Bradford 1-2 Crawley Town: Match Report

Crawley march onCrawley won 2-1 to move back into the automatic promotion places with a fourth successive victory as relegation-threatened Bradford suffered a first home loss since November.Chris Dagnall had the ball in the net for the Bantams with half an hour gone, but a flag had already been raised for offside.The Red Devils took a 54th minute lead when Luke Oliver brought down Gary Alexander on the right and Scott Davies sent a high free-kick to the far post where Leon Clarke headed the ball down and across keeper Jon McLaughlin to claim his first goal for the club.Bradford manager Phil Parkinson responded with a double substitution, sending on Ricky Ravenhill and Nahki Wells and the equaliser arrived in the 72nd minute, Dagnall heading home Kyel Reid's free-kick.However, Crawley's lead was restored five minutes later. Davies produced a run and cross from the right and Alexander headed past McLaughlin from six yards.Referee Ian Williamson's much used whistle reflected a physical, disjointed contest which saw six players cautioned - five of them from Crawley - and a brawl after the final whistle.Bradford 1-2 Crawley Town: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statictics of the game as it happened.

Source: PA