Scott Guyett was named in the first eleven, alongside Jason Pearce and Shaun Cooper in defence, as manager Jimmy Quinn selected a side with a 3-5-2 formation.

Danny Hollands opened the scoring six minutes from the break to put the Cherries one up against City, who going into the game sat top of the League Two table with an unbeaten league record this season.

Although the celebrations were to be short lived as Bradford equalised through Joe Colbeck just four minutes after Hollands' opener.

After the restart it didn't take the Cherries long to regain the lead as on 54 minutes Jeff Goulding netted his first league goal for the club after he converted from a Marvin Bartley cross.

Bournemouth secured all three point twenty minutes from time as Jason Pearce fired a shot past Bradford's 'keeper Rhys Evans to put the Cherries 3-1 up against the league leaders.

The Cherries next face Darlington at Dean Court on Saturday 27th September.

Team: Shwan Jalal, Scott Guyett, Warren Cummings, Marvin Bartley (Scott Wagstaff 90), Jason Pearce, Darren Anderton, Sammy Igoe (Josh McQuiod 87), Danny Hollands, Lee Bradbury, Jeff Goulding (Brett Pitman 71), Shaun Cooper.

Unused substitutes: Ryan Pryce, Joel Ward