 Nahki Wells IslandStats.com
League Two play-off contenders Fleetwood and Nahki Wells and his Bradford City teammates shared the points in a 2 - 2 draw at Highbury.
The hosts grabbed the lead midway through the first half. After Junior Brown's effort was tipped around the post by City goalkeeper Matt Duke, Alan Goodall headed home at the near post from the resulting corner.
But the Capital One Cup finalists turned the game on its head with goals either side of half-time.
Nathan Pond brought down Bradford skipper Gary Jones 25 yards out and Wells' free-kick floated beautifully over the wall and past Scott Davies in the Fleetwood goal.
Shortly after the break the visitors took the lead, Will Atkinson's long ball eluded Brown and Shaun Beeley and substitute Ryan Dickson capitalized to shoot low past Davies.
The home side were handed a way back into the game with 15 minutes remaining when James Hanson handled the ball in the box and Jon Parkin blasted home from the penalty spot.
Both sides had chances to snatch victory in five minutes of added time. Ryan Crowther blasted over for the home side before Kyel Reid launched a cross from the left, but nobody was in the box trying to get that vital touch.
Wells came off after 85 minutes in the match.
Jonte Smith – Crawley Town
Substitute Adam Rooney`s spot-kick extended Swindon`s unbeaten run to nine games as they drew 1-1 with Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium.
Jonte Smith was an unused Crawley Town substitute.
Swindon striker James Collins had a close-range shot saved by keeper Paul Jones and the former Peterborough shot stopper also kept out an Andy Williams header before Crawley broke the deadlock from the spot mid-way through the first half.
Striker Billy Clarke stepped up to score a left-footed penalty into the middle of the goal after Nicky Adams was tripped by Alan McCormack.
Debutant Jamie Proctor should have doubled Crawley`s lead in first-half stoppage time when put clean through by Clarke, but keeper Wes Foderingham dived to his left to save.
Crawley threatened soon after the interval when a low goalbound shot from Josh Simpson was taken by Foderingham.
Swindon then leveled through a powerfully struck penalty from Rooney after he was pushed by Joe Walsh.
Crawley keeper Jones brilliantly denied Rooney a second as the substitute came close to giving his side all three points with a near-post header.
Williams should have hit the target for Swindon 15 minutes from time when he wastefully headed wide from a Gary Roberts cross.
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