Bradford City vs Crewe Alexandra, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

43': Jamie Walker

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Bradford City are hosting Crewe Alexandra 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': Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
3': Attempt blocked. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
4': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Ciarán Kelly.
7': Attempt missed. Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Powell with a cross.
9': Foul by Matthew Platt (Bradford City).
9': Jack Powell (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Sam Stubbs.
19': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Lewis Richards.
20': Attempt blocked. Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Tabiner.
21': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
21': Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
25': Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Lewis Richards.
28': Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra).
29': Attempt saved. Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Offord.
29': Attempt missed. Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
33': Foul by Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra).
33': Lewis Richards (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ryan Cooney.
35': Attempt missed. Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Walker with a cross following a corner.
39': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
39': Tyler Smith (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Attempt missed. Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elliott Nevitt.
42': Attempt blocked. Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Powell.
43': Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
43': Goal! Bradford City 1, Crewe Alexandra 0. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin McDonald with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City).
45'+1': Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mickey Demetriou.
45'+3': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Harry Lewis.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bradford City 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
45': Second Half begins Bradford City 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
49': Attempt blocked. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke.
49': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra).
49': Tyler Smith (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Harvey Davies.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
55': Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Smith.
55': Attempt blocked. Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
58': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Joel Tabiner tries a through ball, but Elliott Nevitt is caught offside.
59': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke.
60': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Daniel Oyegoke.
61': Attempt blocked. Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Ciarán Kelly.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Substitution, Bradford City. Richard Smallwood replaces Ciarán Kelly because of an injury.
66': Substitution, Bradford City. Brad Halliday replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
67': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Lewis Richards.
67': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Matthew Platt.
70': Attempt blocked. Alex Pattison (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Smallwood.
71': Foul by Lewis Richards (Bradford City).
71': Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Lewis Richards (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
72': Attempt saved. Alex Pattison (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Cook with a headed pass.
73': Substitution, Bradford City. Liam Ridehalgh replaces Lewis Richards.
74': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Matús Holícek replaces Ryan Cooney.
75': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Connor O'Riordan.
76': Offside, Bradford City. Alex Pattison tries a through ball, but Tyler Smith is caught offside.
76': Foul by Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra).
76': Sam Stubbs (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Cook.
80': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Connor O'Riordan.
80': Substitution, Bradford City. Matt Derbyshire replaces Tyler Smith.
80': Substitution, Bradford City. Emmanuel Osadebe replaces Jamie Walker.
83': Alex Pattison (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Jack Powell (Crewe Alexandra).
85': Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
87': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Regan Griffiths replaces Jack Powell.
87': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
87': Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Matt Derbyshire (Bradford City).
88': Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra).
90'+4': Attempt saved. Alex Pattison (Bradford City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Osadebe with a through ball.
90'+5': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mickey Demetriou.
90'+7': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Zac Williams replaces Rio Adebisi.
90'+8': Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
90'+8': Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+8': Attempt saved. Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mickey Demetriou.
90'+8': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Harry Lewis.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Bradford City 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
0': Match ends, Bradford City 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
0': Match ends, Bradford City 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: University of Bradford Stadium
Location: Bradford, England
Attendance: 16,736

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Port Vale	16	+8	33
2	Crewe Alexandra	15	+6	28
3	Doncaster Rovers	16	+4	28
4	Walsall	14	+12	27

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bradford City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Harry Lewis (GK)
15	Sam Stubbs
18	Ciaran Kelly
5	Matthew Platt
26	Kevin McDonald
10	Alex Pattison
32	Lewis Richards
22	Daniel Oyegoke
9	Andy Cook
7	Jamie Walker
14	Tyler Smith

Bradford City Substitutes:

Brad Halliday, Liam Ridehalgh, Richard Smallwood, Matt Derbyshire, Colin Doyle, Emma Osaoabe, Bobby Pointon.

Crewe Alexandra (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Harvey Davies (GK)
15	Connor O'Riordan
5	Mickey Demetriou
6	Luke Offord
11	Joel Tabiner
23	Jack Powell
3	Rio Adebisi
2	Ryan Cooney
20	Elliott Nevitt
7	Chris Long
10	Shilow Tracey

Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:

Regan Griffiths, Lewis Billington, Conor Thomas, Michael Williams, Tom Booth, Owen Lunt, Matús Holícek.

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