Sickening. That is the only word which can adequately describe the heartbreaking manner of Bradford City's defeat at promotion-chasing Wolves.

Fifteen seconds of stoppage time had elapsed at the end of an absorbing contest when full back Lee Naylor sent over a speculative cross which appeared more in hope than expectation.

The ball seemed to take an age to run across City's six-yard line before substitute Steve Bull reacted first and somehow managed to bundle the ball into the net off his shoulder.

It was the former England striker's 300th goal for Wolves but few can have been as dramatic or have handed his club a more undeserved victory.

Bull's late winner was rough justice on City as it came at the end of a second half which they had bossed from start to finish.

Robbie Blake had capped a fine individual performance with a deserved equaliser after 58 minutes when he drilled the ball past Wolves keeper Mike Stowell following a flowing move typical of the football played by Paul Jewell's side after the break.

Their performance had been a credit to the City boss who had clearly come to Molineux with the intention of taking all three points back to Valley Parade.

Jewell had opted to move Andy O'Brien in to midfield to accomodate Eddie Youds in the centre of the defence alongside on-loan Andy Melville.

And the youngster rose to the challenge superbly as he married his typically tenacious tackling game with some intelligent passing when bringing the ball forward.

O'Brien acted as the vital link between the defence and midfield which, in turn, meant City had much more of a balanced pattern than on their previous outing at Middlesbrough last Saturday.

Both sides were also clearly committed to flowing football and the game was much more of an enjoyable spectacle as a result.

In the first half, City had shown some nice touches but a tendency to over elaborate seemed to negate much of that neat approach play.

And despite a few long range efforts from the Bantams, they were behind at the break due to a magnificent strike from Carl Robinson after the 21-year-old had been allowed far too much time and space on the edge of the City penalty area.

However after half-time it was a different story as Shaun Murray, playing some delightful passes through the centre, and the tenacious Jamie Lawrence started to stamp their authority in midfield.

This, in turn, allowed Peter Beagrie to weave his magic both out wide and through the centre and with the whole midfield working in tandem Wolves rarely threatened.

It was Beagrie's link play with Blake which proved a huge factor in City's second half superiority as the 21-year-old confirmed his considerable ability by pulling the Wolves defence out of position in the final half hour of the game.

Blake created City's best chance to seal victory when his persistence led to the previously unflappable Dean Richards being hustled out of possession midway inside his own half with just six minutes to go.

The Bantams striker immediately raced clear of the Wolves defence but as he shaped to shoot the ball appeared to hit a divot and flew just over the bar.

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