Alexander admits first-half faults in Grimsby win

Bradford City head coach Graham Alexander has admitted his side wasn't good enough in the first half of their EFL Trophy tie against Grimsby Town.

The Bantams came back from behind in a spirited second-half performance to beat the League Two side, who had been reduced to 10 men after Henry Brown's red card in the 27th minute.

"I thought we were poor in the first half. We didn't the energy needed, the intent on the ball," Alexander told BBC Radio Leeds.

"I thought their goal was coming as we were just slow in our play and did not approach the game in the right way.

"When the penalty was given, I'd already been thinking something like that was coming for ten minutes before."

Despite the tricky first-half performance from his side, Alexander's men were able to turn things around after the break, with a late brace from returning striker Andy Cook was enough to secure the win.

"Based on the second-half possession, and the amount of opportunities we had around the box, we needed to score and we deserved to score," Alexander added.

"I'm glad we have won the game because we take each game seriously, each competition seriously.

"It would have been a bitter one to take if we hadn't won the game tonight because we would have only had ourselves to blame.

"As professionals, we should be going into every game looking to win it."