Bradford v Sunderland

Bradford 2

O'Shea 3′ (og) Stead 61′

Sunderland 0

FT 90 +4
HT 1-0

Bradford City's players celebrate beating Sunderland 2-0 in the FA Cup.

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Bradford 2-0 Sunderland

By Jason Mellor BBC Sport

Bradford one win away from Wembley
Bantams through to quarter-finals for first time since 1976
Sunderland's run of six straight wins at Valley Parade ends
Black Cats fans turn on head coach Gus Poyet

Bradford's incredible FA Cup run continued as Sunderland became their latest Premier League scalp.

Jon Stead continued his run of scoring in every round to help put the Bantams into the quarter-finals.

Phil Parkinson's side showed their victory over Chelsea was no fluke, going in front through John O'Shea's third-minute own goal.

Stead doubled the lead for the League One promotion-chasers with a close-range finish in the 61st minute.

In front of their biggest home crowd for more than 50 years, 24,021 people watched Bradford enjoy a perfect start as O'Shea failed to deal with a deep Filipe Morais free-kick swung in from the right.

The ball reached Billy Clarke and the midfielder's misdirected shot from inside the area struck Sunderland skipper O'Shea's right leg to beat keeper Vito Mannone at his near post.

Sunderland captain John O'Shea after scoring an own-goal against Bradford City.

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Bradford 1 (O'Shea og 3') Sunderland 0

Much of the pre-match talk centred on the condition of Bradford's pitch, which was further cut up during the warm-ups.

Sunderland initially failed to adapt to the heavy conditions, and were pushed back as the hosts went in search of a second goal.

Stead failed to head in James Meredith's inviting cross at the near post as Gus Poyet's Sunderland side endured a torrid opening.

Sunderland finally began to assert themselves and Steven Fletcher had penalty claims turned down when the forward went to ground under Rory McArdle's clumsy challenge.

It took a good low save from Ben Williams to keep out a powerful deflected drive from full-back Patrick van Aanholt as Sunderland began to press.

At the other end Billy Clarke forced Mannone into action after finding a way past three Sunderland defenders to shoot from 18 yards.

Poyet introduced Connor Wickham at half-time, and Sunderland continued to push forward, with Ricardo Alvarez initially more of an influence after the re-start.

It took a fine intervention from defender Meredith to prevent Adam Johnson from lobbing the equaliser into an unguarded net.

Sunderland looked the more likely at that stage to score, but it was Bradford who claimed the contest's crucial second goal.

It came from Stead, who claimed a measure of revenge after becoming a figure of ridicule for supporters at the Stadium of Light during a two-year spell on Wearside where he found the net just twice.

Johnson's attempted clearance was headed back into the Sunderland area by James Hanson and 31-year-old Stead, on loan from Huddersfield, found a way past Wes Brown to shoot beneath Mannone from 12 yards.

Wickham saw a late header saved by Williams as the Sunderland fight-back failed to materialise in the remaining half an hour.

Many fans among the 4,000-strong away support then turned on head coach Poyet.

Although it was the Bradford fans who were serenading the Uruguayan with chants of 'you're getting sacked in the morning'.

Bradford boss Phil Parkinson told BBC Sport: "I am obviously delighted with the way we played. We did the right things in the right areas of the pitch. Defensively we were outstanding. I was pleased when Jon Stead put that second goal in, it gave us a bit of breathing space and we saw the game out professionally.

"There is always a danger because the expectancy might have been we would win this one after beating Chelsea but we have kept that underdog spirit. It was a good, old-fashioned cup tie, a really good advert for the FA Cup.

"The pitch was not as bad as it was two or three weeks ago, we played some good stuff at times, so did Sunderland.

"After today we would like another game at home. It is incredible for all the players to experience that sell-out atmosphere. We had all three sides singing and behind the team and it raises the lads to the next level."

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet told BBC Sport: "It was a proper old-style cup tie. Two teams committed. It would be a mistake, or a deflected shot that would be the difference from the two teams, or a decision from the referee.

"Credit to Bradford, they know how to play these games. It is not humiliating, it is what the cup brings into the equation. If the top teams always beat the smaller teams, then the cup would not exist."

Bradford take the lead through O'Shea's own goal

O'Shea cuts a dejected figure after his own goal

Sunderland's run of six consecutive wins at Valley Parade came to an end

Jon Stead celebrates sealing Bradford's FA Cup progress

Bradford return to League One action with Wednesday's trip to Leyton Orient

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)

Bradford City

12 Williams
02 Darby
23 McArdle
05 Davies
03 Meredith
20 Morais
08 Liddle
10 B Clarke Booked (Yeates - 86' )
11 Knott (Halliday - 79' )
16 Stead (Zoko - 89' )
09 Hanson

Substitutes

06 Sheehan
13 Zoko
14 Yeates
15 Mackenzie
18 Routis
22 Urwin
25 Halliday

Sunderland

25 Mannone
02 Jones Booked (Vergini - 86' )
16 O'Shea
05 Brown
03 van Aanholt
20 Álvarez (Honeyman - 86' )
07 Larsson Booked
04 Bridcutt
11 Johnson
19 Graham (Wickham - 45' )
09 Fletcher Booked

Substitutes

01 Pantilimon
10 Wickham
14 Jordi Gómez
22 Coates
27 Vergini
39 Honeyman
42 Agnew

Ref: Kevin Friend

Att: 24,021

Match Stats

Possession 52 48

Shots

11 10

On target

4 4

Corners

4 4

Fouls

8 16

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Bradford City 2, Sunderland 0.

90:00 +3:04 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Bradford City 2, Sunderland 0.

88:55 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Bradford City. Francois Zoko replaces Jon Stead.

85:48 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Sunderland. George Honeyman replaces Ricardo Álvarez.

85:40 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Sunderland. Santiago Vergini replaces Billy Jones.

85:33 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Bradford City. Mark Yeates replaces Billy Clarke.