Tonight sees Forest visit Valley Parade for a League Cup First Round tie. It is a return fixture from last years first round tie, where City went down 3-0 to Billy Davies’ team. City went on to have a disappointing season in League 2 which saw Peter Taylor replace Stuart McCall at the helm, while The Reds went on to lose in the Championship Play Off Semi Finals. It is arguably the hardest team The Bantams could have drawn.
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Vital Quotes:
Peter Taylor was philosophical after the weekend defeat to Shrewsbury and will be looking for a reaction from his players; he told the Bantams’ Official Website ‘Its about how we bounce back now and we will’.
Billy Davies is also looking to change things from the weekend and told the Nottingham Forest Official Website ‘We’ve got a squad in which 4 or 5 will be youngsters who we will bleed in case we dont manage to strengthen during the rest of the transfer window.
Bradford City Team News:
Omar Daley completed his 3 game suspension on Saturday and will be available. It is likely he will start and will want to grab his chance with two hands. Tommy Doherty may come into the team and it is likely Louis Moult will replace James Hanson who looked unfit on Saturday up front for tonights game.
Player to watch: Tom Adeyemi
Tom Adeyemi – Highly rated by Norwich and marked his Bradford City debut with his first professional goal. Expect more to come from the young loanee.
Nottingham Forest Team News:
Forest are barely changed from last season, only bringing in Ryan Bertrand on loan from Chelsea. They have lost a few players, including influential defender James Perch. With 5 players also missing on international duty, Davies is expected to take the opportunity to blood some of Forest’s younger players.
Player to watch: Chris Cohen
Nathan Tyson always causes problems down the left hand side with his pace and on the opposite flank Chris Cohen is the source of many goals – through both assists and his own goal scoring exploits.
Match Facts & Stats
Previous Result:
7/08/2010 – Greenhous Meadow
Shrewsbury Town 3 – 1 Bradford City
Previous Result:
7/08/2010 – Turf Moor
Burnley 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest
Last Time Out:
2/08/2009 – The City Ground
Nottingham Forest 3 – 0 Bradford City
Next Fixtures:
City are at home again on Saturday, welcoming League 2 newcomers Stevenage FC to the Coral Windows Stadium.
