' MATCH THREAD: CHARLTON v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD '

CHARLTON v CARDIFF CITY
Championship
Saturday, 13 February, 15:00
The Valley

Marshall; Fabio, Connolly, Manga, Malone; Ameobi, O'Keefe, Ralls, Whittingham; Pilkington, Lawrence

Subs: Moore, Peltier, Gunnarsson, Dikgacoi, Immers, Macheda, Zohore

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Approx 800 Cardiff Fans are travelling


Idriss Saadi has also stepped up his recovery after a long-term hamstring problem,yet is not quite ready, but Bluebirds boss Russell Slade is not short of strikers with loan signings Tom Lawrence and Kenneth Zohore having made their debuts against MK Dons last week.
Defender Sean Morrison is nearing a return to full fitness after damaging knee ligaments in December but the Charlton game could come too soon for him.

12/02 16

Thomas Lawrence,Lex Immer and Kenneth Zohore have all travelled to Charlton

Injury bulletin from Slade ahead of the trip to London as he confirms Craig Noone will sit out the trip to the Valley.

Craig Noone is the major one who will still be out. He’s back out starting to do some straight-line running. Sean Morrison is out now running and some passing drills. He will be joining in we hope with the main squad at the back end of next week.

11/02/16

Cardiff City Team News

Cardiff will be without Craig Noone for the next couple of weeks due to an hairline crack in the wingers ribs.

The Bluebirds will also be without Sean Morrison who remains out with a knee injury, although he has returned to light training this week.

Idriss Saadi missed out on a development team fixture he was set to play in this week due to the game being postponed so it is unclear whether he will be brought in for this game, there is a strong possibility he could start from the bench. Tom Lawrence is expected to start after an impressive début last week and Lex Immer could return to the lien-up to replicate the performance of the Bluebirds win at Huddersfield a fortnight ago.



Charlton Athletic

Alou Diarra and Patrick Bauer are set to return this weekend but may begin the fixture from the bench. Ahmed Kashi will be unavailable with a long-term injury while Tareiq Holmes-Dennis looks set to miss out with a knee injury. Welsh under-21 international Morgan Fox is expected to start as well as dangerous midfielder Berg Gudmundsson and 6ft 7″ striker Simon Makienok.





Cardiff City

Tom Lawrence could start, while Aron Gunnarsson may come in.
Sean Morrison is out, while Fabio could keep his place.

Approx 700-800 Cardiff fans are expected to travel

Charlton

Igor Vetokele could start if fit.
New signings Yaya Sanogo and Rod Fanni should both be in the squad.



" UPDATED DAILY "

Craig Noone is out injured with a cracked rib.



Latest News


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
3 Fabio
5 Ecuele Manga
16 Connolly
28 Malone
38 Ameobi
22 O'Keefe
8 Ralls
7 Whittingham
13 Pilkington
37 Lawrence

Charlton

1 Henderson
20 Solly
50 Teixeira
26 Lennon
21 Fox
7 Berg Gudmundsson
8 Cousins
4 Jackson
19 Bergdich
37 Lookman


The Opposition



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.

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.


2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 6 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 0 - 0 MK Dons
SAT 30 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Huddersfield 2 - 3 Cardiff
SAT 23 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 2 Rotherham
SAT 16 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Wolves 1 - 3 Cardiff


Charlton

SAT 6 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Charlton 0 - 1 Bristol City
SAT 30 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Rotherham 1 - 4 Charlton
SAT 23 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Charlton 1 - 1 Blackburn
SAT 16 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Hull 6 - 0 Charlton


Recent meetings

2015/2016 Sat 26 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 1 Charlton Ath. Championship
2014/2015 Sat 07 Mar Cardiff City 1 - 2 Charlton Ath. Championship
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

Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 7/5
Draw 13/5
Charlton 9/4


The Valley




Key facts

Club: Charlton Athletic FC
Opening: 1919
Capacity: 27,111 seats

History and description

Charlton Athletic had already played at various ground when they first moved to The Valley in 1919. The stadium was built with the help of their fans, though initially only consisted of a pitch and large earth banks, giving it the appearance of a valley.

In 1923, Charlton moved shortly away to The Mount at Catford, but after a proposed merger fell through, moved back to The Valley.

The stadium got gradually developed over the next decades, most of all by turning the earth banking into concrete terraces and by the construction of a covered main stand.

In the late 1930s, The Valley was one of England’s largest stadiums, and the massive east terrace the largest in the country. The stadium set its record attendance of 75,031 spectators during an FA Cup match with Aston Villa in 1938.

Few changes were made in the following decades, until in the late 1970s a modest new main stand was built and a few years later the new covered Jimmy Seed Stand at the southern end.

Soon after, however, the club went into administration, and while a supporters’ trust managed to acquire the club, the stadium remained property of the previous owner.

Charlton therefore moved to Selhurst Park in 1985 to ground share with Crystal Palace. The club got hold again of The Valley in 1988, but the stadium had then fallen into disrepair and a proposed redevelopment was blocked by the local Greenwich council.

Charlton fans therefore founded a new political party, and after it had gained several successes in the 1990 elections, the local council finally approved the plans. The club played one more year at Upton Park, but finally moved back to a renovated The Valley in 1992.

Proper redevelopment works started soon after with the construction of a new East Stand, and continued in 1998 with the erection of a new two-tiered West Stand. The North Stand got rebuilt soon after, and then linked up with the West and East Stand.

In the mid 2000s, Charlton presented plans to create a fully enclosed 40,000-seater stadium by rebuilding the East Stand and Jimmy Seed Stand, but plans were never realised due to the relegation of the club.


Tickets

Sat. 13th February 2016. KO: 3pm

Available to current Season Ticket Holders and Gold / Junior Bluebird Members only.

General Ticket Prices
Adults: £22.00
Senior Citizens 65+ & Under 21: £16.00
Under 18: £10.00
Under 11: £5.00

Ambulant Disabled Allocation
Adults: £20.00
Senior Citizens 65+ & Under 21: £14.00
Under 18: £10.00
Under 11: £5.00
Carer: free of charge

Wheelchair Disabled Allocation
Adults: £17.00
Senior Citizens 65+ & Under 21: £14.00
Under 18: £10.00
Under 11: £5.00
Carer: free of charge

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Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

2 nil City.

Charlton 1 City 3

Craig Noone is out injured with a cracked rib.

Well same old same old on Saturday, however with Charlton being bottom lol 3 pts here!

My team

Marshall
Peltier
Fabio
Manga
Connolly
Okeefe
Whitts
Pilkington
Ameobie
Lawrence
Immers

Subs
Moore
Malone
Gunnarson
Ralls
Zohore
Macheda or Saadi
Digkocoi

Charlton 0 City 2

Charlton 2-1

Charlton 2-1

I'm afraid you are going to be spot on

Charlton 1-2 Cardiff

3-2 to city

5-1 to city, got a feeling someone is due a thumping by us. My glass is half full

1-1

The higher up the table the more confident I am so I think this will be a tough game! 2.1 to Charlton im afraid, I hope I'm wrong.

1-1

This has draw written all over it I'm afraid

2-1 City win.

1-3 city win

Can't see us winning 3 away on the bounce which is why sat was such a shame. I think we'll draw again,

1-1

Cardiff City

Tom Lawrence could start, while Aron Gunnarsson may come in.
Sean Morrison is out, while Fabio could keep his place.

Approx 700-800 Cardiff fans are expected to travel

Charlton

Igor Vetokele could start if fit.
New signings Yaya Sanogo and Rod Fanni should both be in the squad.

3-4

Cardiff City Team News

Cardiff will be without Craig Noone for the next couple of weeks due to an hairline crack in the wingers ribs.

The Bluebirds will also be without Sean Morrison who remains out with a knee injury, although he has returned to light training this week.

Idriss Saadi missed out on a development team fixture he was set to play in this week due to the game being postponed so it is unclear whether he will be brought in for this game, there is a strong possibility he could start from the bench. Tom Lawrence is expected to start after an impressive début last week and Lex Immer could return to the lien-up to replicate the performance of the Bluebirds win at Huddersfield a fortnight ago.

Charlton Athletic

Alou Diarra and Patrick Bauer are set to return this weekend but may begin the fixture from the bench. Ahmed Kashi will be unavailable with a long-term injury while Tareiq Holmes-Dennis looks set to miss out with a knee injury. Welsh under-21 international Morgan Fox is expected to start as well as dangerous midfielder Berg Gudmundsson and 6ft 7″ striker Simon Makienok.

The Football League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game against Charlton Athletic this weekend.

Cardiff City travel to Charlton Athletic on Saturday February 13 for the game at The Valley and the match carries a 3pm kick off.

Referee: Iain Williamson

Linesmen: Sam Purkiss and John Busby

Fourth Official: Alan Young

Match Day referee Williamson (Berkshire) has officiated one Cardiff game this season.

He has however taken in 23 matches so far this season and in those games in 2015-16, across all competitions and football divisions, he has handed out a total of 93 yellow cards and five red cards.

He was most card happy in the match between Sheffield United and Coventry in December with a total of seven yellows shown, plus one red. Southend and Port Vale back in October saw six yellows being shown. He also showed six yellows in the match between Brighton and Bristol City on October 20 and Cambridge v Accrington on November 21.

Charlton face an anxious wait over the fitness of Igor Vetokele ahead of their crucial Championship match against Cardiff on Saturday, News Shopper understands.

The Angolan striker, who has a history with injury problems, missed last week’s home defeat to Bristol City with a hamstring strain.


Charlton boss Jose Riga hoped the 23-year-old would be fit for the Cardiff fixture, saying: “Based on the last week’s result [4-1 win at Rotherham], he’s important to the team.




“Him and Simon [Makienok] complement each other.”

However, News Shopper understands that Vetokele has a 50-50 chance of playing against the Bluebirds at the Valley.

The club will wait to see how he holds up come the weekend, and would certainly expect the forward to feature against Fulham if he is ruled out this week.



Following the damaging defeat to Bristol City, Charlton are bottom of the Championship and four points adrift off safety.

MORE: Man pictured on Charlton billboard speaks out

Cardiff are five points off a play-off position having lost just one of their last seven league games.

Meanwhile, French midfielder Alou Diarra is nearing a return following a lengthy spell out injured.



The 34-year-old has not featured for the Addicks since December 26 but a much-needed return could be a matter of weeks away.

Charlton will check on the fitness of striker Igor Vetokele ahead of the visit of Cardiff.

Last season's top scorer, who has struggled with injuries throughout this term, missed last weekend's defeat by Bristol City with a hamstring problem.

Deadline day signings Rod Fanni and Yaya Sanogo were not involved against City and could be added to the squad after a week of training.

Midfielder Alou Diarra (foot) and centre-half Patrick Bauer (groin) are close to returning but will not be involved against the Bluebirds.

Cardiff will check on Craig Noone before finalising their squad for the trip to London.

Noone has missed the last two games with a bruised chest and Cardiff hope to have the winger back as they seek to boost their play-off ambitions by building on a four-game unbeaten run.
Idriss Saadi has also stepped up his recovery after a long-term hamstring problem, but Bluebirds boss Russell Slade is not short of strikers with loan signings Tom Lawrence and Kenneth Zohore having made their debuts against MK Dons last week.

Defender Sean Morrison is nearing a return to full fitness after damaging knee ligaments in December but the Charlton game could come too soon for him.

Saadi comeback latest

What about Idriss Saadi?

We were disappointed. We needed a game for him, but the game was called off with the weather against Millwall. But we’ve organised a game on Monday and Idriss will take part in that against Spurs.

Idriss Saadi in action for the Bluebirds after coming off the bench for his debut in the Championship clash with Reading in November





Craig Noone still out

Injury bulletin from Slade ahead of the trip to London as he confirms Craig Noone will sit out the trip to the Valley.

Craig Noone is the major one who will still be out. He’s back out starting to do some straight-line running. Sean Morrison is out now running and some passing drills. He will be joining in we hope with the main squad at the back end of next week.

Cardiff Fans Can Pay on the day

Approx 800 Cardiff Fans are travelling

I'm going with tans 50 shots & 5 goals

CHARLTON HOME
Charlton have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 0 of the last 4 stagings of this fixture, outscoring their opponents by 11 goals to 7.

Charlton have scored in 65% of their last 20 home games.

Charlton have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their last 20 home games.

CARDIFF AWAY
Cardiff have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 2 of the last 4 stagings of this fixture, being outscored by their opponents by 11 goals to 7.

Cardiff have scored in 70% of their last 20 away games.

Cardiff have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their last 20 away games.

Idriss Saadi has also stepped up his recovery after a long-term hamstring problem,yet is not quite ready, but Bluebirds boss Russell Slade is not short of strikers with loan signings Tom Lawrence and Kenneth Zohore having made their debuts against MK Dons last week.
Defender Sean Morrison is nearing a return to full fitness after damaging knee ligaments in December but the Charlton game could come too soon for him.

Charlton will check on the fitness of striker Igor Vetokele ahead of the visit of Cardiff.

Last season's top scorer, who has struggled with injuries throughout this term, missed last weekend's defeat by Bristol City with a hamstring problem.
Deadline day signings Rod Fanni and Yaya Sanogo were not involved against City and could be added to the squad after a week of training.
Midfielder Alou Diarra (foot) and centre-half Patrick Bauer (groin) are close to returning but will not be involved against the Bluebirds.