' TODAYS TEAM: WIGAN v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD

WIGAN ATHLETIC v CARDIFF CITY
Championship
Saturday 22 April, 15:00
DW Stadium



Cardiff City to face Wigan: Amos; Connolly, Morrison (C), Manga, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Ralls, M. Harris, Noone, K. Harris; Pilkington.

Subs: Peltier, Richards, Whittingham, Halford, Lambert, Meite, Hoilett.


Over 600 tickets sold

CARDIFF FANS CAN PAY ON THE DAY


21/04/17

NEIL WARNOCK:

"There’s a sickness bug going round, Declan John is definitely out and there’s another couple of lads out. I don’t want people travelling if there’s sickness in the camp."




" UPDATED DAILY "


NEIL WARNOCK: ON WIGAN

"Wigan are a good footballing team and they have a lot of possession. Powell’s had a good run in front of goal so I’m expecting a good game."

" People say there’s pressure at the top of the table but I wouldn’t want to be in their position. I think there’s far more pressure at the other end of the table. "



20/04/17

Cardiff have sold over 350 tickets for Wigan away so far, City fans can pay on the day

City's allocation is 5,000.

Kenneth Zohore and Lee Peltier are fully fit


Latest News


PAY ON THE DAY

Wigan like most of the majority of City away games is pay on the turnstile for Cardiff fans game away at Wigan this Saturday and once again No restrictions or need for id etc

The Away end holds 5,000


CHEAP PRICES FOR CARDIFF CITY FANS
Adults: £22.00
Senior Citizens (over 65yrs): £20.00
Under 18: £10.00
Under 11: £5.00
Under 5: £2.00


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 McGregor
2 Peltier
4 Morrison
5 Ecuele Manga
3 Bennett
33 Hoilett
17 Gunnarsson
7 Whittingham
24 K Harris
13 Pilkington
26 Zohore


Wigan

28 Haugaard
26 Hanson
3 Buxton
33 Burn
23 Warnock
16 MacDonald
17 Jacobs
6 Power
19 Tunnicliffe
4 Perkins
11 Obertan


The Opposition



Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team compete in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded in 1932, the club have played at the DW Stadium since 1999, which they let rugby league club Wigan Warriors rent from them; since their foundation, they had previously played at Springfield Park.

The team were elected to The Football League in 1978, and competed in the Premier League from 2005 to 2013. They won the 2012–13 FA Cup, have also won League One and League Two and are two-times winners of the Football League Trophy, along with numerous regional football competitions from their time as a non-league club. The club embarked on its first European campaign during the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Full name: Wigan Athletic Football Club
Nickname: The Latics, The Tics
Founded: 1932; 84 years ago
Ground: DW Stadium
Capacity: 25,138
President: Dave Whelan
Chairman: David Sharpe
Manager: Gary Caldwell
League: Championship



2016/17 Results

Cardiff

MON 17 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
FRI 14 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Sheff Wed 1 - 0 Cardiff
SAT 8 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff City 2 - 1 Brentford
TUE 4 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Barnsley 0 - 0 Cardiff City


Wigan

MON 17 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 1 Wigan Athletic
THU 13 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Wigan Athletic 3 - 2 Barnsley
SAT 8 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Wigan Athletic 3 - 2 Rotherham United
TUE 4 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Ipswich Town 3 - 0 Wigan Athletic


Recent meetings

2014/2015 Tue 24 Feb Wigan Ath. 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2014/2015 Tue 19 Aug Cardiff City 1 - 0 Wigan Ath. Championship
2013/2014 Sat 15 Feb Cardiff City 1 - 2 Wigan Ath. F.A. Cup
2004/2005 Sat 09 Apr Cardiff City 0 - 2 Wigan Ath. Championship
2004/2005 Mon 30 Aug Wigan Ath. 2 - 1 Cardiff City Championship


Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 23/10
Draw 12/5
Wigan 11/8


DW Stadium



Key facts

Club: Wigan Athletic FC
Opening: 1999
Capacity: 25,133 seats

History and description

The DW Stadium, until 2009 called JJB Stadium, replaced Wigan’s previous home Springfield Park, where Wigan had been playing their home matches for almost 70 years.

The DW Stadium officially opened on the 4th of August 1999 with a friendly between Wigan and Manchester United. A few days earlier, Wigan had already played another friendly at the stadium against Morecambe.

The stadium got renamed in 2009 after chairman David Whelan’s DW Sports business.


Tickets

Adults: £22.00
Senior Citizens (over 65yrs): £20.00
Under 18: £10.00
Under 11: £5.00
Under 5: £2.00

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCS Ticket Office situated inthe Grandstand, next to Corporate Entrance 2.

Alternatively, you can call the Stadium Ticket Office on 0845 345 1400. The Ticket Office is open from 9am to 5:30pm on Monday to Friday, and 9am to 3pm on non match-day Saturdays.

The easiest way is to book online - http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity


Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

its now over 4 years since we won 3 nil.
so 3 nil to us. 10,340. away fans 340

0-1 (ralls)

Wigan 1 City 3

2 nil to the Bluebirds

20/04/17

Cardiff have sold 250 tickets for Wigan away so far, City fans can pay on the day

City's allocation is 5,000.

Kenneth Zohore and Lee Peltier are fully fit

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20/04/17

Cardiff have sold 250 tickets for Wigan away so far, City fans can pay on the day

City's allocation is 5,000.

Not sure what I was expecting, but I expected more than 250.

I'll be there none the less, but I thought, especially for some of the younger fans that this would be a new trip. (midweek last time when we took 500 odd) and not for 7/8 years previous to that.

20/04/17

Cardiff have sold 250 tickets for Wigan away so far, City fans can pay on the day

City's allocation is 5,000.

Better get to ground a little earlie this weekr to avoid the rush to get in

NEIL WARNOCK:



"There’s a sickness bug going round, Declan John is definitely out and there’s another couple of lads out. I don’t want people travelling if there’s sickness in the camp."

NEIL WARNOCK: ON WIGAN

"Wigan are a good footballing team and they have a lot of possession. Powell’s had a good run in front of goal so I’m expecting a good game."

" People say there’s pressure at the top of the table but I wouldn’t want to be in their position. I think there’s far more pressure at the other end of the table. "

Wigan Athletic will turn to goalkeeper Matt Gilks, after Stoke City loanee Jakob Haugaard tore a shoulder muscle and returned to his parent club.

Striker Omar Bogle and defender Reece Burke could figure despite their recent injury issues.

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says a sickness bug has affected his squad's preparations for the game and will rule out defender Declan John.

Striker Rickie Lambert could be back after a back injury.

The Latics will be relegated if they lose to Cardiff and Nottingham Forest beat Huddersfield. Graham Barrow's side could also be relegated if they draw, if Forest are win and Blackburn draw or win against Wolves.

Striker Nick Powell could continue in his "super-sub" role with five goals in his last three games, despite Wigan's perilous circumstances and his recent return from a hamstring injury.

I think Wigan may sneak all three points here and live to fight another day.

Over 600 tickets sold

Over 600 tickets sold

Carlos good support, it shows distance does not matter if you really want to go

Cardiff City to face Wigan: Amos; Connolly, Morrison (C), Manga, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Ralls, M. Harris, Noone, K. Harris; Pilkington.

Subs: Peltier, Richards, Whittingham, Halford, Lambert, Meite, Hoilett.

C'MON, CITY!

A good City contingent for an end of season game and hopefully a display to reward them!

BRILLIANT


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Prediction 1-0 city

Throwing down the gauntlet

Cardiff haven’t really got out of their own half for the past 10 minutes.

Another Wigan free kick will be taking long to pen them back. Connolly and Mark Harris combine to clear.

One way traffic

Some hefty challenges flying in, especially from Wigan who haven’t allowed Cardiff a moment’s peace in possession.

It looked for a second like Noone was about to feed Pilkington on the break - but back come Wigan.

The corner comes to nothing, then Pilkington is - frustratingly - flagged offside.

That was just about Cardiff’s only real attack of the first half.


Cardiff corner

Well won header by Pilkington to nod it in the path of Harris.

Cardiff now have their first corner of the game.

Good effort

Shot from distance fro Reece Burke, dancing forward from right back.

Never looked like troubling the goal but Amos was concerned for a second. That was the best chance of the game so far.

More pressure

Great diagonal from Obertan ushers Burke forward on the overlap again.

Corner to Wigan and the pressure just increasing a notch or two.

Jacobs works a cross into the middle but Morgan stabs over the top.

Cardiff pressure...

A rare chance for Cardiff to exert their own pressure now through a Joe Ralls corner.

But it disappears very quickly when Kadeem miscontrols. The winger has been very quiet so far.

Might aswell give Meite a try Pilkington is a waste of space.

One way traffic, really, but Neil Warnock promised Wigan’s relegation rivals that Cardiff would put up a fight and that’s exactly what they’ve done.

Gunnarsson and Ralls have been vigilant in midfield, but really it’s the Latics lack of cutting edge that is keeping this game at 0-0. They’re yet to create a genuine clearcut chance despite all that possession in the final third.

Tunnicliffe and Jacobs are big threats from the wide positions.

We seemed to be in a habit of playing scared away from home again.I don't understand it.When was the last time Cardiff didn't get battered with possession playing away?

CARDIFF SUB: Rickie Lambert on for Mark Harris