Bradford AFC vs Swindon preview - Bantams sweating on duo

Posted Friday, September 12, 2014 by PA

Bradford pair Filipe Morais and Alan Sheehan are injury doubts for the home game against Swindon.

Winger Morais has missed the last two games with a thigh injury and defender Sheehan sat out last week's home defeat to Yeovil with a similar problem.

Midfielder Matty Dolan broke down during the warm-up prior to the Yeovil game and on-loan Derby striker Mason Bennett was forced off midway through the second half, so their fitness will also be a concern to manager Phil Parkinson.

Centre-half Andrew Davies is making good progress after breaking his arm, but remains unavailable as the Bantams chase their fourth league win of the season.

Swindon boss Mark Cooper has been handed a double injury boost ahead of the trip.

Striker Michael Smith is back in contention after scans showed that he sustained no serious damage in his shoulder during their 4-2 defeat to Brighton two weeks ago.

Midfielder Anton Rodgers has been declared fully fit and available to feature having returned to full training this week. Rodgers is yet to feature for the Robins this season having sustained a knee injury minutes before their first match of the campaign.

But Cooper remains without Ben Gladwin who is set to spend the next six weeks on the sidelines with torn ankle ligaments.