James Hanson has been deemed not fit enough yet to make a return from a calf problem, although Filipe Morais is named on the bench following two games on the sidelines with a thigh injury.
| BRADFORD CITY | COVENTRY CITY |
| 1. Colin Doyle | 23. Reice Charles-Cook |
| 3. James Meredith | 2. Jordan Willis |
| 4. Nicky Law | 4. Jordan Turnbull |
| 6. Romain Vincelot | 9. Daniel Agyei |
| 7. Mark Marshall | 11. Kyel Reid |
| 10. Billy Clarke | 12. Chris McCann |
| 11. Jordy Hiwula | 13. Vladimir Gadzhev |
| 14. Josh Cullen | 15. Lewis Page |
| 22. Nathaniel Knight-Percival | 18. Sam Ricketts (c) |
| 24. Daniel Devine | 30. Dion Kelly-Evans |
| 29. Tony McMahon (c) | 31. Ben Stevenson |
| Substititutes: | Substitutes: |
| 12. Rouven Sattelmaier (GK) | 1. Lee Burge (GK) |
| 8. Timothee Dieng | 8. Ruben Lameiras |
| 16. Paul Anderson | 20. Marcus Tudgay |
| 17. Vincent Rabiega | 24. Ryan Haynes |
| 20. Filipe Morais | 25. Jack Finch |
| 25. Reece Webb-Foster | 27. George Thomas |
| 29. Cian Harries |