Bradford City vs Forest Green Rovers, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

FT
0 - 2

1': Christian Doidge
90'+3': Christian Doidge (P)

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Bradford City are hosting Forest Green Rovers 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': Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Jonathan Tomkinson.
1': Goal! Bradford City 0, Forest Green Rovers 1. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Thompson with a cross following a corner.
3': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jamie Robson.
5': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Tyrese Omotoye (Forest Green Rovers).
5': Foul by Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers).
5': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt missed. Brad Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
11': Attempt saved. Alex Gilliead (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
16': Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
19': Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
22': Attempt missed. Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrese Omotoye with a cross.
25': Attempt missed. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clarke Oduor with a cross.
32': Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers).
33': Attempt missed. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Richards with a cross.
35': Attempt blocked. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Halliday.
35': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers).
37': Delay in match (Bradford City).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Bradford City).
39': Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Brad Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Smallwood.
40': Attempt blocked. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
40': Attempt missed. Brad Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
42': Attempt missed. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyle McAllister with a cross.
44': Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh.
45': Attempt saved. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Inniss with a headed pass.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bradford City 0, Forest Green Rovers 1.
45': Second Half begins Bradford City 0, Forest Green Rovers 1.
45': Substitution, Bradford City. Jamie Walker replaces Liam Ridehalgh.
46': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
47': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ryan Inniss.
49': Attempt saved. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Walker.
51': Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers).
53': Offside, Bradford City. Tyreik Wright is caught offside.
58': Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
59': Attempt missed. Tyrese Omotoye (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle McAllister.
61': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jamie Robson.
62': Attempt missed. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
62': Attempt saved. Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
63': Substitution, Bradford City. Harry Chapman replaces Brad Halliday.
63': Substitution, Bradford City. Calum Kavanagh replaces Clarke Oduor.
63': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Christian Doidge.
65': Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Richards with a cross.
66': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jordan Moore-Taylor.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers).
68': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Marcel Lavinier replaces Tyrese Omotoye.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
75': Vicente Reyes (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Harvey Bunker is caught offside.
78': Attempt saved. Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Chapman.
81': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Callum Jones replaces Kyle McAllister.
81': Substitution, Bradford City. Tyler Smith replaces Lewis Richards.
83': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Harvey Bunker.
83': Attempt missed. Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Chapman with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt missed. Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Lavinier following a fast break.
86': Attempt missed. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyreik Wright with a cross.
88': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ryan Inniss.
89': Attempt saved. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Chapman with a headed pass.
89': Attempt saved. Harry Chapman (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Smallwood with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
90'+2': Penalty Forest Green Rovers. Charlie McCann draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2': Penalty conceded by Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Goal! Bradford City 0, Forest Green Rovers 2. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
90'+4': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Dominic Bernard replaces Christian Doidge.
90'+4': Offside, Bradford City. Andy Cook is caught offside.
90'+6': Dominic Thompson (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Bradford City).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bradford City 0, Forest Green Rovers 2.
0': Match ends, Bradford City 0, Forest Green Rovers 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: University of Bradford Stadium
Location: Bradford, England
Attendance: 15,480

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	40	+25	79
2	Milton Keynes Dons	40	+35	74
3	Notts County	40	+25	73
4	Cambridge United	39	+27	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bradford City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Walker (GK)
18	Ciaran Kelly
3	Liam Ridehalgh
31	Jonathan Tomkinson
11	Alex Gilliead
6	Richard Smallwood
32	Lewis Richards
2	Brad Halliday
9	Andy Cook
36	Tyreik Wright
12	Clarke Oduor

Bradford City Substitutes:

Harry Chapman, Daniel Oyegoke, Tyler Smith, Jamie Walker, Kevin McDonald, Colin Doyle, Calum Kavanagh.

Forest Green Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
39	Vicente Reyes (GK)
5	Ryan Inniss
15	Jordan Moore
27	Harvey Bunker
8	Charlie Mccann
46	Emma Osaoabe
7	Kyle McAllister
17	Jamie Robson
16	Dominic Thompson
10	Christian Doidge
23	Tyrese Omotoye

Forest Green Rovers Substitutes:

Marcel Lavinier, Jamie Searle, Darnell Johnson, Dominic Bernard, Jacob Maddox, Callum Jones, Sean Robertson.

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