New dad Wayne Jacobs has delivered a late injury scare ahead of Bradford City's crunch trip to Everton tomorrow.

Jacobs tweaked his hamstring while jogging yesterday and admitted: "We'll have to hope that it settles down in time.

"We'd finished training and were just doing a bit of running when I felt the hamstring tighten up."

Jacobs, whose wife Rachel recently gave birth to son Isaac, missed most of the first half of the campaign after a hernia operation.

He said: "A few weeks ago I sat down and looked at the season from my point of view. It was only then I realised how many games I missed.

"I only played twice up until Christmas which is a big part of the season to be out for.

"It's been nice to get some games under my belt since and I'm hoping to be available for the rest."

If Jacobs is not fit, then Northern Ireland international Ian Nolan stands by to make his first start since City's defeat at Newcastle on December 16.

Gary Locke is also in contention after recovering from a broken bone in his hand. He has had a pin inserted and will play with it in a bandage.

Bradford City's bandwagon rolls into Merseyside on another of those do-or-die missions. The equation is simple: win or be relegated.

A third straight victory would delay the inevitable, at least until Tuesday's home clash with Liverpool, and would keep Everton nervously hovering just above the trapdoor.

Gunnar Halle said: "There are still a few points between Everton and Coventry so I think they might be safe but I'm sure they will not be thinking like that.

"They have been struggling a bit and will feel they must win this game. The pressure is all on them.

"It is different for us because it's been looking for a long time that we are going to go down so there is nothing to fear. We are going out to enjoy the final games."

A win would lift City to 27 points with four games to go - an identical position to last season. But this time there is no Watford and Sheffield Wednesday behind them.

Stuart McCall is just hoping that history doesn't repeat itself at his old club tomorrow. He said: "Last year we went there needing to win and got beaten 4-0. We were really bad."