MATCH THREAD: " STOKE CITY v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

A tight offside call goes against Stoke as Vidigal slips a pass too Dwight Gayle in the box.

Jack Bonham is out smartly to mop up a wayward passback from Michael Rose that Callum Robinson was sniffing to intercept on the edge of the box.

Robbo bottled that 50/50 with their keeper then

Daniel Johnson leads a coutner-attack for Stoke and waits for Hoever to sprint up, overlapping down the right. Hoever's cross is decent but Vidigal can't convert. That was a good chance.

Stoke attacking

Stoke now controlling game .

City not letting them shoot

Hoever leathers an awkward dropping ball from right-back to release Vidigal on the inside left. McGuinness has to be sharp to intercept.

Stoke building up pressure.

Robbo bottled that 50/50 with their keeper then

Spot on. Robinson did …. He always bottles challenges/tackles. I.m.o.Very frustrating player

Stoke had a long period of in control

Vidigal and Leris are getting very narrow for Stoke and they're finding pockets of space

Cardiff now in the Stoke area

Stoke with 68 per cent of possession in the opening 30 minutes.

Vidigal is caught by the back of a swinging arm from Ng and briefly stops the game. There doesn't look like there was much in it.

Free kick Cardiff

Callum Robinson and out of play

Robinson hits a shot way over the top

Corner to Cardiff

Cardiff now the better team

Best chance of the game by McGuinness, header wide

Should be 1-0.
Wicked cross from Ralls on the left, straight on the money to McGuiness, but heads it wide.

Ironic cheers from the home fans as Oliver Langford gives Stoke a free-kick.

Frustration starting from both sides

Stoke virtually missed an open goal

End to end

Stoke shoot wide

Siopis on side injured

This is anyones game

Grant fouled

Stoke counter quickly but Vidigal can't control Johnson's little pass in the box.

Stoke keepp the ball up and Johnson picks out Leris on the penalty spot but his shot goes wide.

Manolis Siopis is down at the other end, looking like he's hurt his hand. He wanted the game stopped for him.