 Salford City welcome Bradford City to the Peninsula Stadium as Neil Woodside looked to stop the slide in the EFL trophy last 32. The Red Devils are without a win in six in all competitions but after topping Northern Group D will be hoping their EFL trophy form returns tonight. The Bantams meanwhile will also be looking to bounce back after losing to Northampton last Saturday as Mark Hughes hopes his side can bring him a step closer to Wembley once more. It's got a shaky clearance. He's holding up, priming a teammate though from Lewis. Bantams struggling to clear their lines and it's opened up here and Daisy Cutter was hit by Watson. The joy of the away fans goes safely wide. Playout from the back but the ball was a little ambitious, comfortably intercepted by Watson. Worked it well onto the left foot, didn't find the target. Too much movement in these early stages from Bradford City. Looking to try and build from the back and again it's a loose pass. Straight into the path of Toulage. He'll have an effort at goal but it was always rising. Down on loan from Brighton and Hove Alvion. Opened up in front of Toulage. He thought it was worth the effort. It would have been some strike to beat Lewis from there and Salford City can build once more from the back. Sifted on through to Toulage. Too many options in the centre. It's Hendry without at the moment but does when his team are throwing. Baltimore take. Let's drop the shoulder from Toulage and he's got a strike for goal and score. A stunner from Lauren Toulage. Well the goal was certainly better than the celebration but I don't think he'll mind too much. The Swiss under 19 international. Now 21 years of age. Body strength. You could argue Lewis maybe should have done better but it's Salford City who lead one now. Just to play short. Opportunity to switch flanks and does just that. Options in the centre here but he's going to go for goal himself and it wasn't a bad effort either. King getting down well to his right-hand side. Looking like a real live wire on the left-hand side. Cut in well. Didn't quite have the power on the shot. Comfortable save and truth for King. Real pressure so it will go long. Looking towards right. Cut out by Bolton. It's going to be a shot towards goal and it's off the post. A whisker away. That's the closest Bradford City have come to scoring. Looked like the shot was really on. Many were expecting the cross instead went for goal. You can see just how close that was. King was beaten but it remains 1-0. Growing in confidence here as is Wright who again decides to run with the ball. Just played to this near side. Pereira gets onto his left foot and Pereira will have a go. King was stationary in the Salford City goal. He wouldn't have got there. Pereira couldn't quite find the bottom corner. Salford City again will breathe a sigh of relief. They seem the same don't they for Bradford City. Get the ball down the channels then cut inside. Give an effort at goal. Bradford City go long. Big shots for Hanball. I think given. He just got away with one there. Let's have a look at this again. He travelled a long way. He was being watched a long way. He seemed to hit his hand but didn't know too much about it. Did into the path of Bradford City players. Just couldn't quite get hold of the ball. Again it switched out to Wright on the left hand side. Good ball in towards the centre. That could go anywhere. Somehow Leake is going to be able to clear it. Here's Turei. Salford City survive again. He was living a charmed life. In a while since their last tasted victory. Now hanging on somewhat in the second half. Good ball in from Wright. Lever of Leake came out in the nick of time. Quite a cross here. Options in the centre. Will go all the way through. Still can't get the shot away. Hendry eventually does and it's fisted around the post by Lewis. Wasn't Hendry with the effort. It was actually Watson in the end. This was really well worked. Like Hendry was going to hit it. In fact it was Hendry. It was well saved by Lewis. He didn't swing it. Plenty forward from the back here for the Red Devils. It's towards the far post and headed over by Leake. What a chance that was. Just couldn't get over the ball. Had he done it was surely going to be 2-0. He travelled a long way but no Bradford City players were able to get the head to it. Somehow ended up on the ground as did Leake. He just hoped that the Salford City centre back is OK. Nice chance to loon here for Bradford City. Into the area. Marcel is there though for the home team. Again, they find it. The Bradford City shirt has not been fully cleared. Still can't get it away. It's a good effort at goal tipped over by King. Late surge by the visitors. Banks with the effort. Kennedy was unselfish. Banks to get onto his right foot. Positioning from King was spot on. There is the full-time whistle. The cheers will tell you it's the home team who have come through this one. That's a first win in seven in all competition for Neil Woods team. But more importantly, they're through to the last 16 of the Eiffel Trophy. Who knows, maybe they can go all the way like they did in 2020. It's finished here. Salford City won. Bradford City nil.