Strikers frozen out after snow disruption

WYCOMBE W 0

WYCOMBE WANDERERS: Allsop 7, McCarthy 7, Jombati 7, El-Abd 7, Jacobson 7, Bloomfield 6 (Bean 85, 6), Gape 6, Thompson 6, Bolton 6 (Cowan-Hall 71, 6), Samuel 6 (Kashket 35, 6), Tyson 6. Not used: Stewart, Yates, Owens, Harriman.

BRADFORD CITY 0

BRADFORD CITY: O’Donnell 7, Caddis 8, Anthony O’Connor 7, Knight-Percival 7, Chicksen 7, Akpan 6, O’Brien 6, Ball 6 Butterfield 79, 6), Payne 6 (Clarke 88, 6), Wood 6, Doyle 6 (Miller 75, 6). Not used: Wilson, Anderson, Devine, Colville.

Att: 4,586 Rating: ★★★★★ Ref: Thomas Bramall 7/10

WYCOMBE boss Gareth Ainsworth was pleased with a point against lowly Bradford after a week in which his side were frozen out of training.

The Chairboys were denied a ninth win in 11 home games by the relegationthreatened Bantams, whose resurgence continued as they eked out a goalless draw at Adams Park.

But despite failing to break down Bradford, Ainsworth was satisfied with a draw after a hellish week that saw his squad unable to train.

“We haven’t been able to train because of the snow coming down, so I’m quite pleased with a point, all things considered,” he said.

“We just couldn’t break them down. They defended very deep and were solid.

“Unfortunately, it just didn’t fall for us, but they also had a couple flash across our goal too.

“We probably put more pressure on at the end and had some decent chances.

“Bradford have come here and they’ve had a go at us. They didn’t come for just a point, they’ve definitely come to win the game. They’ve got a great chance of survival this year if they keep playing like that.”

Chairboys frontman Nathan Tyson missed a glaring early chance when he directed Joe Jacobson’s whipped cross just past the post.

Eoin Doyle came close for the visitors, seeing his closerange effort scrambled off the line at the other end.

Hopkin’s men were in the ascendancy as Nat KnightPercival squandered a great chance in first-half stoppage time, nodding wide from close range. Chairboys substitute Paris CowanHall almost made an immediate impact when his strike was cleared off the line a minute after coming on.

Scott Kashket fired wide at the death as the Bantams clung on, extending a run that has seen them beaten in just three of their last 10 outings.

Hopkin said: “The players deserve great credit. We possibly would have lost this game earlier in the season.

“It was a very tough game. It’s a very tough place to come because Gareth has them well organised. We had to scrap, we had to battle but I think we had the better chances.

“I’m disappointed that we didn’t come away with the three points.”