MATCH THREAD: " WATFORD v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

WATFORD v CARDIFF CITY
Wednesday 19th April, 7.45pm
Sky Bet Championship
Vicarage Road 

TEAM NEWS

Cardiff City XI: Allsop; Ng, McGuinness, Kipre; Romeo, Wintle, Rinomhota, Ralls, O'Dowda; Etete, Kaba.

Subs: Alnwick, Sang, Sawyers, Ojo, Davies, Harris, Wickham.


Cardiff have sold 580 tickets, But it is pay on the night for Cardiff fans

Allocation 2,000 tickets


UPDATED:


Sabri Lamouchi:

Philogene and Simpson are doubts: "We are looking today at Jaden Philogene and Jack Simpson," Lamouchi said of the players who are doubtful for Watford. "One of them, it's his knee and the other is his shoulder."

Ebou Adams only light training.

Callum Robinson is out and looks out for the season.



The Bluebirds go into the game with a fairly clean bill of health but youngster Rubin Colwill could be a doubt due to a hip injury .Cardiff manager Sabri Lamouchi has said that he will speak to the club's medical team before making any decision.


TEAM NEWS:


Callum Robinson is out of action for the rest of the season


Ebou Adams is out following surgery on his knee after his operation on his shoulder and will miss the remainder of this season ( back in light training) , while Jamilu Collins is likely out for the season as he continues his recovery from an ACL rupture.




Can I stream or watch the match on TV?

This match is live on Cardiff City TV

The Opposition's Manager - Chris Wilder

Wilder was appointed Hornets boss in March. Recently there was speculation he'd be sacked already, but Watford denied this in a statement.

Before that, he had an unsuccessful spell at Middlesbrough until October last year.

He's best known for his spell in charge of his boyhood club Sheffield United between May 2016 and March 2021. In that time, he got them promoted twice - once from League One and once from the Championship.

Previously he had spells at Oxford, where he got them promoted from what is now known as the National League in the play-offs, and Northampton where he won the League Two title whilst under severe financial constraints.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Ismaila Sarr has previously been courted by Premier League clubs. He has nine goals and seven assists in the league this season.

Joao Pedro has eleven league goals.

Previous Meeting 

Watford beat us 2-1 in November

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Watford: Bachmann, Andrews, Porteous, Hoedt, Kamara, Bacuna, Choudhury, Louza, Joao Pedro, Sarr, Davis

Cardiff City: Allsop, Ng, McGuinness, Kipre, Simpson, Ralls, Wintle, Rinomhota, Philogene, Etete, Kaba

Form - Last Three Competitive Games

Watford 2-0 Bristol City
Coventry City 2-2 Watford
Watford 2-3 Huddersfield Town

Sheffield United 4-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 0-1 Sunderland
Blackpool 1-3 Cardiff City

Match Odds

Watford - 10/11
Cardiff City - 11/4
Draw - 5/2

Predictions

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Updated:


Burnley are promoted


Reading minus 6pts

Wigan minus 3pts



Sabri Lamouchi: Played 13 Games Won 4. Drawn 1. Lost 8.

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The Bluebirds go into the game with a fairly clean bill of health but youngster Rubin Colwill could be a doubt due to a hip injury .Cardiff manager Sabri Lamouchi has said that he will speak to the club's medical team before making any decision.



TEAM NEWS:


Callum Robinson is out of action for the rest of the season




Ebou Adams is out following surgery on his knee after his operation on his shoulder and will miss the remainder of this season ( back in light training) , while Jamilu Collins is likely out for the season as he continues his recovery from an ACL rupture.

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Sabri Lamouchi:


"It's game by game. We have five games to play. One more than the others. They will be five finals. But as I said to my players, if we played like we played at Sheffield United, we will not be unlucky all the time."

"We have the squad, we just need some luck, it will be our turn, its in our own hands."




Sabri Lamouchi: Played 13 Games Won 4 Drawn 1 Lost 8



Wed Apr 19 – Watford (A)

Sat Apr 22 – Stoke City (H)


Sky: Thursday 27th 8pm April Rotherham United v Cardiff City Crowd Away Support ( )


Sky: Sun Apr 30- 12pm Huddersfield Town (H)



Sat May 6 – Burnley (A)

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Next round of fixtures:





Tuesday

Blackpool v West Brom

Rotherham v Burnley

Stoke v Wigan

Sunderland v Huddersfield Town

Wednesday

QPR v Norwich

Watford v Cardiff

Reading v Luton







The table:


18th - Rotherham - P 41 PTS 45

19th - Huddersfield - P 42 PTS 43

20th - QPR - P42 PTS 43

21st - Cardiff - P41 PTS 42

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22nd - Reading - P42 PTS 42

23rd - Blackpool - P42 PTS 38

24th - Wigan - P42 PTS 34

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Next round of fixtures:





Tuesday

Blackpool v West Brom

Rotherham v Burnley

Stoke v Wigan

Sunderland v Huddersfield Town

Wednesday

QPR v Norwich

Watford v Cardiff

Reading v Luton







The table:


18th - Rotherham - P 41 PTS 45

19th - Huddersfield - P 42 PTS 43

20th - QPR - P42 PTS 43

21st - Cardiff - P41 PTS 42

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22nd - Reading - P42 PTS 42

23rd - Blackpool - P42 PTS 38

24th - Wigan - P42 PTS 34

All tough fixtures there,there will be mainly loses so whoever gets something will be delighted.
I think we will draw 0-0

Speaking on Sky Sports after the match, Earnshaw said: "It is really, really tough. I look at Watford next, that's a must-win. Stoke is a must-win, Rotherham is a must-win, then Huddersfield.

"Burnley is going to be the toughest one - but every game is now a must-win.

"I believe they will stay up. If they perform like this (against Sheffield United), which was way better than last weekend, then they give themselves a chance.

"They are making it so, so difficult. It's been a really bad year for them."

A Point would be a good result - And avoid defeats with large goal difference in these remain games .
It's worth an extra point = Goal Difference

Cardiff have sold 580 tickets, But it is pay on the night for Cardiff fans

Allocation 2,000 tickets

Sabri Lamouchi:

Philogene and Simpson are doubts: "We are looking today at Jaden Philogene and Jack Simpson," Lamouchi said of the players who are doubtful for Watford. "One of them, it's his knee and the other is his shoulder."

Ebou Adams only light training.

Callum Robinson is out and looks out for the season.

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Sory Kaba is one goal away from matching top scorer Callum Robinson’s tally of seven goals with the Irish international not expected to feature for the rest of the season.

Bluebirds boss Lamouchi may also have to select his team without being able to call upon Jaden Philogene, who has started the last nine games.

Defender Jack Simpson is also being assessed.


Rubin Colwill has not featured in the last two matchday squads after feeling a problem in his hip against Blackpool. Lamouchi says the young Welshman has missed training.

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Who are the favourites?



Watford to win 10/3


Cardiff to win 7/1



Draw 7/2

Cardiff’s Sabri Lamouchi said:



“We go again tonight against probably the best squad in the league in Watford. We will do our best to get a positive result, come back and focus immediately on Stoke City.

"It'll be tough. We're aiming for maximum points. We know why we must give our best. The club deserves to stay in the Championship and I know the players will do everything they can for that.

“I have a fantastic group. I'm surprised to find this group, with this quality, in this situation. We are where we are. We need to fight with this and be determined to get out of this situation. The club have a very important community.”








Watford’s Chris Wilder said:

“I’m looking for us to get another performance under our belts on Wednesday, but we know it won’t be easy. Cardiff have a lot to play for, so it’s a good test for us to try and back up today.”

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TEAM NEWS

Cardiff City XI: Allsop; Ng, McGuinness, Kipre; Romeo, Wintle, Rinomhota, Ralls, O'Dowda; Etete, Kaba.

Subs: Alnwick, Sang, Sawyers, Ojo, Davies, Harris, Wickham.

Joao Pedro tries a lofted ball over the top of City's defence for Keinan Davis - but there's too much on it. A goal kick.

Kipre heads away Louza's ball into the box.

A poor first touch there from Etete gifts the ball to Watford. Kone tries to release Sarr down the channel, but O'Dowda does well enough to shepherd the ball out.

More sloppiness from Cardiff. They threaten to break but Kaba badly underhits a pass to Romeo.

GOAL! Watford 1-0 Cardiff City (Sarr 11)
City behind. Deservedly so.

1-0 Watford

Sarr

QPR also winning

Useless

Way too easy for Watford, we've started awful.. given them way too much possession and no pressure

That didn’t take long, 1-0 already.

Pathetic,survived for ten minutes, joke of a goal yet again.

Great defending boys. Ffs.

What the f**k is Bamba doing?

People were quick to slag Hudson off. Defence has gone backwards a million steps!!

it's just appalling

GOAL! Watford 1-0 Cardiff City (Sarr 11)
City behind. Deservedly so.

All stemmed from Kaba gifting the ball away and then Watford play through Cardiff like they aren't even there. A lofted ball from Louza to the back post is headed back across goal and Sarr has the easiest tap-in you are ever likely to see

Bamba needs sacking NOW the defence has been worse since he took over.