MATCH THREAD " CARDIFF CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH " MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH
Saturday 17th February, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City Stadium


PAY 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 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 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 Meeting

We won 1-0 at Middlesbrough in October, with a Joe Ralls penalty winning it.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff 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 Games

Cardiff 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 Odds

Cardiff City - 13/10
Middlesbrough - 21/10
Draw - 11/5

Predictions

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PAY ON THE DAY FOR BOTH SET OF FANS

800-1,000 Boro fans are expected

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Another must win City game

3-1 City

Hardest game in along time i say , 2-1 bluebirds

A very tough game. Watch Traore he has electric pace. Get Joe Bennett to sort him out.

14/02/18

Injury update

“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.”

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough betting odds

Unsurprisingly, given that both the Bluebirds and Boro are battling it out for promotion, the bookies are struggling to separate the sides ahead of the game on Saturday.

Cardiff are the slight favourites given that they have home advantage, but these odds - courtesy of SkyBet - suggest it’s going to be very close.

Cardiff City win 7/5

Draw 9/4

Middlesbrough win 2/1

Neil Warnock has welcomed Lee Peltier back in midweek for first start since New Year’s Day, but there are still injury issues.

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.

1-0 will do me

Whatever the result, our season will still be well and truly alive. Nothing will be decided this weekend. A win would be great, but Middlesbrough need it more than us. A draw would not be any big disaster.

hopefully 19000+ crowd

Whatever the result, our season will still be well and truly alive. Nothing will be decided this weekend. A win would be great, but Middlesbrough need it more than us. A draw would not be any big disaster.

Tend to agree Steve this is going to go all the way teams will pickup and drop points every week! Just need to pick up points on consistant basis.

Cardiff City continue preparations for the visit of Tony Pulis's Middlesbrough this weekend, although Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock looks to have a couple of fresh injury concerns.

Jamie Ward is likely to be ruled out of the contest with the Teesiders after his City debut was ended after 13 minutes due to a suspected groin injury, while question marks are also likely to surround the fitness of striker Gary Madine, who was left out of the win over his former club on Tuesday evening after failing a late fitness test.

The 27-year-old is understood to have broken his nose during the 1-1 draw at Millwall last Friday night, although there have been indications that he could still be in the running for a place in the starting line-up on Saturday.

" 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 out.
Jazz Richards still not ready.
Aron Gunnarsson still injured.

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.

Warnock should have Gary Madine available for Middlesbrough, revealing he sent the striker for scans after knocks to his knee and ankle against Millwall as well as the “smashed nose”.

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Cardiff City v Middlesbrough stats


Cardiff have lost three home league games at the Cardiff City Stadium against Middlesbrough – against no side have they lost more (also three against Hull and Newcastle).

None of the last 23 league meetings between these sides has ended as a draw (12 wins for Cardiff, 11 wins for Middlesbrough).

Neil Warnock has won all seven of his home league matches (including play-offs) against Middlesbrough – Cardiff could be the
seventh different club with whom he has won home games against Boro (also Notts County, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, QPR, Leeds, Rotherham).

Tony Pulis and Warnock haven’t faced since November 2011, when Warnock’s QPR won 3-2 at Stoke in the Premier League.

Armand Traore, who scored in midweek, has been involved in two goals in two Championship appearances since joining Cardiff (one goal, one assist), as many as he registered for Nottm Forest in 30 games (two assists).


Middlesbrough have won three of their last four away league games, although they did lose last time out versus Norwich. Indeed, Boro had won just three of their previous 29 away contests.

Cardiff have lost three home league games at the Cardiff City Stadium against Middlesbrough – against no side have they lost more (also three against Hull and Newcastle).

Craig Bryson, Kadeem Harris and Matthew Connolly are all seemingly making good progress from their respective injuries.

All three played for the Cardiff City DVP team today

Former Bluebird Rudy Gestede looks set to be fit for Middlesbrough tomorrow.

Tough game for us but I think we will get the right result, 2-1 City

Todays Programme

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0-0

Will be a tight game with the two managers playing well organised teams both hard to beat.
City have been difficult to beat at home all season so im going for a city win.
1-0
Ralls to score again against them.

Common the mighty bluebirds a must win game to keep preasure on that 2nd spot

hope Zohore and Madine upfront!
hope NML play and score will boost confidence

3-1 to the Blooobirds (Madine Zohore Morrisson) att 17,945

Cardiff City host fellow promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough in the Welsh capital this afternoon.


Cardiff have lost three home league games at the Cardiff City Stadium against Middlesbrough – against no side have they lost more (also three against Hull and Newcastle).



None of the last 23 league meetings between these sides has ended as a draw (12 wins for Cardiff, 11 wins for Middlesbrough).
Neil Warnock has won all seven of his home league matches (including play-offs) against Middlesbrough –


Cardiff could be the seventh different club with whom he has won home games against Boro (also Notts County, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, QPR, Leeds, Rotherham).



Tony Pulis and Warnock haven’t faced since November 2011, when Warnock’s QPR won 3-2 at Stoke in the Premier League.



Armand Traore, who scored in midweek, has been involved in two goals in two Championship appearances since joining Cardiff (one goal, one assist), as many as he registered for Nottm Forest in 30 games (two assists).



Middlesbrough have won three of their last four away league games, although they did lose last time out versus Norwich. Indeed, Boro had won just three of their previous 29 away contests.

RUDY GESTEDE STARTS

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TWO CHANGES FOR CITY



2 changes for the #Bluebirds - Bamba and @JoeBennett27 start.

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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

Anybody know of a stream for todays match?