Match ends, Bradford City 1, MK Dons 0.
BradfordBradford City1MK DonsMilton Keynes Dons0
A howler from MK Dons goalkeeper David Martin gifted Bradford victory and saw them record back-to-back home wins for the first time since August.
Martin missed his attempted clearance kick completely, leaving James Hanson the task of slotting into an unguarded net with 18 minutes remaining.
That was Hanson's 10th goal of the season having earlier hit the crossbar.
Bradford were indebted to Stephen Darby for his first-half goal-line clearance from Izale McLeod's angled shot.
The Dons were so hard-hit by injuries that they named just four substitutes; with forward Sanmi Odelusi, who signed on loan from Bolton 24 hours earlier, making his debut from the bench.
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"I thought we were the better team, I really did.
"Obviously, I've got tremendous respect for [Bradford boss Phil Parkinson] and the Bradford team, they work extremely hard and they make it difficult for you.
"For the first 20 minutes of the second half, we got into some great areas and didn't score. But I can't have a go at the players, I thought they deserved more than what they got.
"We're getting chances, but we're just not taking them.
"Football's a harsh game. But all we can do is work hard, and I think they all did that today."
Line-ups
Bradford
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McLaughlan
- 2Darby
- 16McHugh
- 18Jones
- 5Davies
- 23McArdle
- 32BennettSubstituted forThompsonat 56'minutes
- 24Doyle
- 21McLeanSubstituted forAtkinsonat 65'minutes
- 9Hanson
- 28ReachSubstituted forDolanat 90+5'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Dolan
- 10Gray
- 11Thompson
- 12Jameson
- 14Yeates
- 27McBurnie
- 29Atkinson
MK Dons
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Martin
- 12Reeves
- 3Lewington
- 7Gleeson
- 23Spence
- 24KayBooked at 75mins
- 14Alli
- 10ChadwickSubstituted forOdelusiat 79'minutes
- 18BaldockSubstituted forHallat 77'minutes
- 17Powell
- 13McLeodBooked at 86mins
Substitutes
- 11Smith
- 16McLoughlin
- 21Hall
- 27Odelusi
- Referee:
- Gary Sutton
- Attendance:
- 13,501
Match Stats
Home TeamBradfordAway TeamMK Dons
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away11
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bradford City 1, MK Dons 0.
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Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Stephen Darby.
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Rory McArdle (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Izale McLeod (MK Dons).
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(Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Izale McLeod (MK Dons).
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Matthew Dolan replaces Adam Reach.
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Attempt missed. Ben Reeves (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Garry Thompson (Bradford City).
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Dean Lewington (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Izale McLeod (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card.
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Andrew Davies (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Izale McLeod (MK Dons).
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Foul by Gary Jones (Bradford City).
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Ben Reeves (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by David Martin.
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Attempt saved. James Hanson (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt saved. James Hanson (Bradford City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Dean Lewington.