Blackpool vs Bradford City, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Blackpool

16': Nathan Delfouneso
22': Viv Solomon-Otabor
29': Nathan Delfouneso
70': Nathan Delfouneso
80': Sean Longstaff

FT
5 - 0

Bradford City

Delfouneso hits hat-trick for five-star Blackpool

Match Commentary

16': Goal! Blackpool 1, Bradford City 0. Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Colin Daniel.
22': Goal! Blackpool 2, Bradford City 0. Viv Solomon-Otabor (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Colin Daniel.
29': Goal! Blackpool 3, Bradford City 0. Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Colin Daniel with a cross.
45': Substitution, Bradford City. Kai Brunker replaces Omari Patrick.
45': Substitution, Bradford City. Tyrell Robinson replaces Nicky Law.
62': Substitution, Bradford City. Alex Gilliead replaces Shay McCartan.
70': Goal! Blackpool 4, Bradford City 0. Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jimmy Ryan with a cross.
74': Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Cullen replaces Kyle Vassell because of an injury.
80': Goal! Blackpool 5, Bradford City 0. Sean Longstaff (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Cullen.
83': Substitution, Blackpool. Dolly Menga replaces Nathan Delfouneso.
85': Substitution, Blackpool. Callum Cooke replaces Sean Longstaff.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 5,337

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	5	+6	13
2	Huddersfield Town	5	+7	12
3	Stevenage	5	+4	12
4	Bradford City	5	+3	11

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Blackpool (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Joe Lumley (GK)
5	Clark Robertson
16	Curtis Tilt
23	Colin Daniel
20	Oliver Turton
15	Sean Longstaff
44	Jay Spearing
14	Jimmy Ryan
7	Kyle Vassell
17	Viv Solomon-Otabor
30	Nathan Delfouneso

Blackpool Substitutes:

Armand Gnanduillet, Will Aimson, Mark Cullen, Christoffer Mafoumbi, Dolly Menga, Callum Cooke, Daniel Agyei.

Bradford City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Colin Doyle (GK)
5	Matthew Kilgallon
6	Romain Vincelot
15	Stephen Warnock
3	Adam Chicksen
29	Tony McMahon
7	Nicky Law
18	Callum Guy
9	Charlie Wyke
34	Omari Patrick
14	Shay McCartan

Bradford City Substitutes:

Thimothee Dieng, Kai Brunker, Nathaniel Knight-Percival, Dominic Poleon, Tyrell Robinson, Alex Gilliead, Lukas Raeder.

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