Reading FC will be looking to bounce back at the University of Bradford Stadium on Saturday following their 2-1 defeat to Peterborough at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Tuesday.
Speaking to The Yorkshire Post ahead of the Saturday bout, Bradford City manager Graham Alexander gave some injury updates to some key players
He said: “We’ve had a little bit of illness, obviously with Cooky [Andy Cook] at the weekend and we’ve had a couple more since then.
“There were a couple off today. Cooky was back in but he’s not trained since last Wednesday so he’s had a week of recuperating and so forth.
“There were a couple of others off today but we hope to see them on Friday.
“We’re in a relatively good place. Bobby [Pointon] is coming back from suspension so he’s available so we’ve got quite a strong squad.”
Bradford’s number nine Andy Cook has made 13 appearances for the Bantams this season across all competitions and is yet to score in the league. His last appearance was as a substitute during Bradford’s 3-0 loss to Bolton in the EFL Trophy on December 2.
Whilst midfielder Bobby Pointon, who is Bradford’s joint top scorer this season in the league with Antoni Sarcevic (6), also last played against Bolton.
Alexander also confirmed that Lewis Richards, who has only made four appearances this season for Bradford, will be out until the new year with a hamstring injury.
He said: “He’s going to be out for four to six weeks, so it’s not a major one. We’re delighted with that and he’s really relieved.
“He’s already out running on the grass with Bobby [Scarborough] as is Matt Pennington. They are really good at getting people moving straight away.
“You’re probably looking at the start of January for Lewis being back.”
Alexander also confirmed that defender Curtis Tilt, who played nearly 80 games under Leam Richardson at Wigan, has also returned to the matchday squad after a serious hamstring issue last weekend.