Bradford City vs Swindon Town, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

50': Bobby Pointon

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Bradford City are hosting Swindon Town 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.
5': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
7': Offside, Bradford City. Richard Smallwood tries a through ball, but Jamie Walker is caught offside.
7': Foul by Adam Wilson (Bradford City).
7': Udoka Godwin-Malife (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Daniel Kemp (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Alex Gilliead (Bradford City).
11': Attempt blocked. Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Walker.
16': Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
16': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Murphy Mahoney.
18': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
18': Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Halliday with a cross.
19': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Tom Brewitt.
20': Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Pointon with a cross.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Foul by Adam Wilson (Bradford City).
25': Tom Brewitt (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Hand ball by Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town).
29': Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
31': Attempt missed. George McEachran (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
35': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Murphy Mahoney.
35': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Charlie Austin.
36': Attempt blocked. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Cook with a headed pass.
38': Attempt missed. Daniel Kemp (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frazer Blake-Tracy following a fast break.
40': Foul by Remeao Hutton (Swindon Town).
40': Liam Ridehalgh (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Saidou Khan (Swindon Town).
42': Liam Ridehalgh (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt missed. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Tom Brewitt.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bradford City 0, Swindon Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Bradford City 0, Swindon Town 0.
46': Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Tom Brewitt (Swindon Town).
48': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Kemp.
49': Attempt missed. Tyrese Shade (Swindon Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by George McEachran with a through ball.
50': Attempt saved. Brad Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Pointon.
50': Goal! Bradford City 1, Swindon Town 0. Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Walker.
52': Andy Cook (Bradford City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alex Gilliead.
52': Attempt missed. Adam Wilson (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
54': Foul by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town).
54': Sam Stubbs (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Cook.
58': Attempt blocked. Daniel Kemp (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George McEachran.
59': Foul by Adam Wilson (Bradford City).
59': Udoka Godwin-Malife (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
60': Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Adam Wilson.
62': Attempt saved. Adam Wilson (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Brad Halliday.
62': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Murphy Mahoney.
63': Attempt missed. Matthew Platt (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Pointon with a cross following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
64': Foul by Liam Ridehalgh (Bradford City).
64': Remeao Hutton (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Remeao Hutton (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, Bradford City. Emmanuel Osadebe replaces Adam Wilson.
68': Attempt saved. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Remeao Hutton with a cross.
68': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Harry Lewis.
68': Attempt blocked. Tom Brewitt (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Kemp with a cross.
68': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh.
69': Attempt missed. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by George McEachran following a corner.
70': Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
70': Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Ridehalgh with a cross.
72': Substitution, Bradford City. Daniel Oyegoke replaces Bobby Pointon.
74': Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke with a cross.
75': Hand ball by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
76': Charlie Austin (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
76': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
77': Foul by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town).
77': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Swindon Town. Miles Obodo replaces Saidou Khan.
80': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Osadebe (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Smallwood.
83': Substitution, Bradford City. Tyler Smith replaces Jamie Walker.
86': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Osadebe (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Cook.
87': Hand ball by Daniel Kemp (Swindon Town).
89': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Bradford City).
89': Tyrese Shade (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Offside, Bradford City. Brad Halliday tries a through ball, but Andy Cook is caught offside.
90': Daniel Kemp (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Alex Gilliead (Bradford City).
90'+3': Substitution, Swindon Town. Brooklyn Genesini replaces Tyrese Shade.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Daniel Kemp (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remeao Hutton.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Osadebe.
90'+5': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Udoka Godwin-Malife.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bradford City 1, Swindon Town 0.
0': Match ends, Bradford City 1, Swindon Town 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: University of Bradford Stadium
Location: Bradford, England
Attendance: 16,788

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 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Harry Lewis (GK)
15	Sam Stubbs
5	Matthew Platt
3	Liam Ridehalgh
2	Brad Halliday
7	Jamie Walker
6	Richard Smallwood
11	Alex Gilliead
9	Andy Cook
33	Adam Wilson
23	Bobby Pointon

Bradford City Substitutes:

Colin Doyle, Daniel Oyegoke, Ash Taylor, Chisom Afoka, Ciaran Kelly, Tyler Smith, Emma Osaoabe.

Swindon Town (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Murphy Mahoney (GK)
12	Tom Brewitt
5	Frazer Blake-Tracy
22	Udoka Godwin-Malife
6	George McEachran
8	Saidou Khan
10	Daniel Kemp
28	Tyrese Shade
2	Remeao Hutton
11	Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
32	Charlie Austin

Swindon Town Substitutes:

Liam Kinsella, Miles Obodo, Tariq Uwakwe, Harrison Minturn, Brooklyn Genesini, Lewis Ward.

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