Bradford City 2-1 Walsall: result and report

League Two · Saturday 3 September 2022

Result

Bradford City 2-1 Walsall

League Two · Saturday 3 September 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Bradford City 2-1 Walsall: match report

Bradford City defeated Walsall 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 3 September 2022. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Andy Cook opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Bradford City's goals came from Andy Cook (41') and Jake Young (45'). Walsall scored through Donervon Daniels (57').

Discipline: Bradford City received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bradford City were 10th on 8 points from 6 and Walsall 9th on 8 points from 6. Bradford City went on to finish that season 6th with 79 points, and Walsall 16th with 55.

Bradford City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Walsall in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Knowles of Walsall (8.5), ahead of Brad Halliday (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Bradford City wins, 4 draws and 1 for Walsall.

Going into the match Bradford City's last five read D-W-L-W-L and Walsall's L-D-L-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Missed penalty · Danny JohnsonWalsall
  • 26'Yellow card · Liam RidehalghBradford City
  • 41'Goal · Andy CookBradford City · 1-0
  • 45'Goal · Jake YoungBradford City · 2-0
  • 45'Yellow card · Jake YoungBradford City
  • 57'Goal · Donervon DanielsWalsall · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Manny MontheWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bradford City 5, draws 4, Walsall 1.

Team news

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Bradford City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Harry Lewis, Brad Halliday, Matty Platt, Romoney Crichlow, Liam Ridehalgh, Levi Sutton, Richard Smallwood, Scott Banks, Harry Chapman, Jake Young, Andy Cook

Walsall line-up (4-2-3-1)

Owen Evans, Hayden White, Peter Clarke, Donervon Daniels, Manny Monthe, L. Kinsella, Brandon Comley, Liam Bennett, Tom Knowles, Taylor Allen, Danny Johnson