Bradford AFC vs Walsall preview - Bantams sweat on injured trio

Bradford could be without key trio Andrew Davies, James Hanson and Jon Stead when they entertain Walsall.

Slight hamstring strains forced both Davies and two-goal hero Hanson off at half-time during Wednesday night's 2-0 victory at Leyton Orient, while Stead is nursing an ankle problem.

Phil Parkinson could hand starts to Gary MacKenzie and Francois Zoko, who impressed the Bantams boss off the bench in midweek, should those players fail to recover in time.

The win in the capital saw Bradford move back to within one point of sixth-placed Doncaster, with a game in hand on their play-off rivals.

Walsall will welcome back top scorer Tom Bradshaw following his recovery from a hamstring injury.

The 15-goal striker has missed the last three games but has been passed fit.

James Chambers (hamstring) and Anthony Forde (groin) are also available again for the Saddlers.

Sam Mantom remains out with his long-term knee injury but has started kicking a ball again, although he does not have a comeback date.