Bradford 0-1 Port Vale: Report

Bradford 0-1 Port Vale: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.Pope ends Bantams' 100% home recordBradford dropped their first home points of the season as fellow high-fliers Port Vale came out on top with a slender 1-0 victory.The winning goal came against the run of play in the 37th minute when Vale's leading scorer Tom Pope intercepted a headed back-pass from Bantams skipper Gary Jones, beating 'keeper Jon McLaughlin with a left-footed shot from just inside the penalty area.Bradford, unbeaten in their previous five league and cup matches, dominated the game but failed to find a way through a strong Vale defence in which Clayton McDonald and John McCombe were outstanding.The visitors also had goalkeeper Chris Neal to thank for two fine saves in stoppage time as Bradford launched a late assault.First he turned a 20-yard shot from Bermudan international striker Nahki Wells over the crossbar before then stopping James Hanson's header on the goalline.

Source: DSG