Bradford City 3 Aston Villa 1: match report The tempo was breathlessly high, Villa storming upfield time after time. Bradford were fortunate that ­Benteke's radar was awry in the opening stages. First he headed a Barry Bannan corner over. Then he wasted another Bannan corner, heading wide. In between Carl McHugh, the Bradford centre-half, blocked a shot from N'Zogbia. Bradford broke out, looking to find space particularly down the right. ­Villa's left-back, Joe Bennett, did not look comfortable against the movement of Wells, who occasionally moved out wide, or Hines" pace, or Stephen Darby, the busy right-back. Hines delivered an early cross, showing the danger emanating from his touch. Yet Villa still threatened. Fabian Delph teased a clever pass down the inside-left channel but Duke saved Benteke's shot. Then N'Zogbia cut in from in the right but again Duke was equal to the challenge, dropping to his knees to clutch the low shot. Bradford, calm and measured, were building, resisting Villa surges, and looking to score, constantly foraging down the right. Bennett dawdled and was knocked over by Wells. Then Hines and Darby combined and Shay Given leapt to clutch the cross. Bradford then forced a corner through Hines, although Bennett appealed in vain for a foul. The 2010 World Cup pair of Howard Webb and Mike Mullarkey rarely make mistakes and they were adamant this was a corner. Gary Jones swung the ball across and Benteke headed clear. Hines seized on the loose ball, drilled it, and enabled Well to show his eye for goal. Villa's defence was static, too slow to respond to the ­danger. Once again, nobody was ­prepared to take responsibility. As Wells wheeled away, he displayed a T-shirt paying tribute to a fellow ­Bermudan footballer, Tumaini Steede, who died in a motorcycle accident last year. The Villa fans, populating one side of the ground, began to seethe with frustration. Bannan's failure to retain possession angered a few. Continued failure to take chances was another bone of contention. Weimann found Benteke but he was having one of those halves, and his shot was saved. Bradford continued to raid down the right, continued to trouble Bennett. Hines left the full-back almost dizzy at one point, twisting him this way and that before demanding a good save from Given. Bradford were in such confident mood now, playing with a purpose that belied their status. Gary Jones swung in another corner and James Hanson headed powerfully goalwards only for Delph to clear off the line. Still Bradford poured forward. This time Hanson met a Hines cross but his downward header went wide. Bradford fans were revelling in the sight of another Premier League side struggling. "Are you Arsenal in disguise?" came the brief chant. Yet they were still grateful to Duke for a series of saves. As the half closed, Bradford's keeper somehow blocked a strong shot from Agbonlahor after N'Zogbia's clever run in. As the second half opened, Duke was again to the fore, keeping out a Benteke header. Bent could have equalised, volleying over, then heading badly over from close range before sustaining an injury that seemed to inhibit his movement. Bradford never stopped believing, never stopped looking for a second. Fittingly, their captain, Jones, made the second goal, opening up a yard of space and lifting in a cross that ­ McArdle headed powerfully in with Villa's defenders like statues. It could have become worse for Villa when Hanson hit the woodwork with 10 minutes remaining. This was an amazing tie, everyone on their feet, willing their teams on. Villa somehow found a goal from somewhere, mainly Weimann's willingness to take a clattering as he lifted the ball over Duke. There was another twist. Villa looked to be heading back home having sustained only a narrow defeat but Bradford were determined to plump up their cushion. Once again, Villa's defence froze as a ball went flying in. This time McHugh beat Given. Villa Park will be tense.