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."
Silva stretched high and wide down the right, forcing West Brom's left-back to make a decision. Hug the line? Or step off and give him space?
He gave space.
Silva didn't even touch the ball yet. But already—Bradford were shaping the pitch.
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