CARDIFF CITY v
MIDDLESBROUGHSaturday 17th February, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City StadiumPAY ON THE DAY FOR BOTH SETS OF FANS
800-1,000 Boro fans are expected
City: Neil Etheridge,Bruno Manga,Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba,Joe Bennett ,Joe Ralls
Marko Grujic ,Callum Paterson ,Armand Traore ,Junior Hoilett Kenneth Zohore.
Sub: Brian Murphy ,Lee Peltier, Greg Halford ,Loic Damour ,Yanic Wildschut ,Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ,Anthony Pilkington
16/02/18
Gary Madine is likely to have a surprise return after breaking his nose away at Millwall.
Former Bluebird Rudy Gestede looks set to be fit for Middlesbrough tomorrow.
15/02/18
Craig Bryson, Kadeem Harris and Matthew Connolly are all seemingly making good progress from their respective injuries and played for Cardiff City DVP today
NEIL WARNOCK:
“I’m hoping Craig Bryson will play for an hour for the Under-23s this week to show he is ready.”
Bryson has not featured since the Boxing Day defeat to Fulham, that itself a first appearance in three weeks after suffering with an Achilles problem.
INJURY UPDATE 15/02/18
Jamie Ward out with groin injury.
Gary Madine likely to miss due to broken nose.
Danny Ward out for the season.
Matt Connolly on the way to being fully fit.
Jazz Richards still not ready.
Aron Gunnarsson still injured.
14/02/18
Injury update
Danny Ward is out for the season while Matt Connolly is also absent, and Warnock added: “Jazz is a while off and Aron Gunnarsson is not training on grass yet – though he should be in another week to ten days.
“Jamie Ward hurt his groin,” admitted Warnock.
"I was only looking at Sturridge the other night, feeling sorry for him, and now Jamie has done it himself.
“He can’t feel it when he’s walking, so we are optimistic it won’t be too bad, but we’ll have to see.”
About MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Football Club is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently competing in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889. They played at the Linthorpe Road ground from 1882 to 1903 and at Ayresome Park for 92 years, from 1903 to 1995.
They were one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992 and became one of the first clubs to be relegated from it following the 1992–93 season. The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before it was saved by a consortium led by then board member and later chairman Steve Gibson. The club's main rivals are Sunderland and Newcastle United. There is also a rivalry with fellow Yorkshire club Leeds United.
Middlesbrough won the League Cup in 2004, the club's first and only major trophy. They reached the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, but were beaten by Spanish side Sevilla. The club's highest league finish to date was third in the 1913–14 season and they have only spent two seasons outside the Football League's top two divisions.
The club's traditional kit is red with white detailing. The various crests throughout the club's history, the most recent of which was adopted in 2007, incorporate a lion rampant.
Previous MeetingWe won 1-0 at Middlesbrough in October, with a Joe Ralls penalty winning it.
Team News - Predicted Line-UpsCardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Manga, Morrison, Traore, Ralls, Grujic, Paterson, Wildschut, Hoilett, Zohore
Middlesbrough: Randolph, Shotton, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Howson, Leadbitter, Downing, Traore, Gestede, Bamford
Form - Last Three GamesCardiff City 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
Millwall 1-1 Cardiff City
Leeds United 1-4 Cardiff City
Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Norwich City 1-0 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Match OddsCardiff City - 13/10
Middlesbrough - 21/10
Draw - 11/5
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