decides to run forward with the ball. Ian Lineker knocks the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
28.48
Max Carter knocks the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts shoots from just inside the box. Trevor Barrett is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.29
Ruben Faria makes a simple pass to Robbie Griffin. Robbie Griffin knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Wright. Nwankwo Wright shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Nwankwo Wright scores for West Ham United!!
39.44
James Bramble knocks the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Trevor Barrett had no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
44.27
Robert Christie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Wright. Nwankwo Wright controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
Marvin Cooke threads the ball through to Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Bradford City kick off the second half!
51.21
Stephen Izzet knocks the ball forward to Max Carter. Max Carter makes a probing pass to Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts goes all the way! Nicholas Potts shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.44
2-2Stephen Izzet makes a probing pass to James Bramble. James Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts finds some space and shoots from distance. Trevor Barrett easily smothers it.
55.38
Henry Brown takes it forward alone. Henry Brown shoots from long range but somehow Joao Costa manages to keep it out.
59.53
2-2Hannes Schöll clumsily knocks into Daniel Riggott. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Riggott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.20
Ruben Soares threads the ball through to James Bramble. James Bramble kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
78.49
Carl Palmer passes the ball forward to Michael Lima. Michael Lima makes a simple pass to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.32
3-2Max Carter comes in with a late challenge on Ruben Faria. Max Carter is shown the yellow card! Ruben Faria carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.36
Robert Christie comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Riggott. The referee calls over Robert Christie and warns him to calm down! Daniel Riggott stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.3%
35.7%
Play Area
28.6%
42.9%
28.6%
Scorers
| Nicholas Potts 28 Daniel Riggott 39, 78 | Nwankwo Wright 18, 36 |