McHugh elated as Bantams shock Villa

Bradford 3 Aston Villa 1

Nahki Wells coolly dispatched a shot from inside the penalty area following a rebound in the 19th minute and defender Rory McArdle headed home Gary Jones’ cross in the 77th minute to give the npower League Two side an unlikely two-goal lead.

Bradford almost put the tie beyond their top-flight opponents moments later when striker James Hanson headed against the crossbar, but Villa, who spurned a hatful of chances in either half, grabbed a crucial late lifeline through Andreas Weimann before McHugh restored the home side’s two-goal advantage with another header two minutes from full-time.