Bradford City and Huddersfield Town player ratings: Several 8/10s for Terriers as Bantams suffer

Bradford City

McCracken: Picked the ball out of his net for the first time in almost 11-and-a half hours. And then a couple of times on restart. 6

Pennington: Solid in first half, harder work after. 6

Baldwin: Him and Pennington had to hold it together in second half. 6

Pratt: Hard second half. He wasn’t alone. 6

O’Keeffe: Started with authority and intent. Whipped in some dangerous deliveries but had a nightmare for second goal. 5

Cartwright: Big old day – handed his first league start of his City career. Made some sloppy mistakes and poor decisions at times. 5

Sarcevic: Tough afternoon culminating in his dismissal for two bookings. 5

Touray: Took the captain’s armband following Sarcevic’s dismissal. 5

Jackson: Started well before fading, but made way at the break. 5

Swan: Went agonisingly close in first half. Worked his socks off. 6

Beesley: Put himself about and grafted hard. 6

Substitutes: Phillips (Swan HT (Lapslie 86) 5.

Powell (Jackson HT) 56. 5.

Pointon (Cartwright 58) 5.

Lapslie (Beesley 72 (Phillips 86) 5.

Morgan (Phillips 86).

Not used: Dawson, Gillesphey.

Huddersfield Town

Young: Early booking was the only downer. 7

Bronkhorst: Involved in the second half. Prominent. 8

Balker: Came back into the side to add height and ballast and the call was a good one. 8

Low: Brilliant acrobatic finish to put Town ahead. Strong at the back. 8

Roughan: Cast aside some rough moments in this game last season. Assist for third goal. 8

Fernandes: Kept in check in first half, but you cannot keep someone of his quality down. 7

Humphreys: Some moments of quality. 7

Collins: His partnership with Humphreys is a strong one. 7

Mumba: Did his bit for the team and one of many to enjoy it in second half. 7.

Taylor: Like DSF, came to the party in the second period. 7

Fletcher: Slugged it out with City’s defence. Put himself about. Did the unglamorous stuff. Team performance. 7

Substitutes: Harness (Fletcher 78) 7.

Bowat (Roughan 83).

Gooch (Balker 92)

Sway (Mumba 92)

Tovide (Fernandes 92).

Not used: Alnwick, Brierley.