Swindon Town 2-1 Bradford City

Massimo Luongo featured for the first time in two weeks after a lay-off with a groin injury

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:

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Cooper on Swindon v Bradford

"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."

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Line-ups

Swindon

• 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

• 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

Posted at

Match ends, Swindon Town 2, Bradford City 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Swindon Town 2, Bradford City 1.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

Stephen Darby (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+4'

Harry Toffolo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Stephen Darby (Bradford City).

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Swindon Town. Harry Toffolo replaces Ben Gladwin.

Posted at 90'+1'

Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Gary Liddle (Bradford City).

Posted at 88'

Andy Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Gary Liddle (Bradford City).

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Andy Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town).

Posted at 86'

Mark Yeates (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ben Gladwin.

Booking

Posted at 80'

Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 78'

Michael Smith (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Rory McArdle (Bradford City).

Posted at 76'

Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Mark Yeates (Bradford City).

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Bradford City. Mark Yeates replaces Oliver Burke.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Bradford City. Francois Zoko replaces Jon Stead.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Andy Halliday (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.

Posted at 71'

Attempt blocked. Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 70'

Andy Williams (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Rory McArdle (Bradford City).

Posted at 67'

Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Gary Mackenzie.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town).

Posted at 64'

Andy Halliday (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 63'

Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Stephen Darby (Bradford City).

Posted at 61'

Attempt missed. Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 58'

Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.

Posted at 58'

Attempt saved. Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.

Goal!

Posted at 54'

Goal! Swindon Town 2, Bradford City 1. Billy Clarke (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.

Posted at 51'

Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.

Posted at 49'

Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 49'

Foul by Stephen Darby (Bradford City).

Posted at 47'

Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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