MATCH THREAD: “ CARDIFF CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH “ MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH
Saturday 31st August, 12.30pm
Sky Bet Championship - Match 4
Cardiff City Stadium 


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Cardiff City XI: Horvath; Ng, Chambers, Daland, O'Dowda; Siopis, Robertson; Meite, Ramsey, Willock; Kanga.

Subs: Alnwick, Goutas, El Ghazi, Bagan, Colwill, Tanner, Rinomhota, Ashford, Robinson.


Boro have not won for 3 games and just lost 5nil to Stoke City


Erol Bulut:

"It will not be an easy run against Middlesbrough. They have a really good team. We have to be careful with everything."



UPDATED:

David Turnbull has trained with us, so he is ready, not for the starting XI and Joe Ralls still has a groin problem.




Latest Injury update on CCFC players:

Joe Ralls still 50/50 so will be rested

Etete out till November.

Isaak Davies till at least b December

Jamilu Collins' out till end of September.

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TV and Streaming

This match has been selected for live coverage on Sky Sports+

Club Connections

Multiple players have played for both teams.

Those in recent years include Sol Bamba and Andy Campbell.

Rival Players

Luke Ayling spent several years with Bristol City.

The Opposition's Manager

Michael Carrick was appointed Middlesbrough manager in October 2022.

It is his first managerial role, although he did have a brief spell as caretaker manager at Manchester United.

Last season they finished 8th and reached the semi finals of the Carabao Cup.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Emmanuel Latte Lath scored 16 league goals last season and has already scored this season.

Isaiah Jones had 12 goals and assists last season.

Head To Head 

We have lost four of our last five games against Boro, including both last season.

We won the other of those games, which came up there in September 2022.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Horvath, Ng, Chambers, Daland, O’Dowda, Siopis, Robertson, Ramsey, Meite, Willock, Kanga

Middlesbrough: Dieng, Ayling, Dijksteel, Clarke, Engel, Morris, Hackney, Azaz, Jones, Burgzorg, Latte Lath

Last Game

We drew 1-1 at Swansea on Sunday in our last league game. We lost 5-3 at home to Southampton on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup.

Middlesbrough lost 5-0 at home to Stoke in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. They drew 2-2 at home to Portsmouth in the league on Saturday.

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 3/1
Middlesbrough - 17/20
Draw - 13/5

Predictions

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Tough game. I reckon Cardiff will struggle.

Middlesbrough could make another summer signing before the close of the transfer window this week.

Middlesbrough have made seven signings in the 2024 summer transfer window so far.

Michael Carrick has managed to address every outfield position in his squad with the seven new additions at the Riverside.

Luke Ayling will provide cover at right-back, Aidan Morris has strengthened the midfield, Delano Burgzorg and Micah Hamilton will improve the flanks, Harley Hunt is a promising centre-back and Tommy Conway is an excellent centre-forward signing.

Most recently, Middlesbrough signed Neto Borges for £1.3m from Clermont Foot 63 on August 27th.

After Lukas Engle’s shambolic display vs Stoke City in the second round of the League Cup, the Brazilian getting up to speed in the North East cannot come soon enough.

Middlesbrough play Cardiff City this weekend and Boro fans are no doubt desperate to see Borges start ahead of Engel.

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Latest Injury update on CCFC players:

Joe Ralls still 50/50 so will be rested

Etete out till November.

Isaak Davies till at least b December

Jamilu Collins' out till end of September.

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Going to be a hard match, early days but we need a win on the board.

Would like to see this team. Gives us far better balance

Horvath

RB Ng
CB Chambers
CB Daland
LB Bagan

CM Ralls/Robertson
CM Ramsey
CAM Colwill

RWA Willock
CF Robinson
LWA O'Dowda

Ollie Tanner
El-Ghazi
Robertson

To come on from the bench!!

Boro have not won for 3 games and just lost 5nil to Stoke City


Erol Bulut:

"It will not be an easy run against Middlesbrough. They have a really good team. We have to be careful with everything."

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Erol Bulut: “Talks about Boro match”

“Especially in the 2nd half against Swansea we were great.”

Erol concluded: “I hope and I wish for Saturday that we can deliver that performance over 90 minutes and even from yesterday’s second half, what we delivered and in the second half against Swansea.”

“That is the direction that we want to play and how we want to play, but of course, we have to split it in 90 minutes, not only in 45 or 60 minutes.”

“For sure, it will not be an easy run against Middlesbrough. They have a really good team. We saw the match and how they played against Swansea, it was really good. We have to be careful with everything.

“We cannot say that we will go out and have a run and everything is finished, we have to be concentrated from the first minute to the last minute. We will have our chances, then we have to use it.”

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Won’t be an easy game, but I got a feeling this weekend is when our season starts.

He'll pick the same team that started against the JB. Same setup, same tactics, same formation, same scenario. We''ll go 1 or 2 nil down before he brings on the more attacking players who should have started and we might scrap a draw.

I'd pick this:

Horvath

NG
Chambers
Daland
Bagan

Robertson
Ramsey
Colwill

Tanner
Wilock
Robinson

Rav van den Berg and Jonny Howson will be assessed before Middlesbrough travel to Cardiff City on Friday afternoon, with the pair pushing to be available.

Boro are struggling for defensive options right now, with Dael Fry and Darragh Lenihan also out injured, while Tommy Smith and Alex Bangura are more longer-term. With Van den Berg missing the last two games, Luke Ayling was forced to play centre-back against Portsmouth, while 17-year-old Harley Hunt made his debut in the midweek defeat to Stoke City.

With the trip to Cardiff this weekend the last before a fortnight break for internationals, there was only ever a realistic prospect of Van den Berg, Howson and Riley McGree being available of the players missing of late. However, McGree will not make the trip now, with Carrick not wanting to risk him, and he's also not included in the Australia squad for the upcoming international matches either.

Updating on potential returns for the Cardiff trip, Carrick said: "Riley has been a little bit slower than we'd hoped so he won't be ready for this week. Jonny is pushing me like crazy but we'll have to make a decision there. Rav we'll have to see tomorrow, that's a bit touch and go."

Boro's defensive woes of late are prompting a late foray into the summer transfer market. Boro are working to try and sign a centre-back before Friday's 11 pm deadline, with a permanent transfer for George Edmundson being explored, while there are alternative loan options available too. But needing to be registered by midday on Friday to play any part at Cardiff, it seems unlikely that Boro will have a new debutant in South Wales at this stage.

Van den Berg's injury came at the worst possible time for Boro and left Matt Clarke as their only fit centre-half. Carrying over from longer-term injuries suffered last season, both Fry and Lenihan have been unable to properly rejoin the group this season, despite playing some part in pre-season.

Asked for a little more detail on the pair and their issues, Carrick explained: "On Dael and Darragh, they've both been out for a long period of time. They came back and trained around the group in pre-season but both picked up small injuries we have to manage and be patient with.

"Dael has had a bit of a calf problem he's coming back from and Darragh has had tendinitis in and around his achilles. Thankfully it's not the issues they were out with before but it has stopped them from coming back as quickly as they would have liked and we would have liked. After the international break, we'll try to get them back in and around it as soon as we can."

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Match Odds

Cardiff City - 2/1
Middlesbrough - 17/20
Draw - 13/

Hope he gives riendorf a chance tomorrow like the look of this player great attitude fancy 2-0 to the bluebirds

Liverpool forward Ben Doak has joined Middlesbrough on a season-long loan move.

The 18-year-old Scot has made 10 first-team appearances for the Merseyside club since he joined from Celtic in March 2022.

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He'll pick the same team that started against the JB. Same setup, same tactics, same formation, same scenario. We''ll go 1 or 2 nil down before he brings on the more attacking players who should have started and we might scrap a draw.

I'd pick this:

Horvath

NG
Chambers
Daland
Bagan

Robertson
Ramsey
Colwill

Tanner
Wilock
Robinson

What a surprise..... NOT

He'll pick the same team that started against the JB. Same setup, same tactics, same formation, same scenario. We''ll go 1 or 2 nil down before he brings on the more attacking players who should have started and we might scrap a draw.

I'd pick this:

Horvath

NG
Chambers
Daland
Bagan

Robertson
Ramsey
Colwill

Tanner
Wilock
Robinson

What a surprise..... NOT

This is the actual lineup and I’m happy to see Robertson in with Ramsey a little higher up the pitch

I’m disappointed Rubin isn’t in but as we saw last weekend and again (with an excellent hour or so) midweek, he may have a better impact off the bench; but I believe his time is coming and he will be a permanent fixture in our team

Enjoy the game! Not there (again) today but will be watching on the TV and posting…!

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Cardiff City XI: Horvath; Ng, Chambers, Daland, O'Dowda; Siopis, Robertson; Meite, Ramsey, Willock; Kanga.

Subs: Alnwick, Goutas, El Ghazi, Bagan, Colwill, Tanner, Rinomhota, Ashford, Robinson.

Boro Tv saying they cant afford anymore injuries

Missing a lot of players through injury

Bluebirds attacking

Ramsey tries to slide a pass through an eye of a needle to Meite, but it's cut out.

Can only hear Boro fans singing

Daland He hobbles off gingerly. Does not look comfortable at all. Let's see if he can resume - Goutas is warming up.

Boro's turn to send on into the box now after Ramsey clips Hackney 30 yards from City's goal.

It's going well, 15 mins without conceding a goal.

A decent start from the Bluebirds who are trying to impose their authority on the game

Silly yellow card for Siopis (kicking the ball away) which now leaves him a tad exposed

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 0 MIDDLESBROUGH (14 mins)

Ramsey gives the ball away twice in quick succession and it lands to Azaz, who hits one from 25 yards, but it's straight at Horvath.