Bradford City vs Fylde Matchday Programme

Last time out: Bradford City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
The two teams shake hands before kick off. (Photo: Paul Rogers)
Bradford City endured a tough scrap
to keep a physical Nottingham Forest
at bay, but the opposition held the
Bantams off just as well in a gritty
game at sunny Eccleshill.
Within the first minute, Paige Crosby
took a knock to the face from a Forest
midfielder that seemed to set the tone
for the rest of the game.
frustrating rally of Bantams shots in
the 14th minute not doing enough to
beat the Forest defence or the
‘keeper.
Some of the biggest head-scratching
of the game came from the fans, as
several poor challenges came in
without a single booking from the
referee.
Dangerous, mistimed challenges had
play pausing more often than not for
knocked players, and it was difficult
for either team to get into any real
flow of play for the first 10 minutes.
The game picked up after that, with a
With the tackles still flying in, it was
inevitable there were going to be
some injuries.
And the first major incident came to
Paige Crosby, who was knocked on the
ball and landed awkwardly, forcing the
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