Crewe Alexandra will aim to kick off 2024 in style when Bradford City visit Mornflake Stadium today (3pm).
Lee Bell’s men are bidding to put a challenging December behind them and get three points on the board at the expense of the Bantams.
The Opposition
After a slow start to the campaign, Bradford City have picked up four wins from their last six games and climbed to 11th in League Two. Last time out, they held leaders Stockport County to a point at the University of Bradford Stadium.
The Gaffer
Graham Alexander took the reins at Bradford in November after leaving MK Dons earlier in the season.
The vastly-experienced boss has earned promotion from the fourth tier in the past with Fleetwood Town, and has also been in charge at Preston, Scunthorpe, Salford and Motherwell.
Fighting Talk
Lee Bell: “It’s another big team coming to Gresty Road. I hope we get good home support; obviously, we didn’t get the result we all wanted against Barrow but I think people could see why that happened and we played a good team."
Graham Alexander: “We have to do the right things against a good team like Crewe. Everyone is in the same boat, playing every two to three days, so we will have to be ready.”
Head-to-Head
In previous games between the two teams, Bradford have won 44 while Crewe took victory 37 times. There have been 20 draws.
Crewe egded a five-goal thriller the last time the sides met in South Cheshire. Christopher Long clinched it with a 101st minute penalty.
Officials
Peter Wright will referee the New Year’s Day clash, with Christopher Husband and Joseph Pettit as his assistants. Thomas Harty will be the fourth official.
Wright has taken charge of 16 matches this term and handed out 56 yellow and two reds.
Tickets
| Boughey Stand | KPI Recruiting Stand | Andrew Connolly Financial Planning Stand | |
| Adult | £27 (£23) | £25 (£21.50) | £25 (£21.50) |
| Senior (65+) | £21 (£18) | £19.50 (£16.50) | £19.50 (£16.50) |
| 17-19 Years | £21 (£18) | £19.50 (£16.50) | £19.50 (£16.50) |
| Student** | (£13.50) | (£13.50) | (£13.50) |
| 12-16 Years | £13 (£11) | £11 (£9.50) | £11 (£9.50) |
| 11 and Under | £7.50 (£6) | £6.50 (£5.50) | £6.50 (£5.50) |
| Disabled | £21 (£18) | £19.50 (£16.50) | £19.50 (£16.50) |
| Family Ticket* | N/A | N/A | £25.00* |
*Family Ticket is for 1 adult & 1 under-11 in the Family Stand.
** Student must be aged 21 or under, provide valid student ID and have purchased a membership.
Elsewhere in League Two
Accrington v Salford; Colchester v Gillingham; Crawley v Swindon; Doncaster v MK Dons; Forest Green v AFC Wimbledon; Grimsby v Walsall; Morecambe v Harrogate; Stockport County v Mansfield; Sutton v Newport; Tranmere v Notts County and Wrexham v Barrow.
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