MATCH THREAD: " SUNDERLAND v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

10 mins Nothing to report.

I agree; all huff and puff so far from both sides...

I am impressed by the Bluebirds finally starting to know their shape and therefor where their own players are/should be on thos 'knock-downs' and giving less 'easy' ball away...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Threads a ball down the left looking for Collins, but it's snuffed out by Hume.

Grant cuts inside before looking up near the corner of the area.

Pulls the trigger but it's miles over.

Cardiff defending well

Cardiff defending well

Our 'shape' is very good, Annis. We are starting to probe; but Sunderland are doing similar...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

20 mins:

A couple of half chances for Cardiff.

Goutas stopped an almost certain goal there.

25 mins.

First real chance of the game from Sunderland. A nice move from the home team. End shot went wide for a corner. Resulting corner ended with a high shot.

So lucky there! Well played through by Sunderland and they will be very disappointed not to score; but Dimitri Goutas clears for a corner that comes to nothing...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Can’t get the ball off Sunderland at the moment.
We need to start putting our foot on the ball, and moving them around.
Sunderland just not letting us out at the moment!

Should be 1-0 Sunderland

Bellingham threads a ball through both Ralls and Grant on the edge of the Cardiff box for Ba.

He paulls back for Pritchard, but his effort is deflected just wide.

Corner is played short, and Neil is eventually teed up 25 yards out.

It's a great hit, but whistles over the bar.

Dimitri Goutas defending well so far, as Sunderland probe...

However, the Bluebirds are not without 'clout' and ask their own questions at the other end...

Game going as I expected so far and the Bluebirds are getting to grips far more as the game goes on...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Over 30 mins played so far and this is no 'el classico' but we are holding our own...

Both sides probing but with little luck to this point...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

35 mins Nothing to report.

35 mins Nothing to report.

Copy and paste with only digit- changes so far, Ian...

It’s all Sunderland

Another let-off

Ba is tearing Collins apart at the moment.

Gets the better of him again and curls in a teasing low cross that's begging to be tapped in, but Burstow can't get there.

City move forward and a Collins cross is a little too high for Ugbo...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Free-kick to Sunderland from a Manolis Siopis tackle around 25 yards out...

Pritchard stands over the ball and hits the ball into the wall before Perry Ng inadvertantly passes the ball back to Jak Alnwick in the Bluebird goal...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Good save from Jak Alnwick from another Sunderland run by Jack Clark...

Our defence need to tighten up and half-time can't come quickly enough for Erol Bulut to have his say...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

One of the 'awkward' looping balls goes across the Sunderland box and it goes for a Bluebird corner that is cleared before being put back into the box only to be gattered high by the Sunderland keeper...

Half-time and I feel there is better to come from the Bluebirds in the second half...

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Disappointing performance from us so far but happy with the score line.

I’d take a draw right now.

HT Nothing to report

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

Simon, he's one of those that offers little and then pops up with a goal...

Personally, I'd get Meite and Tanner on early in the second half and have a word with our stretched-too-easily defendrrs (Collins seemingly the worse so far)

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

HT Nothing to report

We have set up pretty defensively. No surprise there.
Generally, its worked ok. The defence is pretty solid apart from Collins who has been beaten a few times and the winger to get a few dangerous crosses in.
The trouble is that apart from Grant (and Collins on the left) we have had no out ball. Meite and Ugbo have been a yard off the pace.i wouldnt be surprised to see a couple of early changes up front.

I would give etete a run ugbo looks very stale .

I would give etete a run ugbo looks very stale .

I agree - either Ugbo or Meite could be changed.Etete has got something about him. Unfortunately Grant (our best attacker first half has had to go off).

Robinson could also come on for ugbo

The Bluebirds living a charmed life so far in the second half and only some great defending has kept them out...

Chance after chance for Sunderland so far...

With Tanner on for Karlan Grant, we need to start pushung back upfield...

This is not good for the old ticker but it looks like the Bluebirds are abiut to introduce Rubin Colwill and Kion Etete...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Wintle us chopped down on the half-way line when receiving a poor ball from his own team mate but it all comes to nothing...

Some excellent work from Tanner after a great tackle from McGuiness sees Ugbo shoot but sadly well off target...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY