Bantams in ‘dreamland’ as Villa come up short

Aston Villa 2 Bradford City 1

The Bantams took a 3-1 lead into the second leg of their semi-final at Villa Park last night, where Christian Benteke reduced Villa’s deficit in the 24th minute.

Villa were well on top in the first half but James Hanson scored the vital goal on 55 minutes which meant Andreas Weimann’s 89th-minute strike only succeeded in setting up a tense finish.