Bradford City clutches a draw against Grimsby Town. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Bradford City managed to snatch a late draw against Grimsby Town with a late goal from R. Smallwood .

April 2, 2024

CLEETHORPES. Bradford City found a way to clinch a draw against Grimsby Town with a late goal from R. Smallwood scored in the (90′) after Grimsby Town got a lead with a goal from C. Thompson (55′).

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Monday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 6,711 spectators. The referee was Matthew Corlett who was helped by Richard Wigglesworth and Adam Nichole. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.72 degrees Celsius or 49.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Grimsby Town

1 - 1

Bradford City

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

12 Total 11
1 On Target 4
5 Off Target 6
6 Shots blocked 2

131 Attack 82
46 Dangerous attack 45
93 Ball safe 124

0 Penalties 1
5 Corners 2

Fouls

15 Total 18
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Grimsby Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Grimsby Town to win the match.

Grimsby Town shot 12 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Bradford City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards (Denver Hume, Harvey Rodgers and Jamie Andrews). On the other side, Bradford City received 5 yellow cards (Matty Platt, Daniel Oyegoke, Ciaran Kelly, C. Kavanagh and T. Wright).

(Grimsby Town) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Jake Eastwood- sub ->Harvey Cartwright

18'

Denver Hume- Yellow

37'

53'

Daniel Oyegoke- Yellow

Curtis Thompson(goal)

55'

56'

C. Kavanagh- Yellow

64'

Clarke Oduor- sub ->Bobby Pointon

64'

Jamie Walker- sub ->J. Tomkinson

67'

Matty Platt- Yellow

Donovan Wilson- sub ->Justin Obikwu

70'

77'

Harry Chapman- sub ->Tyler Smith

77'

T. Wright- sub ->Lewis Richards

80'

T. Wright- Yellow

84'

Ciaran Kelly- Yellow

Jamie Andrews- Yellow

85'

Denver Hume- Red

90'

Harvey Rodgers- Yellow

90'

Richard Smallwood (penalty)

Evan Khouri- sub ->Jamie Andrews

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Grimsby Town has 40 points to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Bradford City will has 54 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Newport County on the 6th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Newport County (7 draws).

Bradford City will host Gillingham on the 6th of April with a 9-9 head to head stats.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town

Harvey Cartwright 1.England

7.0

18'

Liam Smith 2.Scotland

7.0

Harvey Rodgers 5.England

7.3

90'

Doug Tharme 24.Wales

7.5

Toby Mullarkey 28.England

7.3

Denver Hume 33.England

6.6

37'

90'

Curtis Thompson 6.England

8.2

55'

Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Jamie Andrews 19.England

6.4

90'

85'

Justin Obikwu 20.England

7.0

70'

Danny Rose 32.England

6.3

Substitutes

Jake Eastwood 12.England

7.1

18'

Callum Ainley 16.England

Harry Wood 18.England

Evan Khouri 30.England

90'

Abo Eisa 7.Sudan

Charles Vernam 10.England

Donovan Wilson 25.England

6.6

70'

Grimsby Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright (7.0), Liam Smith (7.0), Toby Mullarkey (7.3), Doug Tharme (7.5), Harvey Rodgers (7.3), Denver Hume (6.6), Gavan Holohan (7.0), Curtis Thompson (8.2), Jamie Andrews (6.4), Justin Obikwu (7.0) and Danny Rose (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abo Eisa, Charles Vernam, Jake Eastwood (7.1), Callum Ainley , Harry Wood, Donovan Wilson (6.6) and Evan Khouri.

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Jake Eastwood (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 3 changes: Justin Obikwu for Donovan Wilson (70′), Jamie Andrews for Evan Khouri (90′) and Harvey Cartwright for Jake Eastwood (18′).

Player of the match: Curtis Thompson

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Curtis Thompson.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 37 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 20.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City

Sam Walker 1.England

6.1

Matty Platt 5.England

7.3

67'

Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland

7.3

84'

J. Tomkinson 31.United States

6.4

64'

Brad Halliday 2.England

7.7

Richard Smallwood 6.England

8.1

90'

C. Kavanagh 8.Republic of Ireland

6.4

56'

Daniel Oyegoke 22.England

7.0

53'

Bobby Pointon 23.England

6.7

64'

Lewis Richards 32.England

6.6

77'

Tyler Smith 14.England

7.0

77'

Substitutes

Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland

Liam Ridehalgh 3.England

Jamie Walker 7.Scotland

7.0

64'

Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya

7.3

64'

Harry Chapman 20.England

6.8

77'

T. Wright 36.Republic of Ireland

6.6

77'

80'

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

Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker (6.1), J. Tomkinson (6.4), Matty Platt (7.3), Ciaran Kelly (7.3), Brad Halliday (7.7), Daniel Oyegoke (7.0), Richard Smallwood (8.1), Lewis Richards (6.6), Bobby Pointon (6.7), C. Kavanagh (6.4) and Tyler Smith (7.0).

They had on the bench: Liam Ridehalgh, Jamie Walker (7.0), Clarke Oduor (7.3), Colin Doyle, Harry Chapman (6.8), T. Wright (6.6) and Noah Wadsworth.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 4 changes: Bobby Pointon for Clarke Oduor (64′), J. Tomkinson for Jamie Walker (64′), Lewis Richards for T. Wright (77′) and Tyler Smith for Harry Chapman (77′).