Bradford City 3-2 Preston North End player ratings: One 7/10 against energetic Bantams
Scores on the doors from Valley Parade.
Preston North End continued their pre-season preparations with a 3-2 loss against Bradford City.
Here are our player ratings from Valley Parade.
Starting XI
Lee Nicholls: Good handling from crosses, solid save from Sarcevic and couple of point-blank efforts at goal well saved. . 6
Jordan Storey: Good header for his goal. Couple of errors across the back line in the first half. 6.
Liam Lindsay: Great clearance from Beesley cross late in first half. Nervy moment when one on one against Matt Pennington midway through the first half. Saw a shot blocked around the same time. 5.5
Andrew Hughes: Mostly steady in possession but sometimes went long when didn’t need to. Teed up Storey’s header. Bradford attackers played in behind him at times. 6
Pol Valentin: Great ball to Osmajic who could’ve bagged a third. Hit and miss defensively. Sarcevic and co so energetic, Pol didn’t match that. 5.5
Jordan Thompson: Decent corner deliveries. Got stuck in as usual. 6
Ali McCann: Superb ball to Lang to tee up Osmajic. Bradford looked solid in the middle but McCann picked out some excellent passes, especially in final 10. 7
Andrew Moran: Worked well with Vukcevic down the left. Made his way into the box on occasion. Gave away possession a couple of times but intercepted play well. 6.5
Andrija Vukcevic: Used physicality well against a similarly bullish player in Neufville. Good battle between the pair. Most of NE’s threats in first half came from his side. 6.5
Callum Lang: Great pass to assist Osmajic. Could have controlled early header better. Kept plugging away though, unlucky with 20-yard strike just before the half hour. 6.5
Milutin Osmajic: Fine finish for the equaliser. Had one of PNE’s best chances of the first half. Missed a golden chance with 15 to go. Sometimes isolated out of possession. 6.5
Substitutes
Alfie Devine: Kept quiet by the Bradford backline. 6
Odel Offiah: Up against Sarcevic, couple of decent clearances. 6
Lewis Gibson: Could have dealt with Nick Powell better. 5.5
Ben Whiteman: Did a job in the final 15. 6
Ed Nolan: Good run out for a promising youngster. 6