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BIRMINGAM v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 8th November
St Andrews
3.00pm

Friday 7th Nov 2014

#CardiffCity Starting XI: Marshall, Brayford, Turner, S. Morrison, Connolly, Pilkington, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, le Fondre & Macheda

#CardiffCity Substitutes: Moore, Fabio, Gabbidon, Ralls, Adeyemi, Kim & Maynard.

TEAM NEWS

UPDATED

Kenwyne Jones is def out.
Bruno Manga is a slight doubt with a calf strain sustained at Bolton in midweek, while Tom Adeyemi was back in training on Thursday and we will see how he is. He may come into contention against Birmingham.

Russell Slade: Ben Turner has had his games outside the first team and he was in the group at Bolton. He would give himself a chance of being in contention for Saturday.





Bruno Ecuele Manga and Ravel Morrison are Cardiff injury doubts

Bruno Ecuele Manga and Ravel Morrison are doubts for Cardiff's Championship game at Birmingham City on Saturday.
Gabon defender Manga injured a calf in Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at Bolton.

West Ham loanee Morrison, a second-half substitute at the Macron Stadium, is doubtful with a knee problem.

Manager Russell Slade said centre-back Ben Turner, an unused substitute against Bolton, is in contention for a first appearance of the campaign after an ankle injury in pre-season.
Admitting he is considering changes, Slade said: "It's been on my mind I've been looking over the last 48 hours at what I may be able to do to give us an edge,"
Slade played down speculation that Norwegian midfielder Mats Moller Daehli could be sold in January.
The Cardiff boss said Daehli had been troubled by a hip injury which they are trying to resolve.

Cardiff City: Russell Slade will make changes and my feeling is that Ben Turner, Anthony Pilkington and Ravel Morrison will be given the nod at Birmingham. Sean Morrison, Joe Ralls and Craig Noone, who needs a rest, the players to step down.

Manager Slade will stick with his 4-4-2 formation and the return of Turner will given him an extra natural leader in the group. Both Sean Morrison and Bruno Manga were well below their best at Bolton, but Manga had been outstanding up to then.

There is a doubt against Fabio, whose defensive frailty cost Cardiff a goal at Bolton, but Slade could stick with him.



Anthony Pilkington, back in training after recovering from illness, looks certain to go straight back into team with Slade saying: “We want him back as soon as he is ready.”

Centre-half Ben Turner and Ravel Morrison are also in line to start, while Fabio’s place must be in danger after he struggled defensively at Bolton and was caught out for at least one of the goals.

Declan John, too, is an attacking left-back with work to do on the defensive side of his game and Slade may even ask Matt Connolly to play on his wrong side. He is not the long-term answer, but Connolly is a consistent and effective defender who can make City more secure.

Turner could take over from Sean Morrison, who, like Bruno Manga alongside him, was some way below his best in midweek. For me, Manga will stay in the team because that is the first time his form has dipped.





The likely line-ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1):

Randolph; Caddis, Robinson (capt), Morrison, Grounds; Gleeson, Davies; Arthur, Shinnie, Cotterill; Donaldson.

Subs: Reilly, Shea, Edgar, Doyle, Eardley, Gray, Thomas.

Cardiff City (4-4-2) : Marshall (capt); Brayford, Manga, Turner, Fabio; Pilkington, Gunnarsson, Whittingham,Morrison; Le Fondre, Macheda.

Russell Slade says he is considering making changes for the trip to St Andrews.

"We have to get over the Bolton defeat quickly and if that means changes then that will be the case."

Thursday 6/11/14

' Team News '

Birmingham
Wes Thomas could start, but Gary Rowett won't want to make too many changes.

Cardiff
Ravel Morrison could start for the Bluebirds as Russell Slade seeks more creativity.

Match Facts
Cardiff have failed to score in their last 3 away matches in Championship.

2,000 Cardiff fans will be following their beloved Bluebirds hoping for their first away win of the season in the Championship.

Birmingham City mean while are the whipping boys of the Championship and only last week lost 8-0 at home to Bournemouth this week they got a shock win at home to Watford.

Cardiff are expected to win this one and are clear favourites

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Possible Lineups

Cardiff City
01 Marshall
02 Brayford
05 Ecuele Manga
36 Morrison
03 Fabio
19 Pilkington
17 Gunnarsson
07 Whittingham
11 Noone
14 Macheda
10 Le Fondre

Birmingham
01 Randolph
31 Caddis
28 Morrison
04 Robinson
03 Grounds
08 Gleeson
26 Davis
11 Cotterill
22 Shinnie
24 Arthur
09 Donaldson


The Opposition

Form - Last 5 Games

Cardiff:
04/11/14 (a) Bolton 3-0 L
01/11/14 (h) Leeds 3-1 W
25/10/14 (a) Millwall 1-0 L
21/10/14 (h) Ipswich 3-1 W
18/10/14 (h) Nottm Forest 2-1 W


Birmingham:
TUE 4 NOV 2014 Birmingham 2 - 1 Watford
SAT 1 NOV 2014 Wolves 0 - 0 Birmingham
SAT 25 OCT 2014 Birmingham 0 - 8 Bournemouth
TUE 21 OCT 2014 Blackburn 1 - 0 Birmingham
SAT 18 OCT 2014 Birmingham 0 - 1 Bolton

Last 5 meetings

17 Jan 2009 Birmingham City v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
04 Dec 2011 Cardiff City v Birmingham City L 1-0 League Championship
25 Mar 2012 Birmingham City v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
02 Oct 2012 Cardiff City v Birmingham City L 2-1 League Championship
01 Jan 2013 Birmingham City v Cardiff City L 0-1 League Championship

Match Odds
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Birmingham 7/4
Draw 23/10
Cardiff 6/4

Tickets

Sat. 8th November 2014. KO. 3pm
Tickets available to current Season Ticket Holders and Gold Members

Reserved Seating: Gil Merrick Lower Stand

Ticket Prices:
Adults @ £20.00
Senior Citizens 65+ @ £15.00
Students (must show valid NUS) @ £15.00
13 – 18yrs @ £10.00
Under 13 @ £5.00
Disabled Allocation @ prices as listed above
Disabled Carer Free Of Charge

Tickets on sale:
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The Stadium



Key facts

Club: Birmingham City FC
Opening: 1906
Capacity: 30,009 seats

History and description

St. Andrew’s Stadium opened on the 26th of December 1906 with a league match between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough. The stadium consisted of one covered main stand and open terraces on the other sides, with an estimated capacity of 75,000 spectators.

Small improvements were made in the 1930s, mainly by increasing cover, and a record attendance was set on the 11th of March 1939 when 66,844 fans visited an FA Cup match against Everton.

The stadium got heavily damaged in the Second World War, but got soon after rebuilt.

St. Andrew’s Stadium got further redeveloped in the 1950s and 1960s, first with the construction of a new main stand in the early 1950s, then with another new stand at the Railway End, and finally with the erection of new roofs over the Kop and Tilton Road end.

No changes were made in the following two decades, and by the late 1980s the stadium had slowly fallen into disrepair. Capacity had furthermore been decreased to just 26,000 due to safety measures.

In the early 1990s, Birmingham City therefore embarked on a redevelopment program, which started with the demolition of the Kop and Tilton Road terraces. Two new all-seater stands were built in their place.

Works were completed in 1999 with the opening of a new stand at the Railway End.

In the mid 2000s, Birmingham City was involved in plans to replace St. Andrew’s with a 55,000-seater multi-purpose stadium, however these plans never materialised.

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Brum 1 Cardiff City 3

Birminham 2 Cardiff City 0

Birmingham 1-1 Cardiff

1-1

1-2

i see us bouncing back....0-2...

Ravel Morrison could start for the Bluebirds as Russell Slade seeks more creativity.

Brum 1 Cardiff City 2

Brum 3-0 Cardiff

Slade Out

Brum 2 City1, more away day misery.

Brum 2 - Cardiff 2

Brum 2 - Cardiff 2

0-1 City

1-2 city to end away day blues. Plus Bargoed bus does not stop in wetherspoons. Rhondda boys vow to become tee total. And Shergar wins the 3-30 at Kempton park.

Russell Slade says he is considering making changes for the trip to St Andrews.

"We have to get over the Bolton defeat quickly and if that means changes then that will be the case."

2-1

I smell a very defensive approach. 0-0.

Preview: Birmingham City vs. Cardiff City

By Barney Corkhill, Reporter
Last Updated: Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 17:10 UK
Two games into Gary Rowett's reign at Birmingham City, and already things are looking a lot brighter for the club ahead of their match against Cardiff City at St Andrew's on Saturday.

The Lee Clark era was beset by home woes as the former boss guided the club to a dreadful run of just one win in 24 league matches at St Andrew's, while the one match under caretaker control saw things plummet to new depths as they were hammered 8-0 by Bournemouth in front of their own fans.

However, it is one win from one home game under Rowett, and what a victory it was. The Blues stunned league leaders Watford with a 2-1 triumph on Tuesday, ending a run of four consecutive home defeats and seven without a win.

Those three points made it four from two matches under the former Burton Albion boss, but he still has a long way to go to drag his new side out of trouble.

The Midlands outfit remain in the bottom three, while only Blackpool have a worse goal difference, but victory this weekend could see them move out of the relegation zone and potentially as high as 17th.

Rowett is unlikely to want to change too much following the impressive victory, but he could recall Wes Thomas to the starting lineup in place of Andrew Shinnie. Clayton Donaldson, meanwhile, will retain his place up front following his midweek brace.

While Birmingham's home form is notoriously bad, Cardiff have been equally as poor on their travels so far this season.
The Bluebirds come into this match having lost their last three away games against relegation candidates Blackpool, Millwall and Bolton Wanderers, failing to score a single goal in that time.

Indeed, only Blackpool and Bolton have picked up fewer points on the road this season, with Cardiff one of just two teams yet to win an away game in the Championship.

No fewer than 18 of Cardiff's 22 points have come in front of their own fans and, following their 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bolton on Tuesday, they will not relish travelling to a seemingly rejuvenated Birmingham.

Should Russell Slade's side be able to dig out a victory, however, then they would edge ever closer to the playoff places, which are quickly becoming a realistic possibility once more following their poor start to the season.

The visitors could opt to make a change in search of an elusive away goal having managed a league-low four this season, with Ravel Morrison potentially coming in to add more creativity.

Recent form

Birmingham: WDLLLD

Cardiff: LWLWWL

Possible starting lineups

Birmingham: Randolph; Caddis, Grounds, Morrison, Robinson; Arthur, Davis, Gleeson, Cotterill, Thomas; Donaldson

Cardiff: Marshall; Brayford, Manga, S Morrison, Fabio; Pilkington, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, R Morrison; Macheda, Le Fondre

Sports Mole says: 2-0

Team news:
Cardiff City: Russell Slade will make changes and my feeling is that Ben Turner, Anthony Pilkington and Ravel Morrison will be given the nod at Birmingham. Sean Morrison, Joe Ralls and Craig Noone, who needs a rest, the players to step down.

Manager Slade will stick with his 4-4-2 formation and the return of Turner will given him an extra natural leader in the group. Both Sean Morrison and Bruno Manga were well below their best at Bolton, but Manga had been outstanding up to then.

There is a doubt against Fabio, whose defensive frailty cost Cardiff a goal at Bolton, but Slade could stick with him.

The likely line-ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1):

Randolph; Caddis, Robinson (capt), Morrison, Grounds; Gleeson, Davies; Arthur, Shinnie, Cotterill; Donaldson.

Subs: Reilly, Shea, Edgar, Doyle, Eardley, Gray, Thomas.

Cardiff City (4-4-2) : Marshall (capt); Brayford, Manga, Turner, Fabio; Pilkington, Gunnarsson, Whittingham,Morrison; Le Fondre, Macheda.

Anthony Pilkington, back in training after recovering from illness, looks certain to go straight back into team with Slade saying: “We want him back as soon as he is ready.”

Centre-half Ben Turner and Ravel Morrison are also in line to start, while Fabio’s place must be in danger after he struggled defensively at Bolton and was caught out for at least one of the goals.

Declan John, too, is an attacking left-back with work to do on the defensive side of his game and Slade may even ask Matt Connolly to play on his wrong side. He is not the long-term answer, but Connolly is a consistent and effective defender who can make City more secure.

Turner could take over from Sean Morrison, who, like Bruno Manga alongside him, was some way below his best in midweek. For me, Manga will stay in the team because that is the first time his form has dipped.

Both Manga and Ravel seem to be injured, so Morrison will be on the pitch for sure. Will be interesting to see if he chooses Turner or Connolly next to him. Guerra won´t be playing, as he is not "in his immediate plans". Adeyemi seems to be back, though.

So that leaves us with this line-up (I think):

-------------Marshall---------------
Brayford-Connolly-Morrison-Fabio

Noone-Whittingham-Gunnarsson-Pilkington

-----Macheda----Le Fondre------

Bench: Moore, Turner, Gabbidon, Ralls, Adeyemi, Kimbo, Maynard

Bruno Ecuele Manga and Ravel Morrison are Cardiff injury doubts

Bruno Ecuele Manga and Ravel Morrison are doubts for Cardiff's Championship game at Birmingham City on Saturday.
Gabon defender Manga injured a calf in Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at Bolton.

West Ham loanee Morrison, a second-half substitute at the Macron Stadium, is doubtful with a knee problem.

Manager Russell Slade said centre-back Ben Turner, an unused substitute against Bolton, is in contention for a first appearance of the campaign after an ankle injury in pre-season.
Admitting he is considering changes, Slade said: "It's been on my mind I've been looking over the last 48 hours at what I may be able to do to give us an edge,"
Slade played down speculation that Norwegian midfielder Mats Moller Daehli could be sold in January.
The Cardiff boss said Daehli had been troubled by a hip injury which they are trying to resolve.

But Slade confirmed that Cardiff would look to offload Daehli's fellow countryman Magnus Wolff Eikrem in the transfer window - with either a sale or a loan.

Russell Slade says he is considering making changes for the trip to St Andrews.

"We have to get over the Bolton defeat quickly and if that means changes then that will be the case."

More centre backs?

Kenwyne Jones is def out.
Bruno Manga is a slight doubt with a calf strain sustained at Bolton in midweek, while Tom Adeyemi was back in training on Thursday and we will see how he is. He may come into contention against Birmingham.

Russell Slade: Ben Turner has had his games outside the first team and he was in the group at Bolton. He would give himself a chance of being in contention for Saturday.

2-2

#CardiffCity Starting XI: Marshall, Brayford, Turner, S. Morrison, Connolly, Pilkington, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, le Fondre & Macheda

#CardiffCity Substitutes: Moore, Fabio, Gabbidon, Ralls, Adeyemi, Kim & Maynard.

Fabio dropped!

Fabio dropped!

crazy decision