CITY reclaimed their play-off place after confidently putting paid to Gillingham’s run of form.

T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at the Priestfield Stadium and provides the match stats and his player ratings.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Richie Smallwood is clearly enjoying his more advanced role in midfield since Adam Clayton came in and capped an excellent display by heading his third goal of the season.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

It’s got to be the audacious moment when Andy Cook chased down a ball that was being shepherded out of play, beat both centre halves and then the keeper with the cutest of finishes.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

Hard to think of one on a night when pretty much everything went according to plan for the Bantams - maybe hearing the news that Stevenage nicked a late win at Wimbledon.

TACTICS

No surprise that Mark Hughes went with the same team and formation from Saturday’s win at Doncaster.

Vadaine Oliver missed out on a return to previous club Gillingham with the knee issue that had kept him out at the weekend.

REFEREE: Alan Young (Luton)

BOOKINGS: Tutonda, Lapslie (Gillingham); Platt (City)

ATTENDANCE: 6,276

SHOTS ON TARGET: Gillingham 2 City 7

SHOTS OFF TARGET: Gillingham 7 City 6

CORNERS: Gillingham 3 City 4

FOULS: Gillingham 11 City 16

PLAYER RATINGS

GILLINGHAM: Morris 6, Alexander 5, Masterson 5, Ehmer 5, Tutonda 5, Williams 6 (Coleman 71min), O’Keefe 5 (Nichols 55min, 6), Jefferies 6 (Adelakun 71min), Lapslie 7, O’Brien 7, Hawkins 5 (Abrahams 88min). Subs (not used): Wright, Gbode, Turner.

CITY: Lewis 7, Halliday 8, Platt 7, Stubbs 7, Ridehalgh 7, Clayton 7, Gilliead 7 (Osadebe 81min), Smallwood 8, Walker 7 (Crichlow 71min), Costelloe 7 (Banks 90min), Cook 8. Subs (not used): Chapman, East, Kelly, Doyle.