MATCH THREAD “ BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY “ MATCH THREAD

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BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 4th November 2017, 12pm
SkyBet Championship
Ashton Gate


Cardiff City team...
Etheridge, Peltier, Paterson, Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Ralls, Bryson, Hoilett, Mendez-Laing, Bogle.
Subs Murphy, Connolly, Halford, Damour, Feeney, Tomlin, Ward.



Gunnarsson and Zohore will both have late fitness tests ahead of Bristol City v Cardiff City


Cardiff's Lee Tomlin is in contention to start against his former side, while Aron Gunnarsson and Kenneth Zohore are fighting to be fit. Joe Bennett joins Lee Camp, Kadeem Harris and Jazz Richards on the Bluebirds' treatment table.




Cardiff City have sold just over 3,000 tickets of their allocation



City could of had up to 3,800 tickets.

Capacity of the whole end 3,900.

NEIL WARNOCK:

Team news update

"We’re training after this press conference so I don’t know. Kenneth Zohore and Aron Gunnarsson were going to do some work, they both trained lightweight yesterday, so let’s see what happens."

"Gunnars knows what he’s like and Ken is a bit different. His pain threshold is a bit less than Gunnars. Bennett’s out but the good news is everyone should be back by the end of this break, including Kadeem. He’s a couple of weeks away. We’re optimistic that we’ll have a good bill of health.”

What are the latest odds?

Bristol City win 8/5

Draw 12/5

Cardiff win 19/10




03/11/17

Bailey Wright suspended for visit of Cardiff

Big news breaking from over the water as Bristol City man Bailey Wright has been given a two-match ban for simulation by the FA.






CARDIFF CITY HAVE 3,300 TICKETS FOR THE LOCAL DERBY MATCH

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About Bristol City

Bristol City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bristol, England. Their ground is Ashton Gate, located in the southwest of the city. They currently play in the Championship, the second tier of English football, after winning League One during the 2014–15 season. In sealing the League One title, Bristol City became only the second team to win both the third-tier championship and Football League Trophy double during the same season.

Bristol City won the Welsh Cup – despite being an English club – in 1934. In 1907 they finished runners-up in Football League Division One, which is their highest ever final position. In 1909 they lost the FA Cup final to Manchester United, their only final. Since relegation in 1911, however, they only returned to the top division from 1976 to 1980 and did not contend for any honours then. In 1982, Bristol City became the first English club to suffer three consecutive relegations. They were promoted to the Football League Championship in the 2006–07 season after finishing second in League One but failed to make a second consecutive promotion to the Premier League after they were defeated by Hull City in the 2008 Football League Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. With victories in 1986, 2003 and 2015, Bristol City are now the most successful team in the Football League Trophy.

The club's nickname is "The Robins", and a robin featured on the club's badge from 1976 to 1994. Official club merchandise, including replica kits, still has a label showing a robin. An attempt by the club to alter the badge was abandoned after it was criticised fiercely by fans. The team's main rivals are Bristol Rovers in the Bristol derby and Cardiff City in the Severnside derby, along with other regional teams in the West Country derby.

Bristol City's current manager is Lee Johnson; a former Bristol City player who made 199 appearances for the club. His father, Gary, also managed the club and took City to the Championship play-off final in 2008, where they eventually lost 1–0 to Hull City.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Bristol City: Fielding, Pisano, Flint, Wright, Bryan, Pack, O’Dowda, Brownhill, Smith, Paterson, Reid

Cardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Paterson, Bamba, Ralls, Tomlin, Hoilett, Mendez-Laing, Bogle

Form - Last Three Games

Cardiff City 3-1 Ipswich Town
Cardiff City 0-0 Millwall
Middlesbrough 0-1 Cardiff City

Fulham 0-2 Bristol City
Sunderland 1-2 Bristol City
Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace

Match Odds

Bristol City - 11/8
Cardiff City - 15/8
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

Post your predictions below



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

[Wayne S]

Absolutely massive test.

Bristol are playing very well. Two away wins and a Prem scalp in their last three games.

[phildavies]

Absolutely massive test.

Bristol are playing very well. Two away wins and a Prem scalp in their last three games.

Perfect time for us to start their downfall then just like we did last year.

[Forever Blue]

Cardiff will rise to the big occasion and sneak an away win 1-2

[Sam_89]

Cardiff will rise to the big occasion and sneak an away win 1-2

Original allocation of 2600 sold. Another 700 on sale from 1pm.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/20 ... diff-city/

[Steve Zodiak]

Two teams flying high and a local derby. You would think this is one of those banker draws, and I don't suppose there is any result that would be a major shock, anything can happen in this sort of match and atmosphere. I would take a draw right now, and 1-1 would be a good result. A win would be an amazing bonus.

[Forever Blue]

Cardiff City have sold out the initial allocation of 2,600.

700 extra tickets on sale from 1pm on Wednesday 1st November.

Cardiff can get up to 3,300 tickets

[Forever Blue]

' UPDATED 2ND NOV 2017 '

[GrangeEndStar]

2 - 1 Bluebirds. Tomlin scores the winner in the 92nd minute. Wurzels then drink their own bodyweight in scrumpy and abduct Lee Johnson who they then burn inside a giant wicker man.

[lyndipops]

Cardiff to win 6.0 Zohore brace, Tomlin, Bryson and Bogle score then Fred on his first touch off the bench. The wurzels throw a paddy and drunkenly assault the ref as he is leaving the ground and run him over with a tractor ooh arrr, we been proper torn a new one by those sheep shagging basturds!!

[JimmyJazz]

2 - 1 Bluebirds. Tomlin scores the winner in the 92nd minute. Wurzels then drink their own bodyweight in scrumpy and abduct Lee Johnson who they then burn inside a giant wicker man.

Adding a few carrots for taste oooooh aaaaarh!!

[Forever Blue]

The Football League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game between Bristol City and Cardiff City this Saturday.

Bristol City host Cardiff City on Saturday November 4 for the game at Ashton Gate and the match carries a 12pm kick off.

Referee: Mike Jones
Assistant Refs: Mark Scholes and Matthew Wilkes
Fourth Official: David Coote

Match Day referee Jones has officiated eight games in 2017/18, with a return of 32 yellow cards.

He took in 30 games in 2016/17, with a return of 120 yellow cards and five red cards.

That season his highest card count was seven yellows and one red in the Accrington v Morecambe game. He also showed eight yellows and one red in the game Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United.

He took in 40 matches in 2015-16 and in those games, across all competitions and football divisions, he handed out a total of 131 yellow cards and three red cards.

He was most card happy in the match between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth on February 2 with a total of seven yellow cards shown. Seven were also shown between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth on February 2.

[Forever Blue]

STADIUM
The South Stand, Dolman Stand and Lansdown Stand will be open for home supporters, including the Family Area.
The Atyeo Stand will play host to the travelling Cardiff supporters.
TICKETS
The largest crowd of the season to date is guaranteed with over 20,500 tickets already sold, which includes 2,600-plus away supporters.
The match is pay on the day for home supporters only. To purchase a ticket, call Supporter Services. Alternatively, the Matchday Ticket Office - adjacent to the Atyeo statue - will be open from 9am until kick-off.

[Pembroke bluebird]

0-1 Morrison header from a set piece

[CaerphillyBluebird15]

3-0 NML, Hoilett & Tomlin

Game Set & Match

[Sam_89]

Team Saturday for me

Etheridge

Peltier
Morrison
Manga
Paterson

Hoilett
Bamba
Ralls
Tomlin
Mendez

Ward

[Forever Blue]

' Saturday Match facts '

Plenty of facts to get your teeth into ahead of tomorrow’s game...

The Robins have won two of their last 17 matches against Cardiff in all competitions (D4 L11).

The Bluebirds have won four of their last six trips to Ashton Gate (L2) since a run of 19 games without a win there in all competitions between 1970 and 2010.

Bristol City, who lost their last home league game 3-0 against Leeds, haven’t lost back to back home league games by three or more goals since April 1932.

Cardiff have more than double the number of points this season after 15 league games (31) than they had at this stage last season (15).

Bobby Reid has scored nine goals in 15 league appearances this season, as many as he’d managed in his previous 119 games.

Omar Bogle, who scored against Ipswich in his last appearance for Cardiff, hasn’t scored in back to back league matches since November 2016 when he played for Grimsby Town in League Two.

[Forever Blue]

Bailey Wright suspended for visit of Cardiff

Big news breaking from over the water as Bristol City man Bailey Wright has been given a two-match ban for simulation by the FA.

[Forever Blue]

NEIL WARNOCK:

Team news update

"We’re training after this press conference so I don’t know. Kenneth Zohore and Aron Gunnarsson were going to do some work, they both trained lightweight yesterday, so let’s see what happens."

"Gunnars knows what he’s like and Ken is a bit different. His pain threshold is a bit less than Gunnars. Bennett’s out but the good news is everyone should be back by the end of this break, including Kadeem. He’s a couple of weeks away. We’re optimistic that we’ll have a good bill of health.”

[KJblue]

All things are pointing toward a rip.roaring derby, so it'll probably be a goalless bore draw! It looks like the wurzels are already winding themselves up, with comments about Warnock, a.player being suspended, Tomlin s return etc add to that both teams are doing well, I think.that we have a no pressure game for Cardiff, yes I'm sure that really isn't the case but Bristol will be nervy and I'm sure there going to go for a big ko early on but I expect Warnocks team to goad them.a bit, quick. side step, one two. Tko. Cardiff.win, 3-2 Tomlin hat trick and two own goals! .

[Forever Blue]

Gunnarsson and Zohore will both have late fitness tests ahead of Bristol City v Cardiff City

[Forever Blue]

Fair play at £6.60p Adult return by train to Bristol, that was great value and plenty of trains

[Forever Blue]

Cardiff City sold just over 3,000 tickets

[Forever Blue]

What are the latest odds?

Bristol City win 8/5

Draw 12/5

Cardiff win 19/10

[Forever Blue]

Cardiff's Lee Tomlin is in contention to start against his former side, while Aron Gunnarsson and Kenneth Zohore are fighting to be fit. Joe Bennett joins Lee Camp, Kadeem Harris and Jazz Richards on the Bluebirds' treatment table.

[Forever Blue]

The Robins have Famara Diedhiou and Jens Hegeler ruled out through long-term injury, while Eric Pisano is a doubt after limping off during the win over Fulham in midweek.

[Forever Blue]

What have the managers said




Lee Johnson: "I think it's close. Obviously Cardiff are above us in the league. They're a very strong outfit, have got good individuals and strength in depth.

"I don't know what the odds are. That'll tell you who is the underdog. You'd like to think that home advantage will give you something and obviously the support that we have here at Ashton Gate means that the players love playing here at the moment."







Neil Warnock: "I always look forward to [playing] Bristol City. I always get such a warm welcome at Ashton Gate.

"It's strange really because we're second in the league and I think we'll be underdogs given the way they're playing and the team they beat — Fulham — and they've beaten Premier League clubs to get Man United in the next round of the cup.

"I quite like the challenge of going there and trying to come away with a result."

[Forever Blue]

Who are the key players



Bobby Reid (Bristol City): The 23-year-old's conversion from midfielder to forward has been a roaring success and seen him score 10 goals in 18 games so far this season. A product of the club's academy, Reid has learned from loan spells at Plymouth and Cheltenham and become a key player in Johnson's outfit.

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City): With Warnock likely to prime his side for counter-attacking, the impetus of Mendez-Laing on the break could be all-important. He has the pace and power to trouble Bristol City, whose defence can be their Achilles heel. A Man Of The Match display against Ipswich in midweek has boosted his confidence.

[Forever Blue]

Updated

[TopCat CCFC]

Bristol City pair Eros Pisano and Nathan Baker remain doubts for the clash with Cardiff at Ashton Gate.

Full-back Pisano injured his hamstring during the 2-0 win at Fulham on what was his first start in the Sky Bet Championship for two months. Central defender Baker missed Tuesday's game at Craven Cottage with a knee injury picked up at Sunderland last weekend. Loan striker Cauley Woodrow returns to the squad after being unable to face his parent club Fulham.
Joe Bennett will be absent again for Cardiff after missing the 3-1 win over Ipswich in midweek. So Lee Peltier switches over to left-back with Callum Paterson on the opposite flank.
Kenneth Zohore and Aron Gunnarsson face fitness tests on ankle injuries, with Anthony Pilkington ruled out by a dead leg. Matthew Connolly is set to return to the squad after an ankle problem.