Bradford City crushes Newport County 4-1 with an outstanding performance

BRADFORD. Bradford City destroys Newport County 4-1 with goals of

By
Mark Hall
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Bradford City crushes Newport County 4-1 with an outstanding performance

BRADFORD. Bradford City demolishes Newport County 4-1 with goals of C. Kavanagh (44′), Andy Cook (45′), Bobby Pointon (57′) and Jamie Walker (90′). On the other side, Newport County scored with ​H. Charsley (65′).

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,842 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Kirk with the assistance of Christopher Ward and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Martin Coy.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Bradford City

4 - 1

Team 1

Newport County

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 17 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 110 Attack 105
  • 75 Dangerous attack 45
  • 87 Ball safe 58
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Bradford City had a superior ball possession 55% while Newport County was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match​.

Bradford City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newport County shot 16 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Bradford City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Newport County received 1 yellow card (W. Evans).

Match Timeline

C. Kavanagh(goal)Brad Halliday
44'
Andy Cook(goal)Richard Smallwood 
45'
50'
W. Evans- Yellow
Bobby Pointon(goal)Richard Smallwood 
57'
65'
H. Charsley(goal)
66'
M. Bondswell- sub ->L. Jephcott
66'
J. Waite- sub ->S. Bennett
Clarke Oduor- sub ->Bobby Pointon
78'
Tyler Smith- sub ->C. Kavanagh
78'
81'
S. McLoughlin- sub ->H. Bright
81'
A. Wildig- sub ->H. Charsley
Jamie Walker(goal)Andy Cook
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 this match, Bradford City has 69 points like Barrow to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Newport County will stays with 55 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Sam Walker 1.England
7.0
D
Matty Platt 5.England
6.4
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
Daniel Oyegoke 22.England
7.1
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
7.5
M
Richard Smallwood  6.England
8.1
M
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
8.1
Goals90'
M
C. Kavanagh 8.Republic of Ireland
7.3
78' Goals44'
M
Bobby Pointon 23.England
7.5
78' Goals57'
M
T. Wright 36.Republic of Ireland
7.1
F
Andy Cook 9.England
8.4
Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
D
Lewis Richards 32.England
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
6.4
78'
M
Harry Chapman 20.England
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
7.0
78'

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

The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Sam Walker (7.0), Daniel Oyegoke (7.1), Matty Platt (6.4), Ciaran Kelly (6.7), Brad Halliday (7.5), Jamie Walker (8.1), Richard Smallwood  (8.1), T. Wright (7.1), C. Kavanagh (7.3), Bobby Pointon (7.5) and Andy Cook (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Gilliead, Clarke Oduor (6.4), Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith (7.0), Harry Chapman, J. Tomkinson and Lewis Richards.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: C. Kavanagh for Tyler Smith (78′) and Bobby Pointon for Clarke Oduor (78′).

Player of the match: Andy Cook​

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

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 23 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
6.1
D
W. Evans 7.Wales
6.8
50'
D
H. Bright 14.Wales
6.0
81'
D
K. Jameson 23.England
6.8
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
6.6
D
Nelson Sanca 41.England
6.0
M
B. Morris 8.England
6.8
M
S. Bennett 17.England
6.8
66'
M
H. Charsley 20.Republic of Ireland
8.1
81' Goals65'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.1
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
6.4
66'
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
6.7
66'
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
6.6
81'
M
A. Wildig 24.England
6.6
81'
M
Jack Norris 34.
F
K. Rai 18.Wales

Newport County started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Graham Coughlan played with: N. Townsend (6.1), H. Bright (6.0), M. Baker (6.6), Nelson Sanca (6.0), K. Jameson (6.8), W. Evans (6.8), S. Bennett (6.8), B. Morris (6.8), H. Charsley (8.1), S. Palmer-Houlden (6.1) and L. Jephcott (7.0).

They had on the bench: J. Waite (6.7), K. Rai, S. McLoughlin (6.6), A. Wildig (6.6), J. Maxted, M. Bondswell (6.4) and Jack Norris.

Substitutions

Newport County made 4 changes: H. Bright for S. McLoughlin (81′), H. Charsley for A. Wildig (81′), S. Bennett for J. Waite (66′) and L. Jephcott for M. Bondswell (66′).

Player of the match: H. Charsley​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was H. Charsley.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 38 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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