Bradford City 2-1 Chesterfield · League Two
Bradford City beat Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bradford City and Chesterfield met in the League Two at Valley Parade in Bradford on Sunday, 29 December 2024.
Goalscorers
Bradford City: B. Pointon 42'; A. Sarcevic 52'. Chesterfield: A. Dobra 35'.
How the match went
The referee showed 6 yellow cards (4 for Bradford City, 2 for Chesterfield).
Line-ups
Bradford City started in a 3-4-2-1: Sam Walker, Aden Baldwin, Neill Byrne, Ciaran Kelly, Jay Benn, Alex Pattison, Richard Smallwood, Brad Halliday, Antoni Sarcevic, Tyreik Wright, Andy Cook.
Chesterfield started in a 4-1-4-1: Max Thompson, Ryheem Sheckleford, Tom Naylor, Jamie Grimes, Harvey Araujo, Ollie Banks, Dilan Markanday, Liam Mandeville, Armando Dobra, Bailey Hobson, Kane Drummond.
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Minute by minute
- 35'Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Chesterfield. A. Dobra (Chesterfield) scores, assisted by K. Drummond.
- 42'Goal! Bradford City 1-1 Chesterfield. B. Pointon (Bradford City) scores, assisted by A. Pattison.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-1 Chesterfield.
- 52'Goal! Bradford City 2-1 Chesterfield. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-1 Chesterfield.
Full commentary (37 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bradford City vs Chesterfield.
- 9'Attempt missed. L. Mandeville (Chesterfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 14'Attempt blocked. L. Mandeville (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 17'Attempt missed. A. Baldwin (Bradford City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 19'Attempt blocked. T. Wright (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 21'Attempt saved. B. Hobson (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 22'Yellow card for K. Drummond (Chesterfield) for argument.
- 23'Yellow card for A. Baldwin (Bradford City) for foul.
- 24'Yellow card for B. Halliday (Bradford City) for foul.
- 29'Attempt blocked. A. Dobra (Chesterfield), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 31'Yellow card for J. Benn (Bradford City) for foul.
- 32'Substitution, Bradford City: B. Pointon comes on for J. Benn.
- 35'Goal! Bradford City 0-1 Chesterfield. A. Dobra (Chesterfield) scores, assisted by K. Drummond.
- 35'Attempt blocked. A. Dobra (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 38'Attempt blocked. A. Dobra (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 38'Attempt saved. B. Hobson (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 42'Goal! Bradford City 1-1 Chesterfield. B. Pointon (Bradford City) scores, assisted by A. Pattison.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Off the woodwork! A. Dobra (Chesterfield), header. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Bradford City 1-1 Chesterfield.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt blocked. K. Drummond (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 52'Goal! Bradford City 2-1 Chesterfield. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City) scores.
- 56'Attempt blocked. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 63'Attempt missed. A. Pattison (Bradford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 73'Substitution, Chesterfield: D. Oldaker comes on for K. Drummond.
- 73'Substitution, Chesterfield: B. Horton comes on for H. Araujo.
- 75'Substitution, Bradford City: J. Walker comes on for A. Sarcevic.
- 75'Substitution, Bradford City: C. Oduor comes on for T. Wright.
- 80'Attempt saved. T. Naylor (Chesterfield), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 82'Yellow card for C. Oduor (Bradford City) for foul.
- 82'Attempt blocked. B. Pointon (Bradford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 84'Attempt missed. O. Banks (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Substitution, Bradford City: J. Shepherd comes on for B. Pointon.
- 90'Yellow card for A. Dobra (Chesterfield) for argument.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Bradford City 2-1 Chesterfield.