SUTTON. Sutton United bested Bradford City to win 2-1. A goal from H. Beautyman was decisive in the 87min. It was Sutton United to strike first with an early goal of Josh Coley at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Harry Beautyman gave the win to Sutton United in the 87′ minute with a goal. Bradford City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the assistance of Matthew Jones and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Rob Smith. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.54 degrees Celsius or 56.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Sutton United

2 - 1

Bradford City

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 86 Attack 125
  • 46 Dangerous attack 70
  • 70 Ball safe 101
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Bradford City had a superior ball possession 66% while Sutton United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Sutton United was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Sutton United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sutton United received 2 yellow cards (Harry Smith and Ben Goodliffe). On the other side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Andy Cook).

Match Timeline

Josh Coley(goal)Aiden O\'Brien
4'
45'
Ash Taylor- sub ->Matty Platt
Louis John- sub ->Omar Sowunmi
50'
57'
Andy Cook(goal)Clarke Oduor
66'
Bobby Pointon- sub ->Clarke Oduor
66'
Andy Cook- Yellow
T. Fadahunsi- sub ->Aiden O\'Brien
70'
Ryan Jackson- sub ->Josh Coley
70'
Ben Goodliffe- Yellow
73'
79'
Tyler Smith- sub ->Emmanuel Osadebe
79'
Daniel Oyegoke- sub ->Brad Halliday
Harry Smith- Yellow
81'
Harry Beautyman(goal)Craig Clay
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Sutton United will have 10 points like Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 24th place. On the other side, Bradford City will stay with 20 points like Walsall and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will play away with Bradford City on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Bradford City will host Sutton United on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United
G
Dean Bouzanis 21.Australia
6.4
D
Omar Sowunmi 4.England
7.1
50'
D
Ben Goodliffe 5.England
6.7
73'
D
Joe Kizzi 22.England
7.3
D
Rob Milsom 24.England
7.7
M
Josh Coley 7.England
7.3
70' 4'
M
Christian N'Guessan 8.England
7.3
M
Harry Beautyman 10.England
8.1
87'
M
Craig Clay 16.England
8.4
F
Harry Smith 9.England
7.0
81'
F
Aiden O'Brien 40.Republic of Ireland
6.7
70'
Substitutes
G
Steve Arnold 25.England
D
Louis John 6.England
6.4
50'
D
Ryan Jackson 23.England
6.4
70'
M
Dion Pereira 18.Antigua and Barbuda
M
Dominic Gape 26.England
F
Omari Patrick 11.England
F
T. Fadahunsi 19.England
6.4
70'

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Dean Bouzanis (6.4), Joe Kizzi (7.3), Omar Sowunmi (7.1), Ben Goodliffe (6.7), Robert Milsom (7.7), Josh Coley (7.3), Craig Clay (8.4), Christian N’Guessan (7.3), Harry Beautyman (8.1), Aiden O’Brien (6.7) and Harry Smith (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Louis John (6.4), Omari Patrick, Dion Pereira, Tope Fadahunsi (6.4), Ryan Jackson (6.4), Steve Arnold and Dominic Gape.

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of Louis John (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: Omar Sowunmi for Louis John (50′), Aiden O’Brien for Tope Fadahunsi (70′) and Josh Coley for Ryan Jackson (70′).

Best player: Craig Clay​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Craig Clay even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 31 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.3
D
Brad Halliday 2.England
6.1
79'
D
Liam Ridehalgh 3.England
6.7
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.0
45'
D
Sam Stubbs 15.England
7.9
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
7.0
M
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
7.0
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
7.1
79'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
6.7
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
7.3
66'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
7.7
66' 57'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Ash Taylor 4.Wales
7.1
45'
D
Daniel Oyegoke 22.England
6.6
79'
F
Adam Wilson 33.England
F
Bobby Pointon 23.England
6.6
66'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
6.6
79'
F
Rayhaan Tulloch 34.England

Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Hughes played with: Harry Lewis (6.3), Brad Halliday (6.1), Matty Platt (7.0), Sam Stubbs (7.9), Liam Ridehalgh (6.7), Alex Gilliead (6.7), Richard Smallwood  (7.0), Clarke Oduor (7.3), Jamie Walker (7.0), Emmanuel Osadebe (7.1) and Andy Cook (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith (6.6), Daniel Oyegoke (6.6), Rayhaan Tulloch, Ash Taylor (7.1), Adam Wilson and Bobby Pointon (6.6).

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Ash Taylor (injured), Bobby Pointon (injured) and Tyler Smith (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 4 changes: Matty Platt for Ash Taylor (45′), Clarke Oduor for Bobby Pointon (66′), Emmanuel Osadebe for Tyler Smith (79′) and Brad Halliday for Daniel Oyegoke (79′).

Best player: Sam Stubbs​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Sam Stubbs.

His rating is (7.9) with 71 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 25.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​