James Vaughan’s penalty gave Bradford a 1-0 win over Newport to keep their League Two play-off push on course.
The Bantams' top scorer won and converted the spot-kick just before the hour when he intercepted a misplaced back-pass and drew a foul from goalkeeper Nick Townsend.
Aramide Oteh went close to a second but one goal was enough to keep Bradford sixth in the table and inflict a fourth straight league defeat on their opponents.