 Against Bradford City in South Wales with both sides searching for a win to kickstart their league campaigns Newport have had the slightly better start to the season currently in 12th position with three wins and two draws From their opening eight league matches Bradford City a big club with big expectations But Mark Hughes's side are currently languishing in 17th in the early table Today would be a good time for the Bantams to get a run of wins going at the start of play Bradford I've just got two wins and four draws from the opening eight encounters Well since winning three consecutive league games against Bradford In 2020 and 21, Newport have failed to beat the Bantams in each of their last four attempts Although three of those have ended in a draw. They've lost just the once Early opportunity here for Bradford on the far side Of the day in South Wales the ball pulled back Newport offends does well puts the ball around play for a corner Bright early start by the Bantams very good delivery And it's cooked with the header Missed the last four games, but he's back today Unexpectedly back and he almost gets on the score sheet very early on Bradford have won just one of their last seven league visits to Newport drawing three losing three Last win came in April 1985 in the third tier of football Once again Bradford building on that far side Good patient play by Mark Hughes his side Looking to engineer across and a bit of space inside the box the ball goes up headed home Rated highly doubtful yesterday by boss Mark Hughes. He hits the back of the net inside the first quarter hour in South Wales It's an excellent ball From Tullock Stands the ball up for Cook at the far post who slams home his header Great start for Bradford 1-0 Newport have drawn each of their last three League two matches as many as they've drawn in their previous 12 league games, but at the moment They trail to the visitors Bradford who have had an impressive star Here is another opportunity for the visitors headed away. Well By drives down Could work on this right on the side the ball fed into the penalty area shot comes in good block and that just goes wide McDonald it was Trying to steer it in with his right foot from about 20 yards Just goes wide Well, it's all Bradford in these early stages, and it's a second goal It's Tullock and it's two less than 20 minutes on the clock and Tullock has impressed on his full debut on loan from West Brom It's Tullock tapping home after Kevin McDonald's excellent and teasing ball Superstar from the Bantams 2-0 Newport have failed to win in their last four games, and it's not looking good either here today because Andy Cook It's got a third for Bradford City It's an amazing start from Bradford on the half-hour mark Long ball forward And Andy Cook manages to shrug off Bradford's drysdale And he slots the ball coolly past Townsend. What a start for Bradford and for the returning Andy Cook Newport have not lost in the last four games against Bradford City winning two and drawing two, but This is some uphill task now to get back into this one. Do Newport have a repost? Oh, it's gonna be an excellent finish superbly done by the 30-year-old Omar Bogle pulling one back ahead of half-time It's a really good ball from Waite Who slots in Bogle behind? And the former England sea international Puts the ball past Lewis in the Bradford goal It's a little glimmer of a lifeline For Newport County, but it's still a long way back Still two goals in a rears and every time Bradford come forward they look dangerous Walker this time Feeding the ball out to this near side another opportunity very well saved by Townsend Odour it lost with the chance On his right foot when maybe he should have bent it in with his left Newport searching maybe for a second goal Before the break Reducing that deficit potentially down to one Shot fired in just right Waite it is with the chance Newport have drawn eight of their last 16 league matches at home 50% of those matches draws the take one right now Superb Bradford in the first half Newport getting that goal back giving themselves a chance And the chance at the back post as well Bradford searching for that fourth goal which would certainly kill off this contest On the edge of the box Right-footed curling in and still Bradford keep the ball alive on that far side Free gives the free kick and he's got to go to his pocket as well. He's not happy with that challenge Drysdale complains says he got a piece of the ball Right-footed just curling over the bar The leader was good challenge that From the Bradford City player Gets Bradford going down this left-hand side cross coming in And the header. Oh, it's a super header as well It's Andy Cooke gets his hat-trick Liam Rydalsh though take a bow with that fantastic delivery a great overlapping run from Rydalsh Left-footed Additional time at the end of this excellent afternoon for Bradford and Andy Cooke gets his hat-trick makes it a perfect day for him And Bradford Hemmy heading home From that wickedly beautiful cross from Rydalsh. What a delivery That's full-time in South Wales and it's an emphatic win for Mark Hughes's Bradford boys on the road To barnstorming start from the Bantams two goals from Cooke and another from Tullock all within the first half hour Omar Bogle pulled one back for the home side before the break, but Andy Cooke grabbing his hat-trick Right at the end full-time