Location: The Hawthorns
Kickoff: 3:00 PM
Weather: Windy, light rain expected in second half
League Standing: Bradford City – 1st place
Kickoff – 0' Minute
The whistle blew sharp, and Bradford eased into possession without urgency, like a side that already understood their own gravity.
Ibáñez dropped into the half-space just inside his own half, tapping the ball twice across his body before shifting it diagonally to Vélez, who was already scanning. His shoulders rolled. Calm.
Jonathan Pearce (commentator):
"They won't force the tempo early. They'll let the game come to them—Bradford have learned that much under Jake Wilson. They don't chase control. They claim it."