CARDIFF CITY v
SUNDERLANDSaturday 13th January, 12.30pm
SkyBet Championship
Cardiff City StadiumCardiff City team
Etheridge, Richards, Morrison, Manga, Bamba, Bennett; Paterson, Ralls; Hoilett, Mendez-Laing Zohore
Subs: Murphy, Halford, Tomlin, Feeney, Damour, Feeney, Wilschut, Pilkington
Pay on Day
With Cardiff Now having 14,500 season ticket holders including all the New Half-Season Tickets, City should now see a Surge in Crowds as its now The New Year
Approx 900 Sunderland Fans have travelled.
12:30pm / Live on Sky / Bottom of the Championship & over 620 mile round trip
12/01/18
Will Wildschut be available to face Sunderland? Yes
NEIL WARNOCK:
"Wildschut will be in the squad if he lands at Cardiff in the fog!”
Zohore is fit
Morrison likely to start.
Joe Ralls, Sol Bamba and Bennett are all in contention to feature against Sunderland.
Kadeem Harris and Craig Bryson are training, but are unlikely to be involved against Sunderland.
The latest injury news from Neil Warnock
NEIL WARNOCK:
"I’d like to say injuries are improving but I don’t think it’s much different to last week. Bryson and Kadeem are training but it’s probably a bit too soon, but longer terms like Peltier, Matt Connolly, Aron Gunnarsson have no chance. We’ve got to get on with what we’ve got. The good thing is the illness has gone out of the camp, Rallsy, Bamba and Bennett - who was a bit below last week even though he played - are all firing again so at least we have a few more options.”
Sunderland Injury News:
Lamine Kone and Didier Ndong have both returned to training, although the duo are not expected to be available for the game in South Wales.
Wales international Jonny Williams is set to return to training next week following a lengthy lay-off due to a shoulder injury, although he will also miss the game in his homeland.
But the big positive for Chris Coleman’s side is that new signing Jake Clarke-Salter is in contention to feature against the Bluebirds.
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About Sunderland "
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Sunderland currently plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Since its formation in 1879, the club has won six top-flight (First Division, now the Premier League) titles (1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913 and 1936), a total only bettered by five other clubs, and has finished runners-up five times. The club has also won the FA Cup twice (1937 and 1973) and been runners-up twice (1913 and 1992), as well as winning the FA Community Shield in 1936 and being finalists the following year. Sunderland have also been Football League Cup finalists in 1985 and 2014.
Sunderland won their first FA Cup in 1937 with a 3–1 victory over Preston North End, and remained in the top league for 68 successive seasons until they were relegated for the first time in 1958. Sunderland's most notable trophy after the Second World War was their second FA Cup in 1973, when the club secured a 1–0 victory over Leeds United. The team has won the second tier title five times in that period and the third tier title once.
Sunderland play their home games at the 49,000-capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997. The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to 49,000 following expansion in 2000. Sunderland have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbouring club Newcastle United, with whom they have contested the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898.
Team News - Predicted Line-UpsCardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Manga, Connolly, Bennett, Bamba, Ralls, Paterson, Hoilett, Healey, Zohore
Sunderland: Steele, Jones, Browning, O'Shea, Wilson, Oviedo, Honeyman, Love, Robson, McManaman, Maja
I can't get to the match, can I watch it live?Yes, the match is live on Sky Sports.
Previous MeetingWe went to Sunderland back in September and won 2-1 thanks to Craig Bryson and Joe Ralls goals, either side of Lynden Gooch's goal for the hosts.
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Cardiff City 0-1 Preston North End
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Sunderland 0-1 Barnsley
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland
Match OddsCardiff City - 4/5
Sunderland - 7/2
Draw - 5/2
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