Match ends, Swindon Town 2, Bradford City 1.
SwindonSwindon Town2BradfordBradford City1
Swindon Town put their automatic promotion bid back on track with a win over play-off hopefuls Bradford.
Town had lost their last three games, but Massimo Luongo hammered in a first goal off the post and then converted Andy Williams's cut-back.
Williams also struck the woodwork in a first half dominated by the hosts.
And even though Billy Clarke put away a loose ball with Bradford's first shot on target, Swindon closed the gap on second-placed MK Dons to two points.
Australian Luongo thought he had a hat-trick, but his rasping effort in the second half was superbly saved by Jordan Pickford.
The Bantams caused a late scare when Gary Liddle's header hit the bar, but a foul was given against the visitors, and Phil Parkinson's side remain sixth.
Swindon manager Mark Cooper told BBC Wiltshire:
"We needed to get back on track and the three points was the most important thing.
"We were outstanding in the first half. Some of the football was incredible and the game should have been out of sight.
"We were a little bit wasteful in front of goal and we could have been sitting comfortably at half-time.
"I think the players realised they made it far too open in the second half."
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Foderingham
- 29Rossi Branco
- 2ThompsonBooked at 80mins
- 6Turnbull
- 3Byrne
- 4Luongo
- 5Stephens
- 19ThompsonBooked at 23mins
- 7GladwinSubstituted forToffoloat 90+2'minutes
- 10Williams
- 9Smith
Substitutes
- 8Kasim
- 14Swift
- 15Toffolo
- 20Obika
- 23Barthram
- 24Hylton
- 25Belford
Bradford
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Pickford
- 2DarbyBooked at 90mins
- 23McArdle
- 15MackenzieBooked at 36mins
- 3MeredithBooked at 11minsSubstituted forSheehanat 45'minutes
- 24BurkeSubstituted forYeatesat 75'minutes
- 8LiddleBooked at 39mins
- 11Knott
- 25Halliday
- 10Clarke
- 16SteadSubstituted forZokoat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Dolan
- 6Sheehan
- 12Williams
- 13Zoko
- 14Yeates
- 17Kennedy
- 18Routis
- Referee:
- Carl Berry
- Attendance:
- 6,812
Match Stats
Home TeamSwindonAway TeamBradford
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 2, Bradford City 1.
Booking
Stephen Darby (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
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Harry Toffolo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Stephen Darby (Bradford City).
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Harry Toffolo replaces Ben Gladwin.
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Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gary Liddle (Bradford City).
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Andy Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gary Liddle (Bradford City).
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Attempt saved. Andy Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town).
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Mark Yeates (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ben Gladwin.
Booking
Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Michael Smith (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Rory McArdle (Bradford City).
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Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Mark Yeates (Bradford City).
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Mark Yeates replaces Oliver Burke.
