 Good afternoon and welcome to Rams TV for pre-season 2022-2023 the pictures alive from Valley Parade West Yorkshire Bradford City the Bantams are the opponents this afternoon and it is gonna be Derby County to kick off pre-season 2022-2023 so there it is pre-season underway with Derby County tremendous Lang having a run here at Staunton. Mendes-Lang has already shown what he's all about a tricky wing a bit of a step over gets his cross in here as well and that could be the first goal of the game but the goalkeeper makes a terrific block in the end and it has to be a double save as well but it was all about the run of Mendes-Lang to play that one into Barkhausen who slaps the ground in frustration. Yeah those two new signings really make an impact. Barkhausen making a run one side of him here Jason Knight the other side doesn't come to Jason Knight it comes to Louis Sibley Sibley with the ball it goes all the way through opening goal of the game and Derby have taken just 13 minutes to score their first goal of pre-season and in the end it was a brilliant cross-field pass that was converted. He's pray for South on the end of it brilliant ball from Sibley whether he meant it or not I'm not sure he's got a big smirk on his face driven towards that far post and it's pray for South who arrived late first time finish great finish as well big smile from Fossey getting really bright in possession Louis Sibley out of the pitch and wasn't sure whether he's gone for the Barkhausen pass. You can't argue with a finish wonderful finish on his left foot. Bradford looked to try and get level here could save from the goalkeeper on a terrific challenge as well. Really good saving tackle there. Hope it hasn't done any sort of damage. It's a great first save from Wild Smith and then recovery as well from Max Bird. It's a good tackle. This is that transition. His desire to keep on going goalkeeper makes the first save down to his right hand side and it's Max Bird who got back into position really well to make that challenge David's conceded possession here and a chance which lands on the roof of the net in the end from Jamie Walker. Well, he had a great opportunity to level things right on the stroke at halftime. Yeah, sloppy from Curtis Davis. So anytime we've been caught out is when we've been pouring possession right to play the ball back across. I think back to his center half partner in cashing and there's like again driving in towards the penalty area and again battling with Staunton. Another chance saved for the first time of asking. And then in this time it does end up in the back of the net. But I think it will be a goal that will be claimed by Tom Barkhalsen bounced off the defender and the crossbar in the end. But it is the second goal in stoppage time at the end of the first half and David lead by two goals to nil. And I think they deserve that second goal or some of the chances they've created down that right hand side once again. Jason Knight, wonderful pass into the space for Mendes Lank. He drives forward, look at his pace and power there, cuts the ball back to Barkhalsen, strikes it first time. It's a good block back down into the ground, comes off, gets on go, hits the crossbar back of his head and finds the back of the net. Great position. So as mentioned, Bradford have made a number of changes. Staunton, Chapman, Angle Walker and Young. All the players off the pitch and they're on the attack here now and they've got a chance in the middle. Golki was come out and made a really good block. That was to deny scales, wearing 17 for Bradford. It's brilliant play from Bradford. One and two touch football and the press trying to win the ball back. Exploited that with the space that was in behind. Sensing that their team have picked up the pace a little bit in his second half. I think Wildsmith has had a couple of opportunities. Just put his foot through. And there he's come to try and punch that one. He's missed it and it's had to be headed off the line in the end there by the experienced Richard Stearman. Wildsmith have a couple of opportunities just to put his foot through it when we're under a bit of pressure. Understand there is pressure. We want to play out from the back. It's just resulted in Bradford bombarding our six yard box. Always scores goals, it seems, when I've watched him at under 23 level. And maybe a chance through the middle here for Chavalski. Golki, but did well though. Harry Lewis had to get that right as well, coming right out to the edge of his box to deny Bartosz Chavalski. Yeah, it's a good save from the Golki, but comes out really quickly and invades that space that Chavalski wants to get his shot off. Glover taking on the defender and beating the defender. Here comes Ryan Glover inside the area. Well, again, right idea, but the defender, Oscar Threlkeld, got back and made the block. It's been really bright in the last five minutes. Glover, nice positive run again. Just love how he knocks it into that space, drives forward, look at the power then to get into the box. And on 90 minutes exactly, referee brings to an end the contest. Derby County could not add to the two goals that they scored in the first 45 minutes. It's finished in the sunshine, Bradford City 0. Derby County 2.