Doncaster Rovers vs Bradford City

22 December 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee E Duckworth

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Joe Ironside 7’
  • Andy Cook 27’, 85’
  • Tyler Smith 43’

Match summary

Bradford City came from behind to win 3-1 away at Doncaster Rovers. Bradford City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Joe Ironside put Doncaster Rovers ahead in the 7th minute, Andy Cook equalised with a header in the 27th minute, and Tyler Smith put Bradford City in front in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Cook made it 1-3 in the 85th minute.

Shots finished 13-7 to Bradford City, with 2 on target for Doncaster Rovers and 5 for Bradford City.

Match stats

Doncaster Rovers Bradford City
7 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 5
9 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Doncaster Rovers Bradford City
Kick-off
Joe Ironside1-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
7’
27’
Andy Cook1-1 (Bradford City)
43’
Tyler Smith1-2 (Bradford City)
Half-time1-2
85’
Andy Cook1-3 (Bradford City)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Doncaster Rovers
  • Jack Senior
Bradford City
  • Lewis Richards

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bradford City attacking Doncaster Rovers attacking 
7’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 10’ Alex Gilliead (Bradford City), open play, blocked 12’ Matthew Platt (Bradford City), set piece, off target 26’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, saved 27’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), from a corner, goal 27’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, blocked 31’ Alex Gilliead (Bradford City), from a corner, saved 34’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 37’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 37’ Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 43’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, goal 48’ Jamie Walker (Bradford City), open play, blocked 53’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 50’ Jamie Walker (Bradford City), open play, blocked 55’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), open play, blocked 62’ Jamie Walker (Bradford City), open play, off target 63’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, off target 72’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 85’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, goal 90+3’ Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, saved 7’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 10’ Alex Gilliead (Bradford City), open play, blocked 12’ Matthew Platt (Bradford City), set piece, off target 26’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, saved 27’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), from a corner, goal 27’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, blocked 31’ Alex Gilliead (Bradford City), from a corner, saved 34’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 37’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 37’ Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 43’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, goal 48’ Jamie Walker (Bradford City), open play, blocked 53’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 50’ Jamie Walker (Bradford City), open play, blocked 55’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), open play, blocked 62’ Jamie Walker (Bradford City), open play, off target 63’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, off target 72’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 85’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, goal 90+3’ Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Tom Nixon Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
Ben Close
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Tommy Rowe Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
Harrison Biggins Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
Jack Senior Taken off
84′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Mo Faal
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Sterry Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Luke Molyneux Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Will Flint Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Jack Goodman Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Doncaster Rovers win 31% Avg odds 2.98
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Bradford City win 40% Avg odds 2.36

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.