Simon Grayson's Bantams travel to Scunthorpe United this Saturday (5 May 2018) for their final fixture of this season's Sky Bet League One campaign.
Victory for Grayson's men at Glanford Park could see City finish as high as eighth in the final League One table of the 2017/2018 campaign.
Opponents Scunthorpe head into the contest with their place in the play-offs already secured following victory over Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday evening.
Team News
Scunthorpe United
With Scunthorpe's play-off semi-final first leg on the horizon next week, it remains to be seen whether interim manager Nick Daws will make any changes for this Saturday's game.
The likes of Tom Hopper, Neal Bishop, Cameron Burgess, Lee Novak and Cameron McGeehan could, in theory, be given run-outs ahead of Scunthorpe's play-off campaign.
Funso Ojo should be fit to be involved after picking up a slight knock.
Luke Williams (hamstring) and Jonathan Margetts (knee) remain long-term absentees.
Former Bantams duo Josh Morris and Rory McArdle are likely to be included in Scunthorpe's line up.
Bradford City
Simon Grayson will continue to be without the injured quintet of Tyrell Robinson, Kai Bruenker, Jake Reeves, Ryan McGowan and Alex Jones.
Callum Guy will also be missing for City's season-ending fixture due to a hamstring problem picked up during Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Walsall.
Matthew Kilgallon (calf) and Dominic Poleon (illness) both missed the Walsall fixture, with the duo aiming to be involved in some part of Saturday's trip to Scunthorpe.
After receiving some game-time against Walsall in midweek, Jordan Gibson and Cameron Hawkes are expected to remain in City's squad for match at Glanford Park.
Academy defender Reece Staunton, who made his senior debut at just 15 years-old in the Checkatrade Trophy earlier this season, is also likely to be included in the travelling party.
Stephen Warnock is set to feature on Saturday in what will be his final competitive fixture before retirement.
Earlier this season
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Sky Bet League One
Bradford City 1 (Taylor 44)
Scunthorpe United 2 (Burgess 45+1, Adelakun 69)
BRADFORD CITY LINE UP:
Doyle (Sattelmaier 46), McMahon, Knight-Percival, Kilgallon, Hendrie (Robinson 84), Gilliead, Vincelot, Reeves, Law (Poleon 81), Wyke, Taylor
Subs not used: Thompson, McCartan, Pybus, Patrick
SCUNTHORPE UNITED LINE UP:
Gilks, Clarke, McArdle, Wallace, Burgess, Holmes (Townsend 74), Bishop, Ojo, Adelakun (Goode 78), Hopper, Novak (Madden 43)
Subs not used: Watson, Crofts, van Veen, Lewis
Previously at Glanford Park
Sunday 26 March 2017
Sky Bet League One
Scunthorpe United 3 (Toney 3, 47, Crooks 82)
Bradford City 2 (Toner 14, Jones 16)
SCUNTHORPE UNITED LINE UP:
Daniels, Clarke, Goode (Mirfin 71), Wallace, Townsend, Adelakun (Wiseman 85), Dawson, Crooks, Morris, Toney (Davies 87), Madden
Subs not used: Anyon, Hopper, Ness, Bishop
BRADFORD CITY LINE UP:
Doyle, McMahon, Toner, McArdle, Meredith, Vincelot, Dieng, Jones (Hiwula 79), B Clarke (Devine 79), Marshall, Wyke
Subs not used: Sattelmaier, Darby, Hanson, Penney, Pybus
Kick Off
Supporters are politely reminded that this Saturday's game will kick off at 5:30PM.
Minute's Silence
There will be a minute's silence ahead of kick off on Saturday afternoon in respect to those Scunthorpe officials/supporters who have passed away over the course of this season.
Match Officials
John Brooks will be in charge for this Saturday's fixture. Mr Brooks has taken charge of as many as 50 first team fixtures so far this season, including City's Emirates FA Cup tie at Yeovil Town back in January. The two assistant referees for the game at Scunthorpe are scheduled to be Steven Rushton and Wayne Grunnill. The fourth official at Glanford Park will be Joe Hull.
Manager's Pre-Match Thoughts
City boss Simon Grayson spoke to iFollow Bantams ahead of Saturday's trip to Scunthorpe United.
The FULL pre-match video interview with Grayson can be found on iFollow Bantams - HERE.
If you purchased your tickets after Monday, you can pick them up from the Ticket Office at The Northern Commercials Stadium before 4:00pm on Friday (4 May).
However, if you can’t get to the Ticket Office before then, you can pick them up from Scunthorpe United on Saturday before kick-off.
If you ordered before Monday night and haven’t received your tickets, or just want to check your tickets are in the office, please ring 01274 773355.
Prices for Saturday’s away game are;
| Adult | £23 |
| Senior Citizen | £16 |
| Student | £16 |
| Junior | £7 |
| Under 12s | FREE |
Heading to Glanford Park this Saturday? Check out our guide to Scunthorpe's stadim and its surrounding areas - HERE.
The Bantams will wear white shirts, white shorts and white socks at Glanford Park on Saturday.
City supporters can back the Bantams for success at Scunthorpe United with Sky Bet!
City are currently priced at 16/5 to defeat Scunthorpe at the Glanford Park.
The Bantams are also priced at 10/1 to beat Scunthorpe by a 1-0 scoreline.
Shay McCartan is available at 15/2 to opening the scoring, while Stephen Warnock can be backed at 16/1 to score at anytime during the game.
Fans can place their bets now with Sky Bet by clicking HERE.
Please note, odds are subject to change.
Coverage
For those unable to get to Glanford Park on Saturday, City supporters can follow live updates from the Scunthorpe United game via the club's official website, plus Facebook and Twitter pages.
City's Facebook and Twitter pages will include updates on match-day, while the 'Match Centre' on the official website will give supporters all the stats, news and in-game action.
Full audio match commentary of the Scunthorpe match can be found via iFollow Bantams. Keep up to date with commentary from our media partners BBC Radio Leeds for match action and reaction from the game.
Video post-match interviews from Simon Grayson and his players, plus extended match highlights over the coming days, are also available via iFollow.
On top of all that, iFollow subscribers can get interviews, action, previous encounters and highlights as well in the build up to Saturday's match.