CHELSEA v
CARDIFF CITYSaturday 15th September, 3pm
Premier League
Stamford BridgeCardiff have sold their full allocation of 3,000 tickets
Cardiff City: Etheridge; Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Camarasa, Arter, Ralls, Hoilett; Reid, Ward
Subs: Murphy, Peltier, Richard, Zohore, Paterson, Cunningham, Madine
14/09/18
Nei Warnock on injuries
“I’m not aware of anything untoward."
“Murphy is training but whether he’ll be involved on Saturday, I’m not sure.
“He wants to be but with Mendez-Laing out for a long time we’ll have to be careful.”
Sky Bet Match Odds
Chelsea - 1/6
Cardiff City - 16/1
Draw - 11/2
12/09/18 Injury update
Aside from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s long-term knee ligament injury, there will be a few players whose fitness Cardiff City are sweating on ahead of this weekend.
Josh Murphy missed the game against Arsenal with a niggle, Junior Hoilett didn’t appear 100 per cent fit after a groin problem and of course there’s Aron Gunnarsson hoping to fight his way back.
This Friday in Neil Warnock updates the fans on here, we will here an update
Chelsea:
Cesc Fabregas is a doubt for the Blues with a knee injury, but Sarri has no other injury worries to contend with
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About ChelseaChelsea Football Club is a professional football club in London, England, that competes in the Premier League. Founded in 1905, the club's home ground since then has been Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea won the First Division title in 1955, followed by various cup competitions between 1965 and 1971. The past two decades have seen sustained success, with the club winning 23 trophies since 1997. In total, the club has won 28 major trophies; six titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups and four FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Super Cup.
Chelsea's regular kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s. The club have the sixth-highest average all-time attendance in English football, and for the 2017–18 season at 41,280. Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. In 2018, they were ranked by Forbes magazine as the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £1.54 billion ($2.06 billion) and in the 2016–17 season it was the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, having earned €428 million.
Previous MeetingWe last played Chelsea in May 2014, which was our final match in the Premier League before this season. We lost 2-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium. Cesar Azpilicueta scored an own goal to give us a first half lead, before two quick goals in the second half by Andre Schurrle and Fernando Torres got the three points for Chelsea.
Team News - Predicted Line-UpsChelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Morata
Cardiff City: Etheridge, Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Ralls, Arter, Camarasa, Hoilett, Reid, Ward
Form - Last Three GamesChelsea 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Newcastle United 1-2 Chelsea
Chelsea 3-2 Arsenal
Cardiff City 2-3 Arsenal
Cardiff City 1-3 Norwich City
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Cardiff City
Match OddsChelsea - 1/5
Cardiff City - 12/1
Draw - 11/2
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