Check out our game preview as the Bantams face Portsmouth in their continued bid for survival in League One.
Kick-off: Saturday, March 2 (3pm)
Venue: Fratton Park
Possible line-ups
PORTSMOUTH
GK Craig MacGillivray
RB Nathan Thompson
CH Tom Naylor
CH Matt Clarke
LB Lee Brown
CM Ben Close
CM Bryn Morris
RW Jamal Lowe
AM Gareth Evans
LW Ronan Curtis
CF Omar Bogle
SUBSTITUTES: Solomon-Otabor, Hawkins, Vaughan, Donohue, Walkes, Hounstrup, Bass.
Team news: Centre half Christian Burgess is out with a bruised ankle but on-loan striker Omar Bogle may return from a slight hamstring problem.
League position: 4th
Last four matches: Barnsley (h) D0-0, Bristol Rovers (h) D1-1, Southend (a) D3-3, Plymouth (a) D1-1
Leading scorer: Jamal Lowe, Ronan Curtis, Gareth Evans, 11 (all competitions)
One to watch: Tricky winger Jamal Lowe has featured in 77 consecutive league games and is likely to start after being given a breather on the bench.
CITY
GK Richard O’Donnell
RB Paul Caddis
CH Anthony O’Connor
DM Hope Akpan
DM Jacob Butterfield
RM Lewis O’Brien
AM Jack Payne
LM David Ball
SUBSTITUTES: Miller, Clarke, Wood, Anderson, Mellor, Devine, Wilson.
Team news: Calum Woods is still a week away from returning from his hamstring injury. Hope Akpan could earn a start to bolster central midfield.
League position: 23rd
Leading scorer: Jack Payne, Eoin Doyle 9 (all competitions)
Last four matches: Walsall (a) L2-3, Plymouth (h) D0-0, Fleetwood (H) L0-1, Wycombe (A) D0-0.
Referee: Championship referee Oliver Langford, from the West Midlands, has not taken charge of a City game since the play-off semi-final against Fleetwood at Valley Parade in May 2017.
Odds: Portsmouth 13/20; City 9/2; draw 27/10.
Last time sides met: Former City striker Gareth Evans scored the only goal as Portsmouth won 1-0 at Valley Parade in November.
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