CARDIFF CITY v AFC BOURNEMOUTHSaturday 18th September, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City Stadium Pay on the day for both fans
Cardiff: Phillips; Sang, Flint, Morrison (c), Nelson, Brown; Vaulks, Pack, Bacuna; Harris; Moore
Subs: Smithies, McGuinness, Bagan, Ng, Bowen, Colwill, Collins
TEAM NEWS:
"Lee Tomlin had a repair operation on a groin problem at the beginning of the week, so will be out for a while."
Its hoped Tomlin will be fit now by the end of October.
Still not recovered Isaac Vassell & Lee Tomlin and both still not even fit for U23 duty, never mind first team duty.
"Isaac is back in training because he was a close contact to somebody, who had Covid, so had to isolate again."
Mick McCARTHY:
Joe Ralls was ruled out of the trip to the City Ground due to a groin problem, and his prognosis is looking bleak, with the Bluebirds boss admitting the midfielder could be facing up to a month on the treatment table.
" Joe Ralls will be out up to a month."
"Ryan's got Covid, so he's isolated," McCarthy replied when asked about his latest injury concerns."
"So it'll be the 10 days from when he got it and we've got to see how he feels when he comes back of course.
Thankfully Mick McCarthy said:”We have plenty of strength in depth in this squad and we are not hindered by the injuries.”
Can I stream or watch the match on TV? Available to watch on Cardiff City TV outside of the UK.
The Opposition's Manager - Scott ParkerScott Parker was appointed as Bournemouth's manager this summer.
He has made a solid start there, with Bournemouth still unbeaten in the league.
Before that, he was manager of Fulham for over two years.
He took over in February 2019, initially as caretaker, in a season when Fulham were relegated from the Premier League.
He succesfully guided them straight back to the Premier League the following season, via the play offs. They beat us in the semi finals before winning against rivals Brentford in the final. They had finished fourth.
Last season, Fulham were relegated again from the Premier League. However, they were believed to be keen to keep Parker.
But he decided to leave the club and take over at Bournemouth.
He also had a decent playing career. He played for Charlton, Norwich, Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, Tottenham, and Fulham - as well as having 18 caps for England.
Opposition Dangerous Players Dominic Solanke has already scored five league goals this season and scored 15 in the Championship last season.
Jaidon Anthony has made a strong start to the season, with two goals and three assists in seven league games.
Philip Billing is also a dangerous player.
Previous Meeting We won 2-1 at Bournemouth in February.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups Cardiff City: Phillips, Ng, Flint, Morrison, Nelson, Bagan, Vaulks, Pack, Colwill, Harris, Moore
AFC Bournemouth: Travers, Smith, Cahill, Kelly, Zemura, Billing, Lerma, Christie, Anthony, Brooks, Solanke
Form - Last Three Competitive GamesCoventry City 1-0 Cardiff City
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 1-2 Bristol City
AFC Bournemouth 2-1 QPR
AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Barnsley
Hull City 0-0 AFC Bournemouth
Match OddsCardiff City - 2/1
AFC Bournemouth - 11/8
Draw - 11/5
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