Morecambe 3-0 Bradford City: result and report
League Two · Saturday 19 August 2023
Result
Morecambe 3-0 Bradford City
League Two · Saturday 19 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Morecambe 3-0 Bradford City: match report
Morecambe defeated Bradford City 3-0 in the League Two on Saturday 19 August 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Michael Mellon opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Morecambe's goals came from Michael Mellon (22'), John Joshua Mckiernan (68') and Michael Mellon (86', penalty). Bradford City did not score.
Discipline: Morecambe received 4 yellow cards; Bradford City received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Morecambe were 14th on 4 points from 3 and Bradford City 12th on 4 points from 3. Morecambe went on to finish that season 15th with 61 points, and Bradford City 9th with 69.
Morecambe lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bradford City in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Mellon of Morecambe (9.1), ahead of Stuart Moore (8.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Morecambe win, 5 draws and 4 for Bradford City.
Key events
- 12'Yellow card · Yann Songo'o
- 13'Yellow card · Matthew Kennedy
- 22'Goal · Michael Mellon
- 22'Yellow card · Richard Smallwood
- 25'Yellow card · Alexander Pattison
- 31'Yellow card · Adam Mayor
- 68'Goal · John Joshua Mckiernan
- 86'Penalty goal · Michael Mellon
- 88'Yellow card · Sam Stubbs
- 90+6'Yellow card · Michael Mellon
Head-to-head
Team news
Morecambe line-up (4-2-3-1)
Stuart Moore, Donald Love, Farrend Rawson, Jacob Bedeau, Joel Senior, Yann Songo'o, Eli King, Tom Bloxham, JJ McKiernan, Adam Mayor, Michael Mellon
Bradford City line-up (3-4-3)
Harry Lewis, Matty Platt, Sam Stubbs, Ciarán Kelly, Daniel Oyegoke, Richard Smallwood, Alex Pattison, Lewis Richards, Clarke Oduor, Andy Cook, Tyler Smith