Bradford 3-1 Accrington: Bantams claim fourth win in five games

Report and highlights as Bantams continue promotion surge

Highlights of the Sky Bet League One match between Bradford City and Accrington Stanley.

Bradford's revival continued as they claimed a 3-1 win against Accrington - their fourth victory in five matches.

The Bantams, who were bottom of Sky Bet League One less than a month ago, have scored 13 goals in their last five games and conceded only one - in the 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on Boxing Day.

Accrington dominated the early stages, but it was Bradford who took the lead in the 21st minute through Lewis O'Brien.

Jack Payne's goal-bound left-foot shot hit a defender and went behind for a corner on the right and that led to the goal. Payne's short corner found O'Brien unmarked on the edge of the penalty area and he scored with a fine shot.

The visitors were reduced to 10 men five minutes later when Offrande Zanzala was sent off for a poor challenge on O'Brien, which resulted in the 19-year-old midfielder having to be substituted with a foot injury.

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Bradford took advantage of their extra man on the half hour when Eoin Doyle hammered the ball into the net from 15 yards through a crowded goalmouth to give them a 2-0 half-time lead.

They increased their advantage in the 49th minute when man-of-the-match Payne laid the ball into the path of substitute Connor Wood and he scored with a superb left-foot strike into the top corner from 20 yards.

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Michael Ihiekwe and skipper Sean McConville had Accrington's best second-half efforts, but home goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell had few direct shots to save.

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