Fleetwood Town vs Bradford City. Sky Bet League One.
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Friday 31 August 2018 12:08, UK
Fleetwood boss Joey Barton will revert to his strongest line-up for the clash with Bradford after making 11 changes for the Carabao Cup clash with Leicester in midweek.
Midfielder James Wallace will hope to get more minutes under his belt after coming on as a substitute against the Foxes.
Defender James Hill became the youngest player to turn out for the club in that 4-0 defeat, but the 16-year-old is unlikely to be considered for League One action just yet. The Cod Army are back at Highbury Stadium for the first time in four matches, as Barton looks for his first home win.
Bradford will monitor the fitness of winger Sean Scannell ahead of the trip. Scannell was withdrawn during the second half of last weekend's 2-1 defeat at home to Wycombe with a niggling groin injury.
Sherwin Seedorf returned from a gashed foot against the Chairboys but he was taken off early in the second half. Luca Colville is pushing for a starting spot having scored twice as a substitute so far this season.
Including play-offs, Fleetwood have only managed two victories in their previous 12 meetings with Bradford (D4 L6).
Both Fleetwood and Bradford managed one victory each in League One last season, Fleetwood winning 3-0 at Valley Parade, before the Bantams ran out 2-1 winners in this fixture last season.
Fleetwood have won only one of their last four league matches at home, losing one and drawing one of their two such matches so far this season.
Bradford have had just 41 shots in League One this season - 10 fewer than any other team.
Ched Evans has been directly involved in six goals in his opening five league games of this season (4 goals, 2 assists), averaging a goal involvement every 62.5 minutes.
