War Of The Roses

Morecambe make the trip to Yorkshire on Saturday looking for revenge over Bradford City after a 94th minute equaliser denied Morecambe all three points at the Globe Arena back in September.

Morecambe go into the game trying to put last weekends poor performance against Northampton behind them and continue the away form which has seen the shrimps defeated just twice on the road this season.

Bradford ended their cup exploits last weekend going down 4-2 at Championship side Watford.

Bradford City Team News:

Bradford are without Steve Evans who has copleted a transfer to Inverness while Guy Branstone could return from injury. Coming into the side are new signings Andy Howorth who has joined on loan from Bury and Ricky Ravenhill who joins after a loan spell.

Player to watch: James Hanson

The former non-league forward has been in good form since joining the club in 2009 and has scored at total of 21 goals in competitive games for the Bantams.

Morecambe Team News:

Keiran Charnock has completed his transfer to Fleetwood Town after a loan spell while Izak Reid has been ruled out for 3 weeks with injury.

Player to watch: Kevin Ellison

Ellison is Morecambe’s top scorer this season and he will be looking to continue that form against a team where he spent a short loan spell.

Match Facts & Stats

Morecambe were a minute away from beating bradford back in september but a 94th minute goal denied us the win.

Match Prediction:

1-0 Morecambe – Have a good feeling about this game we will be looking for the win and we travel in good numbers so hopefully the fans can give the team that extra boost.

Next Fixtures:

up next is Torquay United at home on Saturday.

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