NOTTINGHAM. Notts County defeats Bradford City 4-2. Notts County was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Meadow Lane Stadium stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 11,909 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Reeves with the help of Johnathon Bickerdike and Daniel Robinson. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.14 degrees Celsius or 55.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Notts County

4 - 2

Bradford City

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 15 Total 24
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 113 Attack 69
  • 33 Dangerous attack 43
  • 91 Ball safe 52
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 3 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Notts County had a strong ball possession 68% while Bradford City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Notts County succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Notts County shot 15 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City shot 24 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Notts County received 3 yellow cards (Aden Baldwin, David McGoldrick and Tobi Adebayo-Rowling). On the opposite side, Bradford City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

David McGoldrick(goal)Aaron Nemane
5'
Macaulay Langstaff(goal)John Bostock
36'
Macaulay Langstaff(goal)Daniel Crowley
42'
Dan Crowley(goal)Macaulay Langstaff
45'
46'
Ciaran Kelly- sub ->Bobby Pointon
46'
Matty Platt- sub ->Ash Taylor
Richard Brindley(own-goal)
57'
Sam Austin- sub ->John Bostock
61'
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling- sub ->Will Randall
61'
Connell Rawlinson- sub ->Kyle Cameron
61'
David McGoldrick- Yellow
69'
71'
Adam Wilson- sub ->Tyler Smith
Dan Gosling- sub ->Jim O\'Brien
74'
75'
Jamie Walker(goal)Brad Halliday
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling- Yellow
77'
Junior Morias- sub ->David McGoldrick
81'
Aden Baldwin- Yellow
90'

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 contest, Notts County will have 33 points like Wrexham to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City will stay with 20 points like Walsall, Colchester United and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Notts County will play away with Wrexham on the 17th of February with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Notts County (3 draws).

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

Notts County – Formation

Notts County
G
Sam Slocombe 1.England
7.3
D
Richard Brindley 2.England
7.0
D
Kyle Cameron 4.Scotland
7.0
61'
D
Aden Baldwin 15.England
7.3
90'
M
Jim O'Brien 6.Scotland
7.0
74'
M
Dan Crowley 7.England
8.4
45'
M
Aaron Nemane 11.France
7.0
M
Will Randall 14.England
6.4
61'
M
John Bostock 16.Trinidad and Tobago
7.3
61'
M
David McGoldrick 17.Republic of Ireland
8.1
81' 69' 5'
F
Macaulay Langstaff 9.England
9.1
36', 42'
Substitutes
G
Aidan Stone 26.England
D
Connell Rawlinson 5.Wales
6.8
61'
D
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 21.England
6.3
61' 77'
D
Lewis Macari 28.England
M
Sam Austin 8.England
6.7
61'
M
Dan Gosling 32.England
6.4
74'
F
Junior Morias 27.Jamaica
6.4
81'

Notts County started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: Sam Slocombe (7.3), Richard Brindley (7.0), Aden Baldwin (7.3), Kyle Cameron (7.0), Aaron Nemane (7.0), Jim O’Brien (7.0), John Bostock (7.3), Will Randall (6.4), Daniel Crowley (8.4), David McGoldrick (8.1) and Macaulay Langstaff (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Connell Rawlinson (6.8), Sam Austin (6.7), Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (6.3), Aidan Stone, Junior Morias (6.4), Lewis Macari and Dan Gosling (6.4).

Substitutions

Notts County made 5 changes: Kyle Cameron for Connell Rawlinson (61′), Jim O’Brien for Dan Gosling (74′), John Bostock for Sam Austin (61′), David McGoldrick for Junior Morias (81′) and Will Randall for Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (61′).

Best player: Macaulay Langstaff​

The player that probably impressed the most for Notts County was Macaulay Langstaff.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.7
D
Brad Halliday 2.England
7.3
D
Ash Taylor 4.Wales
6.0
46'
D
Sam Stubbs 15.England
6.4
D
Lewis Richards 32.England
6.0
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
6.8
M
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
7.8
75'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
6.8
M
Bobby Pointon 23.England
6.4
46'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
8.2
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
6.4
71'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.1
46'
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
6.7
46'
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
M
Harry Chapman 20.England
F
Adam Wilson 33.England
6.4
71'

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

Graham Alexander played with: Harry Lewis (6.7), Brad Halliday (7.3), Ash Taylor (6.0), Sam Stubbs (6.4), Lewis Richards (6.0), Bobby Pointon (6.4), Alex Gilliead (6.8), Richard Smallwood   (6.8), Jamie Walker (7.8), Tyler Smith (6.4) and Andy Cook (8.2).

They had on the bench: Matty Platt (7.1), Emmanuel Osadebe, Clarke Oduor, Colin Doyle, Ciaran Kelly (6.7), Harry Chapman and Adam Wilson (6.4).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: Tyler Smith for Adam Wilson (71′), Ash Taylor for Matty Platt (46′) and Bobby Pointon for Ciaran Kelly (46′).

Best player: Andy Cook​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Andy Cook.

His rating is (8.2) with 18 passes (39% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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