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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 37)
Bradford City
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
JÚLIO CÉSAR Soares de Espínola1Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Brad HALLIDAY26Maxime COLIN
Romoney CRICHLOW73George FRIEND
Richard SMALLWOOD4Ivan SUNJIC
Joe WORRALL5Nico GORDON
Paudie O'CONNOR6Marcel OAKLEY
Jason Eyenga LOKILO77Juninho BACUNA
Filip DJURICIC78Tahith CHONG
Andy COOK9Óscar Eduardo ESTUPIÑÁN Vallesilla
Jordan GIBSON107Jordan JAMES
Alex GILLIEAD116Scott HOGAN
Manager
Harry CHAPMAN12Jordan GRAHAM
Elliot WATT713Zach JEACOCK
Omari PATRICK14George HALL
Sam STUBBS156Jobe BELLINGHAM
Oscar THRELKELD16Gary GARDNER

Bradford City 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 18,133, Stadium: Valley Parade, Referee: Graham SCOTT 6½)
28 CookScorers11 Chong, 88 Sunjic
50 Halliday <=> WattSubstitutions89 Estupiñán <=> Bellingham
Sendings off
Bookings62 Hogan
4Corners1
22Fouls8
1Offsides2
3Shots on5
3Shots off9
6Total shots14
2Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: George FRIEND
3COOK whacked a right foot shot inches over from long range.
5COLIN shot wide.
11GOAL!! With his back to goal CHONG turned and rifled the ball past the Bradford City 'keeper. (1-0 Birmingham City)
16JÚLIO CÉSAR dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Birmingham City's HOGAN.
17SMALLWOOD ran onto a delightful ball from LOKILO but fumbled his shot wide.
19A corner fell to SUNJIC who forced the ball wide.
26Uncertainty in the Bradford City defence enabled FRIEND to hit the ball wide.
28GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by VESIC, CRICHLOW was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to COOK to slip home. (1-1)
34The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from DJURICIC.
34A free-kick from CHONG floated just beyond the near post.
37SMALLWOOD beat three Birmingham City players and stroked a shot over the bar.
42COOK's shot was well saved by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
42A pin-point pass bobbled toward ESTUPIÑÁN and his right foot shot floated narrowly wide.
 
48A delightful shot from ESTUPIÑÁN was dealt with by a fine block from JÚLIO CÉSAR.
53HOGAN scuffed an easy chance.
57JAMES rattled a simple chance past the far post.
61A wonderful save prevented ESTUPIÑÁN from scoring a lovely goal.
62HOGAN given a yellow card by the referee for a bad foul.
77CHONG headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
87ESTUPIÑÁN beat CRICHLOW and blasted the ball to BACUNA who fired his shot wide.
88GOAL!! DJURICIC tried to play the ball out of the Bradford City penalty area but was tackled by HOGAN who fired the ball to SUNJIC for an easy tap in. (2-1 Birmingham City)