CHECK out our preview for City’s trip to the Lancashire coast to take on Fleetwood tomorrow.
Kick-off: Saturday, November 9 (3pm)
Venue: Highbury Stadium
Possible line-ups
FLEETWOOD
GK David Harrington, CH Kayden Hughes, CH Felix Potter, CH Elliot Bonds, RWB Carl Johnston, LWB Danny Mayor, DM Matty Virtue, CM Mark Helm, CM Liam Shaw, F Ronan Coughlan, F Ryan Graydon.
Substitutes: Lonergan, Odubeko, Harratt, Patterson, Broom, Smith, Lynch.
Leading scorer: Ronan Coughlan, seven
League position: 15th
Last four matches: Reading (a) L2-0, Salford (h) D2-2, Newport (a) D0-0, Crewe (h) L0-1.
Team news: Fleetwood have a good record at the back this season, but several key defenders are currently out injured, notably skipper Brendan Wiredu and the experienced James Bolton. Kian Harratt could also come back to haunt the Bantams.
BRADFORD CITY
GK Sam Walker, CH Brad Halliday, CH Cheick Diabate, CH Neill Byrne, RWB Jay Benn, LWB Lewis Richards, DM Richie Smallwood, RM Jamie Walker, LM Bobby Pointon, F Calum Kavanagh, F Andy Cook.
Substitutes: Sanderson, Oliver, Smith, Oduor, Evans, Huntington, Doyle.
Leading scorer: Andy Cook, 10.
League position: 7th.
Last four matches: Aldershot (h) W3-1, Doncaster (h) L2-1, Cheltenham (a) D1-1, Gillingham (h) W2-1.
Team news: Tyreik Wright is out for a couple of months with a quad injury, Jack Shepherd has a one-game ban, while Clarke Oduor looks set to play a part for the first time since Gillingham.
Referee: Martin Woods has taken charge of three previous games in League Two this season, while he showed his first red card of the campaign last weekend, as 10-man Carlisle lost to Wigan in the FA Cup first round after extra-time.
Match odds: Fleetwood 13/10, City 17/10, Draw 12/5.
Last time sides met: City have not faced Fleetwood since February 2019, losing 1-0 to Joey Barton’s side at Valley Parade in League One thanks to an early Paddy Madden goal.
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