Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 8,681 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Burnley are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Bradford City kick off and get the first half underway!
9.24
Eric Zick knocks the ball forward to Mick Kanu. Mick Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Gimenez.
15.58
Paul Bishop makes a simple pass to Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.56
Eric Zick comes in with a late challenge on Thierry Sherwood. The referee calls over Eric Zick and warns him to calm down! Thierry Sherwood hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.39
Steve Eadie threads the ball through to Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
28.47
Thierry Sherwood chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Patterson.
33.35
Alfredo Gimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Gray. Lomano Gray chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
40.13
Norman Anderton makes a probing pass to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop makes a probing pass to Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.35
Mick Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Norman Anderton.
45.00
Lucien Billong decides to run forward with the ball. Lucien Billong knocks the ball forward to Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Burnley kick off!
47.27
Sebastian Ziegler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Koster. Anton Koster makes a simple pass to Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucien Billong.
51.28
Robert Philips makes a beautiful solo run. Robert Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
53.15
Lucien Billong makes a simple pass to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Edmundo. Miguel Edmundo shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.49
Lucien Billong catches Ashley Jacobs on the ankles. Lucien Billong is warned by the referee! Ashley Jacobs runs off the knock.
60.12
Mick Kanu clumsily knocks into Thierry Sherwood. Mick Kanu is given a warning by the referee! Thierry Sherwood carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.53
Paul Bishop advances with the ball. Paul Bishop shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.50
Sebastian Ziegler knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Eadie. Steve Eadie chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro threads the ball through to Ashley Jacobs but he's offside!
71.00
Steve Eadie barges into Paul Bishop. Steve Eadie is shown the yellow card! Paul Bishop runs off the knock.
73.47
Eric Zick makes a probing pass to Steve Eadie. Steve Eadie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs goes all the way! Ashley Jacobs takes a shot at goal. Stuart Liddell easily smothers it.
77.40
Lomano Gray passes the ball forward to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister plays a perfect one-two with Miguel Edmundo and rushes in on goal... Chris Pallister tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.11
Paul Bishop makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Edmundo. Miguel Edmundo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.16
Robert Philips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Denys Shevchenko.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Paul Bishop of Bradford City

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 0
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 45.7831325301205 vs 54.2168674698795
Play Area
Home team third: 24.10%, Midfield: 49.40%, Away team third: 26.51%