Bradford hero reckons he's got Cup semi-final taped

Bradford's Garry Thompson forgot to record his heroics against Arsenal but will not make the same mistake ahead of tonight’s semi-final second leg clash at Aston Villa.

Thompson scored in last month’s Capital One Cup quarter-final win over Arsene Wenger’s side but cannot watch it back on his television at home.

Bradford take a 3-1 lead to Villa Park and the forward said: “Luckily my sister-in-law and father-in-law have taped the Arsenal game, so when I nip round I do tend to sneak it on the telly.

“I see the celebration and I don’t know what I was doing. I lost my bearings for about 30 seconds, which was why I’m looking towards the Arsenal fans.

“Usually that is where our fans are in a league game — the Arsenal supporters must have been wondering why this bloke was flashing his name at them! But it was a mad game that will live long in the memory.”

Thompson missed the first-leg victory over Villa with a knee injury but is back in contention.

He said: “It’s one of those injuries that can put you out for eight or nine months if it tears properly. Luckily enough for me it was days rather than months.”