IT WAS a fifth 1-1 draw in six games for the Bantams as they came back to grab a point against Northampton.

T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at Valley Parade and provides the match stats and his player ratings.

MAN OF THE MATCH

City looked fairly solid defensively after reverting to a back four and Paudie O’Connor was a physical presence in the middle - and made a crucial last-ditch tackle to deny Kion Etete.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Charles Vernam took his goal well after Caolan Lavery set him up as City recovered quickly from going behind.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

It was an ugly game to watch and too stop-start thanks to the inconsistency of veteran referee Carl Boyeson whose performance infuriated everyone.

TACTICS

City made three changes after Exeter as Derek Adams reverted to a back four again and a 4-2-3-1 set-up. Liam Ridehalgh and Finn Cousin-Dawson came in as full backs while Callum Cooke replaced Levi Sutton, whose thigh injury kept him on the bench.

REFEREE: Carl Boyeson (Hull)

BOOKINGS: Canavan, Songo’o, Gilliead (City); Sowerby, Brady (Northampton)

ATTENDANCE: 15,372

SHOTS ON TARGET: City 3 Northampton 1

SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 8 Northampton 8

CORNERS: City 3 Northampton 2

FOULS: City 16 Northampton 11

PLAYER RATINGS

CITY: O’Donnell 6, Cousin-Dawson 6, O’Connor 8, Canavan 7, Ridehalgh 7, Songo’o 7, Watt 6, Cooke 6 (Eisa 84min), Gilliead 6, Robinson 5 (Lavery 59min, 7), Vernam 7. Subs (not used): Evans, Sutton, Foulds, Kelleher, Hornby.

NORTHAMPTON: Roberts 6, McGowan 6, Horsfall 6, Guthrie 7, Koiki 6, Hoskins 6, McWilliams 6, Sowerby 7 (Kabamba 90min), Pinnock 8, Lewis 6, Etete 6 (Rose 46min, 6). Subs (not used): Connolly, Flores, Pollock, Dyche, Maxted.