Bradford continued their surge up the League One table with a convincing victory over promotion rivals Tranmere. The visitors were unlucky not to go ahead in the first half, but Chris Greenacre's hit the crossbar.
Bradford took the lead from Lee Holmes' 54th-minute free-kick with Mark Bower heading in his third of the season.
With 20 minutes remaining Steven Schumacher grabbed his first goal of the season with a neat volley into the top-right corner to seal the win.
Bradford: Ricketts, Parker, Wetherall, Bower, Doyle, Jermaine Johnson (Colbeck 13), Schumacher, Bridge-Wilkinson, Holmes, Windass, Graham.
Subs Not Used: Howarth, Edghill, Eddie Johnson, Clarke.
Goals: Bower 54, Schumacher 71.
Tranmere: Ward, Stockdale, Sherriff, Goodison, Tremarco, Shuker, Mullin, McAteer, Ellison (Davies 70), Greenacre, Zola.
Subs Not Used: Achterberg, James, Harrison, Jones.
Booked: Tremarco, McAteer.
Att: 8,877.
Ref: P Joslin (Nottinghamshire).
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