Bradford City vs Salford City, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Bradford City

8': Vadaine Oliver
26': Vadaine Oliver
68': Abobaker Eisa

FT
3 - 2

Salford City

13': Conor McAleny
60': Conor McAleny

About

Bradford City are hosting Salford City at University of Bradford Stadium, Bradford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
4': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Romoney Crichlow.
4': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
4': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Brad Halliday.
7': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ibou Touray.
8': Goal! Bradford City 1, Salford City 0. Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Halliday.
9': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Bradford City).
9': Ryan Watson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Odin Bailey.
12': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Bradford City).
13': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Vadaine Oliver.
13': Goal! Bradford City 1, Salford City 1. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Richard Nartey with a headed pass following a corner.
14': Foul by Ryan Watson (Salford City).
14': Levi Sutton (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Levi Sutton (Bradford City).
16': Odin Bailey (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City).
17': Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Matt Smith (Salford City).
18': Matthew Foulds (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Gilliead.
20': Attempt blocked. Harry Chapman (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
21': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
22': Attempt blocked. Alex Gilliead (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
22': Alex Gilliead (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Ryan Watson (Salford City).
23': Offside, Bradford City. Alex Gilliead tries a through ball, but Vadaine Oliver is caught offside.
25': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Richard Nartey.
26': Attempt saved. Alex Gilliead (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyreik Wright with a cross.
26': Goal! Bradford City 2, Salford City 1. Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
30': Attempt missed. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
33': Offside, Bradford City. Vadaine Oliver tries a through ball, but Tyreik Wright is caught offside.
34': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Bolton with a cross.
35': Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City).
35': Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Smallwood with a cross.
38': Attempt blocked. Harry Chapman (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
39': Foul by Richard Nartey (Salford City).
39': Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt blocked. Harry Chapman (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Levi Sutton (Bradford City).
41': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Bradford City).
41': Ryan Watson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bradford City 2, Salford City 1.
45': Second Half begins Bradford City 2, Salford City 1.
49': Attempt blocked. Elliot Watt (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor McAleny.
50': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.
51': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
54': Foul by Luke Bolton (Salford City).
54': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Harry Chapman (Bradford City).
55': Luke Bolton (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Harry Chapman (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Foul by Odin Bailey (Salford City).
56': Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
58': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Harry Chapman following a corner.
59': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Matthew Platt (Bradford City).
59': Matthew Platt (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Goal! Bradford City 2, Salford City 2. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Watt following a set piece situation.
61': Attempt missed. Harry Chapman (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyreik Wright with a cross.
62': Foul by Matthew Platt (Bradford City).
62': Matt Smith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Offside, Salford City. Elliot Watt tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
64': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Salford City).
64': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Harry Chapman (Bradford City).
65': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Levi Sutton (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Gilliead.
67': Foul by Richard Nartey (Salford City).
67': Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Substitution, Bradford City. Andy Cook replaces Vadaine Oliver.
68': Substitution, Bradford City. Jamie Walker replaces Harry Chapman.
68': Substitution, Bradford City. Abo Eisa replaces Levi Sutton.
68': Goal! Bradford City 3, Salford City 2. Abo Eisa (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Cook with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
72': Foul by Theo Vassell (Salford City).
72': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
75': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Matthew Foulds.
76': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Watt with a cross following a corner.
77': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
79': Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
79': Richard Nartey (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyreik Wright with a through ball.
82': Odin Bailey (Salford City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matt Smith with a headed pass.
82': Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Richard Nartey (Salford City).
85': Substitution, Bradford City. Yann Songo'o replaces Tyreik Wright.
86': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Salford City).
86': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Richard Nartey (Salford City).
87': Richard Nartey (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt saved. Andy Cook (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Halliday.
88': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Abo Eisa.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Matt Smith (Salford City).
90'+3': Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Theo Vassell (Salford City).
90'+4': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
90'+4': Elliot Watt (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ryan Watson (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Matt Smith (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bradford City 3, Salford City 2.
0': Match ends, Bradford City 3, Salford City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: University of Bradford Stadium
Location: Bradford, England
Attendance: 17,521

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	39	+26	79
2	Milton Keynes Dons	39	+36	74
3	Cambridge United	38	+28	72
4	Notts County	39	+23	70

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bradford City (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Harry Lewis (GK)
24	Romoney Crichlow-Noble
5	Matthew Platt
6	Richard Smallwood
14	Matty Foulds
2	Brad Halliday
20	Harry Chapman
11	Alex Gilliead
18	Levi Sutton
19	Vadaine Oliver
32	Tyreik Wright

Bradford City Substitutes:

Ryan East, Jamie Walker, Yann Songo'o, Colin Doyle, Andy Cook, Abobaker Eisa, Timi Odusina.

Salford City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tom King (GK)
25	Richard Nartey
42	Theo Vassell
3	Ibou Touray
24	Luke Bolton
16	Ethan Galbraith
6	Elliot Watt
7	Ryan Watson
17	Matt Smith
18	Conor McAleny
10	Odin Bailey

Salford City Substitutes:

Jason Lowe, Jacob Chapman, Lorent Tolaj, Marcus Dackers, Kevin Berkoe, Ryan Leak, Ashley Eastham.

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