MATCH THREAD " FULHAM v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

FULHAM v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 9th September 2017, 3pm
SkyBet Championship
Craven Cottage

Cardiff City Unchanged
Cardiff team: Etheridge, Peltier, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Ralls, Gunnarsson, Damour, Mendez-Laing, Hoilett, Zohore.

Subs Murphy, Manga, Richards, Tomlin, Ward, Feeney and Bryson.

ITS PAY ON THE DAY

Over 3,100 away tickets have already been sold - and tickets are available on the day!

Ticket Update

Cardiff City Stadium Ticket Office will be selling tickets until 5pm on Friday, 8th September 2017
Supporters can purchase from Craven Cottage on matchday
Cash Only at Turnstiles


Matchday Ticket Prices

Adults: £25
65+: £20
18-21: £20
17 & under: £5

' TEAM NEWS '


08/09/17

NEIL WARNOCK:

"Connolly is fit, he’s Mr Reliable. You’ll always lose Matt for a few games with his ankles, he’s got ankles like pieces of paper.
Kadeem is doing very well, the medics are very happy with him. He’s still got the brace on but it comes off next week if I’m not mistaken."

"I went in the physio room and said they’ll be out of work soon."


"Paterson and Camp are both training, one’s going to have half a game in the U-21s (Paterson) next week and Camp is planning to have half a game the week after."

"I can’t envisage him coming back until October (Paterson) but they’re both big players."

3,500 CARDIFF CITY FANS WILL BE AT CRAVEN COTTAGE


Fulham captain Tom Cairney will miss tomorrow’s Craven Cottage clash



07/09/17


Over 3,000 tickets sold

Cardiff City have been given 3,500 tickets, and just £20 Adult and £1 under 17's

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About Fulham

Fulham Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, Greater London, England. Founded in 1879, they play in the Championship, the second tier of English football, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2013–14 after 13 consecutive seasons in the top flight. They are the oldest-established football team from London to have played in the Premier League.

The club has spent 25 seasons in English football's top division, the majority of these in two spells during the 1960s and 2000s. The latter spell was associated with former chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed, after the club had climbed up from the fourth tier in the 1990s. Fulham have never won a major honour, although they have reached two major finals: in 1975, as a Second Division team, they contested the FA Cup Final for the only time in their history, losing 2–0 to West Ham United, and in 2010 they reached the final of the UEFA Europa League, which they contested with Atlético Madrid in Hamburg, losing 2–1 after extra time.

The club has produced many English greats, including Johnny Haynes, George Cohen, Bobby Robson, Rodney Marsh and Alan Mullery. They play at Craven Cottage, a ground on the banks of the River Thames in Fulham which has been their home since 1896. Fulham's training ground is located near Motspur Park, where the club's Academy is also situated.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Ralls, Gunnarsson, Damour, Hoilett, Mendez-Laing, Zohore

Fulham: Button, Fredericks, Kalas, Ream, Sessegnon, McDonald, Ojo, Cairney, Johansen, Kebano, Fonte

Form - Last Three Games

Cardiff City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City 1-2 Burton Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Cardiff City

Ipswich Town 0-2 Fulham
Fulham 0-1 Bristol Rovers
Fulham 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Match Odds

Fulham - 21/20
Cardiff City - 5/2
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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As always 2-1 to the Bluebirds.

Good news Fulham sold Aluku to Reading for a big fee. So we gain vs Fulham then meet him later on vs Reading. By selling one of their better players , perhaps it is a sign that Fulham who was one of the favoured teams for top 6 is really less ambitious than we thought or needed the money.

Fulham 1 Cardiff City 2

Tickets have been selling well

Tickets have been selling well

How many sold?

So tempted to pull a sickie at work (joking)

3-1 City!

After a two-week break, courtesy of the international break, Fulham get back to Championship action this Saturday when they face Cardiff City, at Craven Cottage.

Cardiff City have made the perfect start to the 2017 / 2018 season having won all five games, taking a maximum fifteen points available, understandably they are currently top of the table.

With the fixture looming large we now have the names of the officials taking charge of the action:

Referee - Tony Harrington

Assistant Referee - Geoffrey Russell

Assistant Referee - Daniel Leach

Fourth Official - Christopher O`Donn

With regards to the referee, Tony Harrington, he has issued 16 yellow cards and 0 red cards this season.

Are tickets still available ? I just bought membership, but for some reason I couldn't buy the tickets online

Are tickets still available ? I just bought membership, but for some reason I couldn't buy the tickets online

Should be. Still some left yesterday.
Best to ring the ticket office in the morning

Are tickets still available ? I just bought membership, but for some reason I couldn't buy the tickets online

Should be. Still some left yesterday.
Best to ring the ticket office in the morning

thanks mate
Moved to london, this would be my first game this season, super hyped for it!

If you can't get them then you'll be able to go in the neutral zone which will be right next to us. There will be loads of City fans in there

If you can't get them then you'll be able to go in the neutral zone which will be right next to us. There will be loads of City fans in there

thanks, should be able to move across I guess

Aluko always been a threat for them when he played against us.

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FULHAM V CARDIFF CITY THIS SATURDAY 3PM

CARDIFF CITY HAVE 3,500 TICKETS


Over 3,000 away tickets already sold

Championship table-toppers Cardiff City will seek a sixth successive win to start the season when they travel to Fulham on Saturday.

Neil Warnock’s men secured a top-half finish in the second tier last term but have been tipped by many to do better this time round, and based on their opening five games, they may well do just that.

The Bluebirds edged past Burton Albion on the opening weekend before securing back-to-back home wins over Aston Villa and Sheffield United, and consecutive 2-1 successes at Wolves and then at home to Queens Park Rangers means Warnock’s men sit top of the division at the first of the season’s international break.

' Fulham have put tickets on General Sale '

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Team News
Fulham
Sone Aluko joined Reading before deadline day and his replacement Sheyi Ojo, signed from Liverpool, will make his second appearance following a solid showing away at Ipswich.
Jordan Graham, who joined the club on loan from divisional rivals Wolves, will likely fill in for Neeskens Kebano, who is doubtful after picking up a knock.
Floyd Ayite is also believed to be doubtful, whilst Lucas Piazon is a long-term absentee following an ankle injury picked up against Leeds.

Cardiff
After such a strong start to the season, Neil Warnock will likely name a similar team to the one that overcame QPR 2-1 prior to the international break.
He bolstered the squad further by adding Liam Feeney and Craig Bryson on loan from Blackburn and Derby respectively, but they'll find it hard to break straight into the starting XI.
Lee Camp and Callum Paterson are both long term absentees and won't feature.

Odds

This is what the bookmakers are saying about tomorrow’s match.
Fulham 17/14

Draw 27/10

Cardiff 13/5

NEIL WARNOCK:

"Connolly is fit, he’s Mr Reliable. You’ll always lose Matt for a few games with his ankles, he’s got ankles like pieces of paper.
Kadeem is doing very well, the medics are very happy with him. He’s still got the brace on but it comes off next week if I’m not mistaken."

"I went in the physio room and said they’ll be out of work soon."


"Paterson and Camp are both training, one’s going to have half a game in the U-21s (Paterson) next week and Camp is planning to have half a game the week after."

"I can’t envisage him coming back until October (Paterson) but they’re both big players."

Tom Cairney out of Cardiff clash


Friday 8th September 2017



Fulham captain Tom Cairney will miss tomorrow’s Craven Cottage clash with Championship leaders Cardiff City due to injury, Slavisa Jokanovic has confirmed during his pre-match press conference this afternoon.

The playmaker has been troubled by a knee injury since the summer, having had an operation in Barcelona to repair a meniscus tear during pre-season, and was withdrawn from the Scotland squad for their recent World Cup qualifiers in order to manage his fitness following his return in the 2-0 win at Ipswich last month. Cairney, who had an injection to ensure he could start the game at Portman Road, is definitely out of tomorrow afternoon’s game and he is not the only first-team figure Fulham will be without.

Over 3,100 away tickets have already been sold - and tickets are available on the day!

Ticket Update

Cardiff City Stadium Ticket Office will be selling tickets until 5pm on Friday, 8th September 2017
Supporters can purchase from Craven Cottage on matchday
Cash Only at Turnstiles

Matchday Ticket Prices

Adults: £25
65+: £20
18-21: £20
17 & under: £5

It would seem that Rui Fonte is out as well as Cairney.

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Date and Time: Saturday 9th September (15:00)

Venue: Craven Cottage

Referee: Tony Harrington

Neil Warnock’s men will be looking to maintain their perfect start to the season when they travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham on Saturday afternoon.

Cardiff City have enjoyed a fantastic start to the Championship season and will hope to keep up the momentum when travelling to London to face Fulham on Saturday.

The Bluebirds are currently the only team in the Football League to have a 100% record and if they can earn three points against Slavisa Jokanovic’s side, it will mean Warnock’s men would have won six out of their first six Championship encounters.

It won’t be easy by any means, though, with Fulham being tipped with promotion prior to the season starting and they certainly have players in the likes of Tom Cairney which can hurt teams.
okanovic has brought an attractive brand of football to Craven Cottage and at times are a joy to watch but they have endured a frustrating start to the Championship season so far.

The Whites currently sit in 14th position in the Championship table but will be looking to stop the Bluebirds impressive start to the season on Saturday evening as they did with Ipswich before the international break, winning 2-0.

Cardiff City have failed to defeat Fulham in the last four meeting between the two sides. The last team the Bluebirds were victorious was in 2015, a 1-0 home win when they returned to the traditional blue colour.

Predicted line-up

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Will be loads of us in the neutral bit too. It's going to be rocking!

Will be loads of us in the neutral bit too. It's going to be rocking!

Cardiff City go in search of their sixth consecutive Championship victory when they take on Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon.

The Bluebirds will be backed by an army of more than 3,000 travelling supporters in the English capital as they look to maintain their 100% winning start to the 2017-18 campaign against Slavisa Jokanovic's side.

Neil Warnock has no new injury concerns, but it's a totally different story for Fulham boss Jokanovic.

He's without a number of first team players including Lucas Piazon, Tom Cairney and Rui Fonte for the visit of the league leaders, who go into the match fresh from the back of seeing Warnock and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing claim the manager and player of the month awards respectively for August.

Slav's programme notes

This is what the Fulham boss has written about today’s opponents, Cardiff, in the matchday programme:


Slavisa Jokanovic:

Cardiff have had the perfect start to the campaign and they’ll want to continue their good form.
Neil Warnock will have his side well organised as you’d expect for this encounter and they arrive in positive mood.
We must be ready for the challenge and will try to play at our highest level.