MATCH THREAD " BOLTON W v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:45 pm
BOLTON WANDERERS v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 23rd December, 3pm
SkyBet Championship
Macron Stadium
Cardiff City XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Bamba, Manga, Bennett; Halford; Damour, Ralls, Mendez-Laing, Hoilett; Bogle.
Subs: Murphy, Connolly, Paterson, Feeney, Pilkington, Tomlin, Zohore.
Cardiff City have 3,000 tickets available
Approx 960 tickets have been sold so far
Neil Warnock, who has never won at Bolton in his managerial career, already has a number of injury concerns ahead of this fixture.
22/12/17
" GUNNARSON OPERATION / DANNY WARD OUT FOR THREE MONTHS / ZOHORE HAD OPERATION ''
NEIL WARNOCK:
"As we speak Gunnarson having an operation in London and he’ll be out for four to six weeks. Danny Ward we’ve found out after his operation will be out for three months."
"So a couple of blows there."
Kenneth Zohore had an operation.
"Kadeem Harris has been training well with the Under-23s. Bryson and Zohore have both done more this week and they’re on a plan with the fitness guys."
An update on Cardiff's defensive injuries
Neil Warnock:
"We don’t know if he’ll (Peltier) play tomorrow. Jazz Richards trained yesterday and he seemed really bright. It wouldn’t bother me to play Paterson or Connolly. I love Connolly me, he never moans and it’s great to have a player like him. He’s my Mr Reliable really.”
About Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
The club was formed as Christ Church Football Club in 1874, and adopted its current name in 1877. Founder members of the Football League in 1888, Bolton have spent the highest number of seasons of any club in the top flight without winning the title (the 2011–12 season was their 73rd, non-consecutive, year in the top flight). The closest they have come to the title is third in the First Division on three occasions (1891–92, 1920–21 and 1924–25). As of 2015, the club has spent more seasons in the top division than any other club outside the current Premier League.
Bolton were a successful cup side in the 1920s, winning the FA Cup three times. The club won the cup a fourth time in 1958. A leaner spell followed, reaching a nadir in 1987 when the club spent a season in the Fourth Division. The club regained top-flight status in 1995 after a 15-year absence. In a period of relative success, the club qualified for the UEFA Cup twice, reaching the last 32 in 2005–06 and the last 16 in 2007–08.
The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895. On 9 March 1946, The Burnden Park disaster occurred, which was a human crush in which 33 Bolton fans lost their lives. In 1997 it moved out of town to the Reebok Stadium, named after long-term club sponsor Reebok. The stadium was renamed the Macron Stadium in July 2014, to reflect the club's new deal with Italian sportswear company Macron.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups
Bolton Wanderers: Alnwick, Darby, Wheater, Beevers, Robinson, Pratley, Henry, Ameobi, Vela, Buckley, Madine
Cardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Manga, Bamba, Bennett, Damour, Ralls, Tomlin, Mendez-Laing, Hoilett, Pilkington
Form - Last Three Games
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Burton Albion
Nottingham Forest 3-2 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Barnsley
Cardiff City 1-0 Hull City
Reading 2-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 3-1 Norwich City
Match Odds
Bolton Wanderers - 11/4
Cardiff City - EVS
Draw - 12/5
Predictions
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Saturday 23rd December, 3pm
SkyBet Championship
Macron Stadium
Cardiff City XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Bamba, Manga, Bennett; Halford; Damour, Ralls, Mendez-Laing, Hoilett; Bogle.
Subs: Murphy, Connolly, Paterson, Feeney, Pilkington, Tomlin, Zohore.
Cardiff City have 3,000 tickets available
Approx 960 tickets have been sold so far
Neil Warnock, who has never won at Bolton in his managerial career, already has a number of injury concerns ahead of this fixture.
22/12/17
" GUNNARSON OPERATION / DANNY WARD OUT FOR THREE MONTHS / ZOHORE HAD OPERATION ''
NEIL WARNOCK:
"As we speak Gunnarson having an operation in London and he’ll be out for four to six weeks. Danny Ward we’ve found out after his operation will be out for three months."
"So a couple of blows there."
Kenneth Zohore had an operation.
"Kadeem Harris has been training well with the Under-23s. Bryson and Zohore have both done more this week and they’re on a plan with the fitness guys."
An update on Cardiff's defensive injuries
Neil Warnock:
"We don’t know if he’ll (Peltier) play tomorrow. Jazz Richards trained yesterday and he seemed really bright. It wouldn’t bother me to play Paterson or Connolly. I love Connolly me, he never moans and it’s great to have a player like him. He’s my Mr Reliable really.”
About Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
The club was formed as Christ Church Football Club in 1874, and adopted its current name in 1877. Founder members of the Football League in 1888, Bolton have spent the highest number of seasons of any club in the top flight without winning the title (the 2011–12 season was their 73rd, non-consecutive, year in the top flight). The closest they have come to the title is third in the First Division on three occasions (1891–92, 1920–21 and 1924–25). As of 2015, the club has spent more seasons in the top division than any other club outside the current Premier League.
Bolton were a successful cup side in the 1920s, winning the FA Cup three times. The club won the cup a fourth time in 1958. A leaner spell followed, reaching a nadir in 1987 when the club spent a season in the Fourth Division. The club regained top-flight status in 1995 after a 15-year absence. In a period of relative success, the club qualified for the UEFA Cup twice, reaching the last 32 in 2005–06 and the last 16 in 2007–08.
The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895. On 9 March 1946, The Burnden Park disaster occurred, which was a human crush in which 33 Bolton fans lost their lives. In 1997 it moved out of town to the Reebok Stadium, named after long-term club sponsor Reebok. The stadium was renamed the Macron Stadium in July 2014, to reflect the club's new deal with Italian sportswear company Macron.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups
Bolton Wanderers: Alnwick, Darby, Wheater, Beevers, Robinson, Pratley, Henry, Ameobi, Vela, Buckley, Madine
Cardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Manga, Bamba, Bennett, Damour, Ralls, Tomlin, Mendez-Laing, Hoilett, Pilkington
Form - Last Three Games
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Burton Albion
Nottingham Forest 3-2 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Barnsley
Cardiff City 1-0 Hull City
Reading 2-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 3-1 Norwich City
Match Odds
Bolton Wanderers - 11/4
Cardiff City - EVS
Draw - 12/5
Predictions
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Don't forget to vote for your Man of the Match after the game. That poll will be posted on this forum at full time