MATCH THREAD ' CARDIFF CITY v CHARLTON ' MATCH THR

CARDIFF CITY v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Championship
Saturday 7th March, 3.00pm.
Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City - Moore, Peltier, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Whittingham, Gunnarsson ©, McAleny, Noone, Macheda, Jones.

Subs: Wilson, Fabio, Ralls, O’Keefe, Kennedy, Revell, Doyle.

Pay on the day

Charlton are expected to bring around 400 fans.

Former Cardiff City favourite Roger Johnson could play for Charlton on Saturday

Fabio is fit and raring to go

What the bookies say
Cardiff evens, Charlton 10/3, draw 5/2

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Team News

“Scott Malone and Anthony Pilkington are still a little way off, while Joe Mason is making good progress and training.

“Ben Turner and Kagisho Dikgacoi are also some way off, but working hard.”

David Marshall is 50-50.

Russell Slade will stick, in the main, with the players who did a solid job at Rotherham in midweek.

Simon Moore will start with David Marshall resting a minor groin strain, while I can’t see City leaving Kenwyne Jones out of his starting line-up for a second time.

Jones was among the substitutes at Rotherham with Alex Revell starting against his former club. Those roles will surely be reversed for Charlton’s visit.

Peter Whittingham is available again after suspension, but may have to settle for a place among the subs.

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Latest News

' CARDIFF CITY '

Injuries David Marshal very doubtful.

Anthony Pilkington back in training.

City have now had back to back away wins on their travels for the first time in over 2 years,but now they have to find their home form as their last home win was over 2 months ago v Fulham, the day we returned to Blue.


' CHARLTON '

Charlton

Former Bluebirds defender Roger Johnson could be in Charlton’s team.

Manager Guy Luzon must select two from three at the heart of his back four and they are Johnson, Joe Gomez and Tal Ben-Haim.

Rhoys Wiggins is almost fit after a calf strain, but Morgan Fox could get the nod at left-back. Chris Solly looks likely to return from injury at right-back and, if he does, will be captain.

Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
2 Peltier
5 Manga
36 Morrison
16 Connolly
30 Kennedy
17 Gunnarsson
18 Adeyemi
11 Noone
13 Doyle
29 Revell

Charlton

1 Henderson
2 Wilson
3 Gomez
12 Diarra
21 Fox
11 Harriott
17 Buyens
24 Cousins
8 Bulot
14 Vetokele
32 Watt


Preview

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English football club based in Charlton in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London. They currently play in the Football League Championship.

The club was founded on 9 June 1905. This was when a number of youth clubs in the south east London area, including East Street Mission and Blundell Mission combined to form Charlton Athletic. The club play at The Valley in Charlton, where they have played since 1919, apart from one year in Catford, during 1923–24, and seven years at Crystal Palace and West Ham United between 1985 and 1992. Charlton share local South London derbies with rivals Millwall and Crystal Palace.[1]

The club's traditional kit consists of red shirts, white shorts and red socks and their most commonly used nickname is The Addicks. Charlton turned professional in 1920 and first entered the Football League in 1921. Since then they have had four separate periods in the top flight of English football: 1936–1957, 1986–1990, 1998–1999 and 2000–2007. Historically, Charlton's most successful period was the 1930s, when the club's highest league finishes were recorded, including runners-up of the First Division in 1937. After World War II, the club reached the FA Cup Final twice, losing in 1946 and winning in 1947.

Form - Last 5 Games

Cardiff

Tue 17/02/15 CHA Cardiff City 1 - 1 Blackburn
Sat 21/02/15 CHA Huddersfield 0 - 0 Cardiff City
Tue 24/02/15 CHA Wigan Athletic 0 - 1 Cardiff City
Sat 28/02/15 CHA Cardiff City 0 - 1 Wolves
Tue 03/03/15 CHA Rotherham 1 - 3 Cardiff City

Charlton

Sat 14/02/15 CHA Charlton Athletic 3 - 0 Brentford
Fri 20/02/15 CHA Wigan Athletic 0 - 3 Charlton Athletic
Tue 24/02/15 CHA Derby County 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic
Sat 28/02/15 CHA Charlton Athletic 3 - 0 Huddersfield Town
Tue 03/03/15 CHA Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest

The Stats

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Last 5 meetings

2014/2015 Fri 26 Dec Charlton Ath. 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2012/2013 Tue 16 Apr Cardiff City 0 - 0 Charlton Ath. Championship
2012/2013 Tue 06 Nov Charlton Ath. 5 - 4 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Tue 21 Apr Charlton Ath. 2 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 18 Oct Cardiff City 2 - 0 Charlton Ath. Championship

Previous Highlights



Match Odds

Cardiff 10/11
Draw 12/5
Charlton 3

Tickets

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3-0 CITY!

Keep the same side ( though Id like to see room for Adeyemi) and its a City 2-0 win!

2-2

1-1

City 2 Charlton 2

2-0 to city!

City have now had back to back away wins on their travels for the first time in over 2 years,but now they have to find their home form as their last home win was over 2 months ago v Fulham, the day we returned to Blue.

2-1 Cardiff

Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall a doubt for Charlton match following precautionary half time substitution

Wed 4 March 2015

By Terry Phillips


The Bluebirds skipper was taken off at half time during the win against Rotherham, but he has not suffered a recurrence of a groin problem

David Marshall having treatment on his tight groin in Cardiff today.

Bluebirds’ goalkeeper Marshall, who celebrates his 30th birthday on Wednesday, was taken off at half-time during Cardiff City’s 3-1 win at Rotherham.

Manager Russell Slade is clear that the tightness is not a recurrence of his previous groin injury and that the decision to play substitute goalkeeper Simon Moore in the second half was purely a precaution.

City players arrived back in Cardiff during the early hours of Wednesday and Marshall reported to the Vale of Glamorgan Resort training ground for treatment and scans mid morning.

Club medics will check Marshall out thoroughly before making a decision on whether he could be ready for this Saturday’s home match against Charlton Athletic.

Slade admits Marshall is a doubt for the Charlton match, but believes he is likely to be fit for a return at Brentford a week later.

Scottish international Marshall had surgery on a groin problem last month, returning in Cardiff’s goalless draw against Brighton on February 10.

He has made six appearances since his return to action, but is now set to sit out again with Moore preparing to start against Charlton.

Im going 2-1 City another 3 points for the mighty bluebirds Mcaleny and Morrison

0-0

I think Charlton will win.
Unfortunately.
But I will predict a City win.
2-1

I'm going to say 2-1 to City!

3-1 to the Bloobirds (Revel Ralls Jones)
Att 19,027

0-0

Charlton manager Guy Luzon:

Thurs 5th March 2015

"When I arrived at the club the only target was to stay in the league.
"I am happy that we are now out of the war at the bottom of the league. Our target for the rest of the season is to get points from every game and enjoy our football.
"We showed not only quality but a lot of character. In football character is very important because in the last two weeks we have played every three days and it is not easy for the players.
"We are not fresh like we were two weeks ago."

Friday 6th March 2015

Fulham v Bournemouth

Saturday 7th March 2015

Cardiff City v Charlton
Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday
Derby v Birmingham
Huddersfield v Rotherham
Ipswich v Brentford
Millwall v Norwich
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
Wigan v Leeds
Wolves v Watford

1-2

2-0 city

I just can't see us losing this sorry

1-3 Charlton, The Bluebirds will not be able to contain our front two.

Manager Russell Slade has again said that Cardiff are now on the right track following our three one victory over Rotherham in the midweek fixture.

Speaking to the press in his post game press conference after watching Cardiff take Rotherham apart in the first half with goals from Ecuele Manga, Macheda and McAleny, he explained that he was delighted to register his first back to back wins since taking the job on.

'We are improving, but they'll still be ups and downs, but we're going the right way. The disappointing thing is we've had these clean sheets over recent weeks and we're disappointed that we've let a goal in. But that's not a bad thing, is it?'

Slade went on to credit all the goalscorers on the day, especially Macheda as hit the net on his return from injury but he did say we probably should've added a fourth on the evening.

'It's (Macheda) half a chance, that's all really, but he's hit it and there was no stopping it and it was a great finish. McAleny did really well, put in a real shift, looked a real threat and he's a good finisher. We've seen it in training and he nearly helped himself to a second.'

There was a down side to the game though as we lost goalkeeper David Marshall at half time with a groin problem and is now a doubt for the weekend's game against Charlton.

Slade explained.

'Having had an operation we didn't want to do any more damage to that so we whipped him off and put Simon Moore straight in. Doubt? I would have thought so, yeah. But I'll have to consult the medical department and see how it settles down.'

Going back to the game itself.

'We are very pleased with the result. We got the ball down, created the opportunities, and, most importantly, we took them. If you look at the chances and opportunities that we had, then I thought it was a good away performance. We made the right decisions, and we were ruthless in the final third, particularly in the first half, so it's a good thing moving forward

Cardiff City boss Russell Slade to consider leaving out Peter Whittingham for the first time this season

The midfielder will be available after suspension this weekend and would make his 300th league start for the Bluebirds if he was selected

Russell Slade could be set to deny Peter Whittingham the chance of making his 300th league start for Cardiff City as he considers leaving the midfielder out of his team for the first time this season against Charlton.

Slade is likely to resist the temptation to recall Whitngham to the side as he returns from the one-match suspension that ruled him out of the 3-1 win at Rotherham in midweek.

Until that enforced absence, Whititngham had played every minute of the Bluebirds’ league campaign despite a series of indifferent performances.

Manager Slade says he was ‘thrilled’ with replacement Joe Ralls at Rotherham, and the 21-year-old has a good chance of starting alongside Aron Gunnarsson through the middle.

Long-serving Whittingham, who joined City in 2007, would be in line to reach a remarkable milestone, but Slade looks likely to keep faith largely with the team who delivered the club’s best performance of the season at the New York Stadium.

Slade has refused to be drawn on his starting XI for the game against Charlton but the feeling is Whittingham will miss out.

Slade clearly has a lot of faith in the versatile Ralls, who was outstanding at left-back during the 1-0 win at Wigan and shone in midfield at Rotherham.

“Joe has certainly given me food for thought and he certainly gives me an option,” said the Bluebirds boss.

“He has put a marker down. We were thrilled with his performance at the New York Stadium in midweek.

“We are starting to get competition for places and that’s what we want. Joe was given his chance in midfield and took it. That’s what we want from every player when they are in the matchday squad.”


City have lost only once in their last seven fixtures and have earned victories in two of their last three games.

But they have only won at home once in 2015, against Fulham in January, and are intent on putting on a big performance for home fans.

“The supporters want to see us having a go and that’s exactly what we want as well,” said Slade. “Charlton are in form and are dangerous opposition, but we are at home and we know how much everybody would love a victory.

Team News

Cardiff City

Russell Slade will stick, in the main, with the players who did a solid job at Rotherham in midweek.

Simon Moore will start with David Marshall resting a minor groin strain, while I can’t see City leaving Kenwyne Jones out of his starting line-up for a second time.

Jones was among the substitutes at Rotherham with Alex Revell starting against his former club. Those roles will surely be reversed for Charlton’s visit.

Peter Whittingham is available again after suspension, but may have to settle for a place among the subs.

Charlton

Former Bluebirds defender Roger Johnson could be in Charlton’s team.

Manager Guy Luzon must select two from three at the heart of his back four and they are Johnson, Joe Gomez and Tal Ben-Haim.

Rhoys Wiggins is almost fit after a calf strain, but Morgan Fox could get the nod at left-back. Chris Solly looks likely to return from injury at right-back and, if he does, will be captain.

What the bookies say
Cardiff evens, Charlton 10/3, draw 5/2

Likely Line-ups
Cardiff City (4-4-2): Simon Moore; Matt Connolly, Bruno Manga, Sean Morrison, Lee Peltier; Matt Kennedy, Joe Ralls, Aron Gunnarsson (capt), Conor McAleny; Federico Macheda, Kenwyne Jones.

Charlton Athletic (4-4-2): Stephen Henderson; Chris Solly (capt), Joe Gomez, Roger Johnson, Morgan Fox; Johann Gudmundsson, Yoni Buyens, Jordan Cousins, Frederic Bulot; Igor Vetokele, Tony Watt.

I just can't see us losing this sorry

1-3 Charlton, The Bluebirds will not be able to contain our front two.

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Things are picking up but I still think Slade is not the man to take us forward so I'll go
City 2-1 Charlton
Kennedy and Macheda with the goals
Att. 21,346

On David Marshall

He's probably 50-50 for tomorrow.

He came off the other night with soreness in his groin.

It's more of a strength issue than a recurrence. Let's see how he is.

Simon Moore came in and did great but when you have another goalie who you feel comfortable with, it makes things much easier.