 One of the league's promotion favourites. It hasn't been the start of the League 2 campaign. Many people had hope for Bradford. Their opportunity to get their first one of the campaign sees them co-op against Newport County themselves. Come here, looking to win for the first time in the league in 22-23. Both were in midweek action in the league cup, and both registered wins against Championship sides. Bradford dumped Hull out and made one change to that side as Jake Young is out, as Lee Angol's in. Luton were beaten by Newport at Canterworth Road. James Ropers made six changes. Nick Townsend, Matty Dolan, Cameron Norman, Aaron Wierlitz, Scott Bennett and Omar Bogle are brought into the side. Tayshion around these parts, particularly when Mark Cusas, the manager, about Bradford going into the third tier. As Angol's been set free, he goes for goal. Only that Nick Townsend, the Newport keeper, who didn't have to move at all to keep that out. Well, got on the end of the flick on, and just couldn't get it away from the keeper there. Bool out of his feet, finds a hook on his chest. Bit of heavy touch, but still manages to play it to Alex Gilead. And now plays it through to Scott Banks' first-time curling effort. Saved by Townsend. He tried to go high with his curling effort, looped it over the keeper, but he's just managed to stay. He keeps his grasp. Got a lot of work at Gilead there, but he's able to get to Smallwood as Bradford is still in possession, just inside their own half with Halliday. Chapman, and they come as mad. Halliday wants Smallwood, and that's a Richie Smallwood. Shoots on his left, third, and into the back of the net, it goes! Bradford take the lead in this league two encounter versus Newport, and the captain, Richie Smallwood, dropped the mark for the season with a wonderful goal from Range, that had a big helping out from Nick Townsend, who couldn't keep it out, and Bradford have the lead. Halliday into Smallwood, who hit it on his left foot. The keeper helped it in, it was too high a strike to keep out, and Bradford lead. Too hot to be wearing a suit, but it really feels comfortable in. Ball ball, shot to the handball against Collins, but he's in the top three, and that's the play continue. Mormon, Richie Collins has a lovely ball, right-hound stepped up, cross goes into the area, and it's one that is down a play for a corner. Robbie Willmott touching his left foot, cross goes in with his right foot, though Bogle with the header across, Collins going for it! Just missed him, and as he was trying to get a touch to it, the offside flag's raised anyway. Willmott's ball in, was floated into Bogle, he made the connection, and as Collins couldn't, the ball went straight out of play. And it went. Demetriou, Bogle. Nice ball of possession at this moment in time, from the Bradford man, to Collins, looking for Gilead, there's a go, Collins, and a nice season over the bar. It was up into a nice position there, did notice Collins struck from range, and it was one that Willmott, Lewis, ducked underneath, and cut the ball to let it go past him. There it is, one that has gone straight to Demetriou. Now it's with Scott Banks. So there it goes to Leangold, was this 2-0? No, it isn't, cos he's put it wide. Really good opportunity that Willmott could have been able to prop it from. Leangold played through from Scott Banks, 1-v-1 against Townsend, just couldn't put it in. It's a big chance wasted, sit on behind Scott Banks, who's got on the ball there, the Crystal Palace, lonely, inside of the Newport defence, and does shoot low, and it's into the side netting. And he was really causing some problems, isn't he? Scott Banks, right-sided, left-footed player, always going to come inside and shoot at every possible turn, and has shown that already on more than one occasion this afternoon. Given too many chances, he will eventually, let me put one on target fairly soon, then to Smallwood, which has got... What gives Bradford the lead at this moment in time? 0-2, there we go, and Drysdale, he's on the stretch, and has caught. Bradford man there, and the referee will finish. Has given the free kick. What is the outcome here of Declan Drysdale? There's a long pause, and Drysdale is off. His fade is sealed, with the first half coming to a close. Newport find themselves down to 10. Drysdale picked up the ball, went on the stretch, called his man. And the referee will finish. Deems it enough to send him off. Newport are down to 10. Goal to seal their first three points of the season. Oh, that's sweet. That was a positive play. Now to Scott Banks, you know, exactly what he's going to come to up here on his right foot. He plays it into Angle, who's flashing it wide. Took it first time to get past Nick Townsend. Goal in for that chance in the first half. They linked up again for their first opportunity in the second half. It's won that angle, just like he did in the first half, has put wide. He's gone towards Harry Chapman. With the ball at his feet, he's away from Scott Bennett. This is a brilliant run here by Harry Chapman. Into the box, he goes! Keeper can't keep it out, has he crossed the line? It seems to have done. Andy Cook has put it in anyway. But Harry Chapman's celebrating in acrobatic fashion, and Bradford have managed to get that second goal, which may just kill off Newport County now. Will you try and dare take that goal off Harry Chapman? Brilliant play. By the little nimble, number 20, and it was a shot that Townsend spilled over the line. Cook made sure he put it in. Bradford have a two-goal lead. Defense, more than well. Maybe have a go here, repeat the trick of his first goal in the first half, plays it short towards Critchlow. It's got to him again here, and he does eventually shoot it's block, has come to Banks, and then gets a corner up through. It comes off, James Waite. The ball came in, Critchlow had two bites of the cherry, eventually got the shot away, it was well blocked. And then Newport, the fence back inside their own box, has a big go towards Townsend's goal. Chapman under the challenge. Bradford play, it was Norman who made it, but the penalty hasn't been given. Probably looks like it's genuine case for it, to be fair, with Levi Sutton, the man who went down, they carried on and came to nothing. Actually Bradford, here's how many they want to go and get. An opportunity for Halliday who shoots, and he's an appreciate through to Townsend anyway. It was a bit messy how it came to Halliday after the day Nolavette was disfooted, there was the full-time whistle, well, there's going to be relief around these parts tonight, because Bradford had secured their first win of the season, given a big helping hand after Declan Drysdale was sent off. Bradford took the lead prior to Drysdale sending off with the opening goal being scored by Richie Small. It's first for his new club, and the second added by Harry Chapman. Full-time, Bradford too, and he put in there.