Match ends, Bradford City 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
BradfordBradford City0PlymouthPlymouth Argyle0
Plymouth goalkeeper Kyle Letheren thwarted relegation-threatened Bradford as the sides drew at Valley Parade.
Bradford had the first chance in a tense first half when Jack Payne shot over after Lewis O'Brien took the ball off centre-half Niall Canavan.
Antoni Sarcevic fired straight at home goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell from a tight angle before Graham Carey went close to breaking the deadlock, his left-footed drive rattling the foot of a post.
Bradford looked livelier after the break and David Ball twice threatened the Plymouth goal. His half-volley from O'Donnell's long clearance flew over and then he struck a post from the corner of the box.
Letheren pushed away a 15-yard effort from Paul Caddis as the home side continued to press.
The keeper further frustrated Bradford with a fine finger-tip save to keep out Eoin Doyle's header from a Caddis cross.
Hope Akpan skied a side-footed shot over the bar from close range and Jermaine Anderson saw a backheel blocked by Letheren as Bradford pushed for a winner, but it did not come.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Bradford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1O'Donnell
- 38Caddis
- 22Knight-Percival
- 6O'Connor
- 3Chicksen
- 16ButterfieldSubstituted forAkpanat 80'minutes
- 39O'BrienBooked at 27mins
- 40Ball
- 17Clarke
- 10PayneSubstituted forAndersonat 83'minutes
- 9DoyleSubstituted forMillerat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Miller
- 13Wilson
- 15Mellor
- 18Anderson
- 21Akpan
- 23Wood
- 24Devine
Plymouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21Letheren
- 23Smith-BrownBooked at 61minsSubstituted forThrelkeldat 70'minutes
- 5Edwards
- 14Canavan
- 3Sawyer
- 4Songo'o
- 8Fox
- 7Sarcevic
- 10Carey
- 11LameirasSubstituted forTaylorat 66'minutes
- 19Ladapo
Substitutes
- 1Macey
- 2Riley
- 9Taylor
- 20Jones
- 25Wootton
- 26Threlkeld
- 35Jephcott
- Referee:
- Eddie Ilderton
- Attendance:
- 15,855
Match Stats
Home TeamBradfordAway TeamPlymouth
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home12
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home4
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bradford City 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
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Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Yann Songo'o.
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. George Miller replaces Eoin Doyle.
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Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Adam Chicksen.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
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Attempt saved. Jermaine Anderson (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Kyle Letheren.
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Lewis O'Brien (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Oscar Threlkeld (Plymouth Argyle).
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Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Jermaine Anderson replaces Jack Payne.
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Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Graham Carey.
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Attempt saved. Eoin Doyle (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Hope Akpan replaces Jacob Butterfield.
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Delay in match Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Bradford City) because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Eoin Doyle (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
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Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
