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
- 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
Standings
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 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
, Daniel Oyegoke , Matty Platt , Ciaran Kelly , Brad Halliday , Jamie Walker , Richard Smallwood , T. Wright , C. Kavanagh , Bobby Pointon and Andy Cook .The home team had on the bench: Alex Gilliead, Clarke Oduor
, Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith , 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
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 started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Graham Coughlan played with: N. Townsend
, H. Bright , M. Baker , Nelson Sanca , K. Jameson , W. Evans , S. Bennett , B. Morris , H. Charsley , S. Palmer-Houlden and L. Jephcott .They had on the bench: J. Waite
, K. Rai, S. McLoughlin , A. Wildig , J. Maxted, M. Bondswell 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
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.
- Wrexham – Stockport County – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Morecambe – 3-3
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Sutton United – 4-4
- Gillingham – Doncaster Rovers – 2-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Notts County – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Colchester United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Bradford City – Newport County – 4-1
- Barrow – Mansfield Town – 1-1
- Accrington Stanley – Tranmere Rovers – 4-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Walsall – 5-1