BRADFORD City manager Mark Hughes felt his side were undone by “a sucker punch” from “the smallest player on the pitch” during Swindon Town’s 1-0 win at the County Ground on Tuesday night.

The Bantams had not lost for two months prior to arriving in Wiltshire while Jody Morris’ men had failed to win a week short of the same period.

But after battling through to half-time all square, Swindon were the better side when they switched ends – culminating in Williams’ 10th goal of the season from Remeao Hutton’s 10th assist eight minutes from time.

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Speaking to the Bradford Telegraph and Argus about a result which harmed the Bantams’ automatic promotion chances but boosted Town’s hopes of finishing in 10th, Hughes admitted: “This wasn’t our night, unfortunately.

“We had enough chances in the first half to take the game away from them. I felt if we converted just one, we’d be fine.

“We had something like 11 or 12 shots at goal in the first half, which is a very big number in any League Two game.

“On occasions, we had three or four passes and then felt we had to have a strike at goal. Sometimes taking the extra pass can make a half-chance into a clear-cut one.

“We just hurried things a little bit in those moments in the first half when we were very much in the ascendancy.”

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Having been criticised for some weak defending during Town’s nine-game winless run, Morris’ side appeared largely unnerved by anything that Bradford threw at them and limited the away team to mostly long-range strikes.

Of the 17 total shots by League Two’s top scorer, Andy Cook and his teammates, only three hit the target – with just one causing Sol Brynn a fleeting moment of concern.

Hughes continued: “Second half, you know the opposition were going to address the fact we were getting so many opportunities, and they did that.

“They restricted us to a lot less and then we got done by a sucker punch. Unfortunately, the smallest player on the pitch has headed it in.

“Maybe because of his stature he wasn’t picked up. We were clearly looking at the big lads who you fear the most and then he’s popped in and they’ve converted and won the game.”