Grimsby Town vs Bradford City, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Grimsby Town

55': Curtis Thompson
90'+1': Denver Hume

FT
1 - 1

Bradford City

90'+3': Richard Smallwood (P)

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Bradford City at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
6': Foul by Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town).
6': Matthew Platt (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Jonathan Tomkinson (Bradford City).
8': Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt blocked. Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denver Hume.
9': Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
11': Attempt missed. Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Harvey Cartwright (Grimsby Town).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Jake Eastwood replaces Harvey Cartwright because of an injury.
20': Attempt missed. Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
21': Hand ball by Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town).
22': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Bradford City).
22': Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt blocked. Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Foul by Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town).
24': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
28': Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
32': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Matthew Platt (Bradford City).
33': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Denver Hume (Grimsby Town).
34': Attempt saved. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calum Kavanagh with a cross.
34': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Brad Halliday.
35': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City).
37': Foul by Denver Hume (Grimsby Town).
37': Tyler Smith (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Denver Hume (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby Pointon from a direct free kick.
39': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City).
39': Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Jonathan Tomkinson (Bradford City).
41': Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt blocked. Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Attempt missed. Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
45': Attempt blocked. Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Andrews.
45': Foul by Bobby Pointon (Bradford City).
45': Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Doug Tharme (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denver Hume with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Brad Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Halliday.
45'+5': First Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Bradford City 0.
45': Second Half begins Grimsby Town 0, Bradford City 0.
50': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town).
50': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town).
51': Attempt missed. Bobby Pointon (Bradford City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tyler Smith.
53': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City).
53': Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Ciarán Kelly.
55': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Bradford City 0. Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
56': Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Tyler Smith (Bradford City).
56': Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
57': Offside, Grimsby Town. Danny Rose is caught offside.
60': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Brad Halliday (Bradford City).
62': Attempt missed. Justin Obikwu (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gavan Holohan following a fast break.
64': Substitution, Bradford City. Clarke Oduor replaces Bobby Pointon.
64': Substitution, Bradford City. Jamie Walker replaces Jonathan Tomkinson.
66': Foul by Liam Smith (Grimsby Town).
66': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Matthew Platt (Bradford City).
67': Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Matthew Platt (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt missed. Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denver Hume with a cross following a set piece situation.
69': Attempt blocked. Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Walker.
69': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Curtis Thompson.
69': Attempt missed. Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyler Smith following a corner.
70': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Donovan Wilson replaces Justin Obikwu.
70': Offside, Grimsby Town. Donovan Wilson is caught offside.
76': Attempt missed. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Platt.
77': Substitution, Bradford City. Harry Chapman replaces Tyler Smith.
77': Substitution, Bradford City. Tyreik Wright replaces Lewis Richards.
78': Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Bradford City).
78': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Daniel Oyegoke.
79': Attempt blocked. Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
79': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Harry Chapman.
80': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Bradford City).
80': Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Foul by Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town).
82': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City).
84': Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Foul by Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town).
85': Tyreik Wright (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clarke Oduor with a through ball.
86': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Danny Rose.
88': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Clarke Oduor.
89': Foul by Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City).
89': Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Danny Rose (Grimsby Town).
90': Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Penalty Bradford City. Brad Halliday draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Penalty conceded by Denver Hume (Grimsby Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Denver Hume (Grimsby Town) is shown the red card.
90'+2': Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Evan Khouri replaces Jamie Andrews.
90'+3': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Bradford City 1. Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
90'+4': Foul by Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town).
90'+4': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Matthew Platt (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Halliday with a cross.
90'+6': Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town).
90'+7': Foul by Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town).
90'+7': Jamie Walker (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Bradford City 1.
0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Bradford City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England
Attendance: 6,711

EFL League Two Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Notts County	6	+8	14
2	Gillingham	6	+7	13
3	Barrow	6	+6	13
4	Walsall	6	+5	12

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Grimsby Town (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Harvey Cartwright (GK)
24	Douglas Tharme
5	Harvey Rodgers
28	Toby Mullarkey
33	Denver Hume
2	Liam Smith
6	Curtis Thompson
19	Jamie Andrews
8	Gavan Holohan
32	Danny Rose
20	Justin Obikwu

Grimsby Town Substitutes:

Callum Ainley, Donovan Wilson, Evan Khouri, Abobaker Eisa, Charles Vernam, Harry Wood, Jake Eastwood.

Bradford City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Walker (GK)
5	Matthew Platt
18	Ciaran Kelly
31	Jonathan Tomkinson
6	Richard Smallwood
22	Daniel Oyegoke
32	Lewis Richards
2	Brad Halliday
14	Tyler Smith
8	Calum Kavanagh
23	Bobby Pointon

Bradford City Substitutes:

Liam Ridehalgh, Harry Chapman, Noah Wadsworth, Tyreik Wright, Clarke Oduor, Colin Doyle, Jamie Walker.

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