 Promotion-chasing Bristol Rovers welcome Bradford City to the Memorial Stadium as the Pirates look to get back to winning ways. After four straight victories, Joe Barton's men had their run snapped by Carlisle last time out, but are still right in the promotion-chasing mix, tied on 63 points with four other teams. Barton will also know plenty about the man in the opposite dugout today, as his former QPR manager Mark Hughes attempts to get his first win at the new Bantams box. He went in the offside flag to go up, he didn't, and instead Bristol Rovers have a free-kick. What a situation this is as well for the home team. Will it be an in-swinger or an out-swinger? An out-swinger, and it's had it just wide. Really good ball in, plenty of pace on it, been guided towards goal, may well have been the opening goal. Really good turning, he's able to skip past a couple of players, two options to the right and left. Instead decided to go for goal himself. If you can perhaps understand, having created the chance for himself, stays now there. Hoped over to the left-hand side, lead. Plenty in the centre, needed the header clearance. Still not cleared fully though, Evans with the effort. Good ball in, there's the flick ahead of it, didn't have the power behind it, and it's a comfortable save for Belchor. The Bantams players were just lining up to try and get their head on the ball. Bristol Rovers trying to counter here. Just feel the ball well, it causes confusion. It's done well just to control and maintain possession, set it up for the shot, which is deflected. Maybe it isn't, it's been given a goal kick, it fizzes wide. Good build-up play though from Bristol Rovers. Really good first-time ball to this near side. Nicholson, you can see what he was trying to do, got it onto his right foot. Didn't catch the shot as he would have liked. Too many in the centre, but it's going to come all the way through, and well, did he just lose his footing there when it mattered most. Really good ball in from Clark. Needed some composure at the far post. And still it remains 0-0. Good bit of defending. Just won't go across at the back, but at the moment, perfect city under the pump. Ball back in towards the centre. Just fired over. Good pressing for Bristol Rovers, but they're yet to find that killer touch. Bristol Rovers playing it will be a free kick. Evans over Eager trying to win the ball back. Four in the wall. Straight into the wall. Clark again working it onto his right foot, it's a good effort too. Certainly caught it well. Ended up just rising at the wrong moment. What will the second half bring? First half, which the home side certainly in more control than the away side. Searching for what would be a precious three points today. And their quest for promotion to League One. Forward towards Cook. It's going to come all the way through to Pereira, and there is the opening goal. Almost completely against the run of play. But Bristol Rovers caught sleeping at the start of the second half, and Dion Pereira has pounced to give Bradford City the lead. It's a first goal under the Mark Hewitt Hughes stewardship. Didn't he take it well? First career goal too for Pereira. Good things come to those who wait, I suppose. And he's on side. Two options in the centre here. Bradford City frantically trying to get back, and here's the shot as well. Defended Collins with the effort, still Collins again. Feeds a teammate. Good play from Bradford City. He's been able to force Bristol Rovers back. And the home team have won a corner. Taking short. Taking quickly. Finlayers to shoot. What a strike that is. It's an absolute thunderbolt from Sam Finlay. He was a long, long way out, but couldn't have caught it any sweeter. And he's managed to beat Bass from that distance. Fourth lead goal of the season for the former Akrington Stanley man, and it's 1-1. Bradford City were ahead for just 11 minutes. And again, it's the home team who have their tails up. That's good play from Collins. Lovely little slip ball through, but a great save from Bass. He's spread himself well. To deny the opportunity. Lovely weighted pass through. Really, there wasn't too much that could be done. Bass was on to the ball so quickly. Giving the referee's way to play on. He's been allowed to continue. And again, it's Bass who has to make the save. Booze from the home fans. They weren't happy with the shirt tuck there. Maybe he's just got away with one there, O'Connor. Somehow kept the ball in play. Hendry didn't get the ball away. Will he be punished for it? Might be punished because Bristol Rovers now have a free kick. So many forward from the back here. Bradford City can win the ball back. There'll be a chance of a counter. Instead, though, Bristol Rovers will be hoping they can score, which they have. Bundles it over the line, down to 2-1 up. You just wonder how big a win this could be if they can hold on to it. It was a real scrap. But the man on loan from Stokes City has put Bristol Rovers in front with 15 minutes left. What have Bradford City got left in the tank? Looking to try and kill the game off here. Masters probably have best to thank for the scoreline being kept down to what? It's been a number of smart saves. No fans want the final whistle. You can hear the whistles from the fans. And there is the whistle. It's a fifth win in six for Rovers. As they very much remain in the mix for promotion to League 1. Mark Hughes' wait for a first win as Bradford City manager will go on. That must be a sweet victory for Joey Barton in particular. As the student beats the teacher. It's finished here. Bristol Rovers 2. Bradford City won.