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HUGHES HAS HIGH HOPES FOR BANTAMS
The Football League Paper
|April 16, 2023
MARK Hughes believes his Bradford City side look like a team on the verge of achieving something after they bolstered their promotion hopes with an away win at bottom-of-the-table Rochdale.
Sam Stubbs headed the Bantams into an early lead, converting Richie Smallwood’s free-kick after five minutes.
Ethan Ebanks-Landell then headed Smallwood’s free-kick into his own net in the 74th minute before Scott Banks’ deflected 82nd-minute effort completed the scoring.
“Teams above us were well ahead for a long time but we’ve managed to claw that back and now we’re just looking forward to the next game,” said Hughes.
“We’re in a good position, in good heart, we’re really strong at the minute and we’re looking like a team that is hopefully going to achieve something.
This story is from the April 16, 2023 edition of The Football League Paper.
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