Cadermateri was sent off for an elbow

It was the first real chance of the game, although Burnley's Paul Cook headed over from Lee Briscoe's free-kick and Robert Molenaar had a 30-yard drive well held by Burnley goalkeeper Marlon Beresford.

Bower went into the book for a foul on Dimitrios Papadopoulos shortly before Gray's opener and the Greek striker suffered the same fate for getting his revenge later in the half.

Pressure

The niggling exchanges between the pair led to Bower's dismissal 10 minutes before the break when his bad challenge left referee Mike Dean with little choice but to brandish the red card.

He was joined in the dressing room 10 minutes into the second half when Cadamarteri swung an elbow at Dean West.

That left the Bantams needing to hang on for over half an hour with nine men but their lead lasted just two more minutes as West got up off the floor to set up half-time substitute Blake for the equaliser.

Burnley understandably began to dominate as the home side struggled to hang on and Aidan Davison did well to deny Taylor and Glen Little, while West and Steve Davis were both off target.

The pressure finally told though when Little's inch-perfect cross from the right left Taylor with the simplest of tasks to head home from close range.

That should have been game over but Bradford refused to lie down and preserved their unbeaten record in the closing stages with Proctor's goal.

Bradford: Davison, Bower, Molenaar, Myers, Uhlenbeek, Gray, Evans, Warnock, Jacobs, Proctor, Cadamarteri. Subs: Banks, Reid, Jorgensen, Juanjo, Standing.

Burnley: Beresford, West, McGregor, Cox, Gnohere, Little, Grant, Cook, Briscoe, Taylor, Papadopoulos. Subs: Michopoulos, Stephen Davis, Ian Moore, Blake, Alan Moore.

Referee: M Dean (Wirral).