Bradford City tops Doncaster Rovers 3-1 with 2 goals from A. Cook. HIGHLIGHTS

DONCASTER. Bradford City bested Doncaster Rovers 3-1 thanks to A. Cook who scored in the 27th and 85th minute.

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David Brown
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Bradford City tops Doncaster Rovers 3-1 with 2 goals from A. Cook. HIGHLIGHTS

DONCASTER. Bradford City topped Doncaster Rovers 3-1 thanks to A. Cook who scored in the 27th and 85th minute. It was Doncaster Rovers to score first with a goal from Joe Ironside. Nevertheless, later Bradford City found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Andy Cook (27′), Tyler Smith (43′) and Andy Cook (85′).

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 8,695 spectators.​ The referee was Edward Duckworth assisted by Jack Forder and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Richard Woodward.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Doncaster Rovers

1 - 3

Team 1

Bradford City

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 100 Attack 139
  • 39 Dangerous attack 49
  • 58 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Doncaster Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 7 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (Jack Senior). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Lewis Richards).

Match Timeline

Joe Ironside(goal)
7'
27'
Andy Cook(goal)Jamie Walker
43'
Tyler Smith(goal)Andy Cook
Luke Molyneux- sub ->Harrison Biggins
60'
Jamie Sterry- sub ->Thomas Nixon
60'
Jack Senior- Yellow
65'
70'
Alex Pattison- sub ->Jamie Walker
85'
Andy Cook(goal)Alex Gilliead
Jack Goodman- sub ->Jack Senior
83'
88'
90'
Lewis Richards- Yellow
90'
Ash Taylor- sub ->Andy Cook

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 this match, Doncaster Rovers stays with 24 points like Grimsby Town to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City will has 32 points like Gillingham to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Doncaster Rovers will play away against Notts County on the 26th of December with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (2 draws).

Bradford City will host Morecambe on the 26th of December with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (4 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Ian Lawlor 1.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
7.3
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
7.1
D
Owen Bailey 17.England
7.0
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.4
83'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
7.0
60'
M
Tom Nixon 16.England
6.6
60'
M
Joe Ironside 20.England
7.5
Goals7'
M
Jack Senior 23.England
6.3
83' 65'
M
Ben Close 33.England
6.6
F
Mo Faal 36.Gambia
6.7
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 12.England
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
6.8
60'
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.8
60'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
F
Tavonga Kuleya 30.England
F
Jack Goodman 35.England
6.4
83'

Doncaster Rovers started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Ian Lawlor (6.3), Owen Bailey (7.0), Joseph Olowu (7.1), Tom Anderson (7.3), Thomas Nixon (6.6), Ben Close (6.6), Tommy Rowe (6.4), Harrison Biggins (7.0), Jack Senior (6.3), Joe Ironside (7.5) and Mo Faal (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Sterry (6.8), Luke Molyneux (6.8), Louis Jones, Kyle Hurst, Tavonga Kuleya, Jack Goodman (6.4) and Will Flint (6.4).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: Harrison Biggins for Luke Molyneux (60′), Thomas Nixon for Jamie Sterry (60′) and Jack Senior for Jack Goodman (83′).

Player of the match: Joe Ironside​

The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Joe Ironside.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 11 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 18.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.0
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.3
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
6.8
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
7.0
M
Richard Smallwood  6.England
7.3
M
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
7.5
70'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.0
M
Lewis Richards 32.England
6.6
90'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
10.1
90' Goals27', 85'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
7.1
88' Goals43'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Ash Taylor 4.Wales
90'
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
6.4
88'
M
Alex Pattison 10.England
6.8
70'
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England

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

Graham Alexander played with: Harry Lewis (6.0), Jonathan Tomkinson (6.8), Matty Platt (7.3), Ciaran Kelly (6.8), Brad Halliday (7.0), Alex Gilliead (7.0), Richard Smallwood   (7.3), Lewis Richards (6.6), Jamie Walker (7.5), Tyler Smith (7.1) and Andy Cook (10.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ash Taylor, Emmanuel Osadebe (6.4), Alex Pattison (6.8), Clarke Oduor, Colin Doyle, Vadaine Oliver and Matt Derbyshire.

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Alex Pattison (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: Jamie Walker for Alex Pattison (70′), Tyler Smith for Emmanuel Osadebe (88′) and Andy Cook for Ash Taylor (90′).

Player of the match: Jamie Walker​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Jamie Walker even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 28 passes (46% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 22. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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