Match ends, Bradford City 2, Chesterfield 0.
BradfordBradford City2ChesterfieldChesterfield0
Play-off-bound Bradford City made it seven successive home wins with victory over Chesterfield in League One.
Tony McMahon's shot deflected into the path of Lee Evans, who superbly volleyed in left-footed from 25 yards.
Chesterfield were reduced to 10 men when Sam Hird brought down Jamie Proctor as the Bradford striker bore down on goal.
Proctor then found Billy Clarke in the six-yard area, and the Irish striker calmly slotted in to double the lead.
Bradford will face Millwall in the play-off semi-finals, with the Lions scoring a dramatic last-minute penalty at Gillingham to secure second-leg home advantage.
Chesterfield finished 18th, seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Line-ups
Bradford
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Williams
- 2Darby
- 23McArdle
- 16BurkeSubstituted forClarkeat 45'minutes
- 3Meredith
- 29McMahon
- 4Evans
- 12CullenSubstituted forMoraisat 79'minutes
- 26AndersonSubstituted forReidat 68'minutes
- 19Proctor
- 10Clarke
Substitutes
- 5Clarke
- 14Morris
- 17Reid
- 20Morais
- 21Thorpe
- 30Cracknell
- 34Webb-Foster
Chesterfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lee
- 16RaglanBooked at 65mins
- 4HirdBooked at 67mins
- 23AndersonSubstituted forTalbotat 40'minutes
- 19Donohue
- 28Ariyibi
- 24BanksBooked at 79mins
- 5Liddle
- 13Campbell-RyceSubstituted forSlewat 54'minutes
- 10O'Shea
- 7GardnerSubstituted forDimaioat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Evatt
- 15Humphreys
- 17Dimaio
- 20Chapman
- 22Simons
- 25Talbot
- 32Slew
- Referee:
- David Webb
- Attendance:
- 20,807
Match Stats
Home TeamBradfordAway TeamChesterfield
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away0
- Corners
- Home4
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bradford City 2, Chesterfield 0.
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Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by James Meredith.
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Foul by Nathan Clarke (Bradford City).
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Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Nathan Clarke.
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Attempt blocked. Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal!
Goal! Bradford City 2, Chesterfield 0. Billy Clarke (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Proctor.
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Attempt saved. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Jamie Proctor (Bradford City).
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Gary Liddle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Drew Talbot.
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Foul by Nathan Clarke (Bradford City).
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Gary Liddle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Dion Donohue.
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Attempt missed. Jamie Proctor (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Foul by Tony McMahon (Bradford City).
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Jordan Slew (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Drew Talbot.
