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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Coral Windows Stadium
  • Attendance: 13211
  • Referee: Hall, A

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Kyle Nix is being taken off, Mark Bower has come on in his place.

90 mins

Goal!! Kevin Ellison scores for Chester.

89 mins

Goal!! Alex Rhodes scores for Bradford.

86 mins

Simon Marples goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

80 mins

Kyle Nix is booked for dissent.

78 mins

Chester are replacing Chris Holroyd with Simon Yeo.

76 mins

Peter Thorne is being taken off, Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu has come on in his place.

69 mins

Paul Evans is replaced by Alex Rhodes.

63 mins

Paul Evans is booked for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

46 mins

Chester are replacing John Murphy with Kevin Roberts.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

Paul Butler is booked for unsporting behaviour.

36 mins

Goal!! Omar Daley scores for Bradford.

26 mins

Chris Holroyd goes into the referees book for dissent.

20 mins

Mark Hughes is booked for unsporting behaviour.

18 mins

Ritchie Partridge is being taken off, Paul Rutherford has come on in his place.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Bradford City ended their miserable run of eight games without a win with a controversial victory over League Two high-flyers Chester City.

Omar Daley's stunning opener left Chester's manager and players fuming about a foul in the build-up to his 26th minute strike, but a cool late finish by substitute Alex Rhodes wrapped up a first Bantams win since mid-September.

Referee Andy Hall upset the Chester contingent when he waved play on after a tangle between Eddie Johnson and visiting full-back Laurence Wilson and Daley took full advantage with a sweetly struck shot from 18 yards.

The goal was a relief to the City faithful after midfielder Nicky Law had seen his 17th minute penalty comfortably saved by keeper John Danby.

Law, who has extended his loan spell from Sheffield United for another month, stepped up after Johnson had been tripped by Tony Dinning, but his poor spot-kick was parried by the keeper.

Chester, who were previously unbeaten on their league travels, almost levelled in injury time at the end of the first half, but Kevin Ellison lifted his shot wide of the goal as keeper Donovan Ricketts raced off his line.

Ricketts, who had been dropped following a series of clangers, regained some of his cult status with a breath-taking penalty save himself two minutes after the break.

Referee Hall left most people in the ground bemused when he pointed at the spot for an apparent push on Ellison, but Ricketts spectacularly pushed Dinning's strike onto the bar to keep City's noses in front.

Daley, who looked more of a threat playing up front with Peter Thorne, was denied a second by a brave block from centre-half Paul Linwood, but with defender Matt Clarke impressing in his first start of the season, the Bantams finished strongly.

Rhodes eased the nerves when he cut in from the left wing to drill a low shot beyond Danby from a tight angle and although Ellison headed in an injury-time consolation for the visitors, Bradford were not to be denied.

Bradford City Team

Chester City Team

Bradford City

Chester City

Corners

7 3

Fouls

13 13

Goal attempts

11 6

Shots off target

3 4

Offsides

2 2

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