' MATCH THREAD : BLACKBURN v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD

BLACKBURN V CARDIFF CITY
Championship
Tuesday 18th August 2015 7.45pm.

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City v Blackburn: Marshall, Peltier, Malone, Morrison, Connolly, Whittingham, Ralls, Pilkington, Dikgacoi, Revell, Mason.

Subs: Moore, Fabio, Gunnarsson, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Jones

Cardiff City injury update: Bruno Manga and Federico Macheda back in full training but Ben Turner still facing long lay-off.



David Marshall is included in the squad to face Blackburn tomorrow evening

Craig Noone and Sammy Ameobi could start for Cardiff.
Simon Moore should keep his place in goal.


CCFC fans you can pay on the gate

Fans travelling to Ewood Park tomorrow be aware of roadworks surrounding the ground...

The Cardiff City Ticket Office will stop selling tickets for this match at 11am tomorrow morning.

" UPDATED DAILY "

Ex Cardiff City player Craig Conway will be starting for Rovers.

Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes could be fit for the visit of Cardiff at Ewood Park on Tuesday.
Rhodes went off with an ankle injury in the 1-1 draw at Huddersfield on Saturday but it is not believed to be serious. Corry Evans (thigh) and Chris Taylor (groin) are out.

David Marshalls back from from his 3 match ban, be interesting if Slade plays him?

Only 2 players still out injured Manga and Turner.




Latest News


Match Preview

Cardiff will be looking to build on their unbeaten start to the season, drawing against both Fulham at home, and QPR away.


' BLACKBURN '

Jordan Rhodes is a major doubt with an ankle injury picked up at the weekend which would be a huge blow for Rovers.
Hope Akpan is hoping to make his debut, while Nathan Delfouneso could start.

Blackburn lost their opening game of the season, but managed to pick up a point on the road on Saturday against Huddersfield.

Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

Moore, Peltier, Morrison, Connolly, Malone, Ralls, Whittingham, Dikgacoi, Pilkington, Mason, Revell.

Blackburn

Raya, Henley, Hanley, Duffy, Olsson, Barrow, Lowe, Guthrie, Conway, Marshall, Rhodes

The Opposition

Blackburn Rovers Football Club /ˈblækbɜrn ˈroʊvərz/ is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team competes in the Football League Championship from the 2012–13 season. They were relegated from the Premier League, the top tier of English football, at the end of the 2011–12 season. The club are currently managed by Gary Bowyer after previous manager Michael Appleton was dismissed on 19 March 2013. Appleton was the third manager to have lost his job in 6 months after Steve Kean and Henning Berg.

The club was established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888. It is one of only three clubs to have been both a founder member of the Football League and the Premier League (the others being Aston Villa and Everton). In 1890 Rovers moved to its permanent home at Ewood Park. Prior to the formation of the Premier League in 1992, most of the club's successes were before 1930, when it had gained league and FA Cup trophies on several occasions. Relegation in 1965–66 was followed by 26 successive seasons of football outside the top flight.

In 1992, Blackburn gained promotion to the new Premier League a year after being taken over by local steel baron Jack Walker, who installed Kenny Dalglish as manager. In 1995, Blackburn became Premier League champions, having spent millions of pounds on players like Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton. However, the title-winning team was quickly split up and, in the 1998–99 season, the club was relegated. It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later, in the 2000–01 season, just after Walker's death. During this time it has qualified for the UEFA Cup four times: once as League Cup winners, twice as the Premier League's sixth-placed team and once via the Intertoto Cup. The 2011–12 season marked the club's 72nd, non-consecutive, year in the top flight. Blackburn are currently one of only five clubs to have won the Premier League, along with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Manchester City.

The club's motto is "Arte et Labore", which the club translates as "By Skill and Hard Work" in Latin.

Preseason Results

Cardiff

WED 15 JUL Forest Green Rovers Friendly Att. 1,125 (409) A 1 - 1 D
SAT 18 JUL Shrewsbury Town Friendly Att. 2,446 (782) A 2 - 2 D
TUE 21 JUL Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Friendly Att. TBC N 2 - 0 W
FRI 24 JUL Sparta Rotterdam Friendly Att. TBC N 0 - 1 W
TUE 28 JUL Watford Fc Friendly Att. TBC N 2 - 1 W
FRI 31 JUL Brighton Fc Friendly Att. TBC N 3 - 2 W

2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 15 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP QPR 2 - 2 Cardiff
TUE 11 AUG 2015 - LEAGUE CUP Cardiff 1 - 0 Wimbledon
SAT 8 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 1 - 1 Fulham

Blackburn

SAT 15 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Huddersfield 1 - 1 Blackburn
TUE 11 AUG 2015 - LEAGUE CUP Blackburn 1 - 2 Shrewsbury
SAT 8 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Blackburn 1 - 2 Wolves

Last 5 meetings

2014/2015 Tue 17 Feb Cardiff City 1 - 1 Blackburn R. Championship
2014/2015Fri 08 Aug Blackburn R. 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2012/2013 Mon 01 Apr Cardiff City 3 - 0 Blackburn R. Championship
2012/2013Fri 07 Dec Blackburn R. 1 - 4 Cardiff City Championship
2011/2012 Tue 29 Nov Cardiff City 2 - 0 Blackburn R. League Cup

Previous Highlights



Match Odds

Blackburn 6/5
Draw 9/4
Cardiff 23/10

Ewood Park



Key facts

Club: Blackburn Rovers FC
Opening: 1882
Capacity: 31,154 seats

History and description

Ewood Park opened in 1882 as a multi-sports ground. Blackburn Rovers first only occasionally used the ground, but started using it regularly from 1890.

Ewood Park developed quickly in the early 20th century when new stands were built and the capacity of the stadium quickly rose. It recorded its highest capacity on the 2nd of March 1929 when 62,522 visitors saw Blackburn play Bolton in an FA Cup match.

Few changes were made in the following decades, apart from the installation of floodlights and cover for the Blackburn End terrace.

In 1984, the Nuttal Street Stand got rebuilt after it had burned down in a fire. A few years later the wooden Riverside Stand got demolished and replaced by a new single-tiered stand.

After Jack Walker had taken over the Rovers in 1991, he announced a large redevelopment plan to turn Ewood Park into a modern arena. In early 1994, two new stands at the short ends opened and the redevelopment was completed a few months later with the opening of the Jack Walker Stand.

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Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

0-2 City.

1-1 (11,500)

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Blackburn 1 Cardiff City 2

City should win this one

2-1 city.

1-2 City.

1-1

0-1 to The Blooobirds

2-0 Blackburn

How many have we sold?

I'm very confident for this one, so we'll probably lose now

Blackburn 1-3 Cardiff City

Jones, Pilkington and Ralls

1-1

Only 2 players still out injured Manga and Turner.

Only 2 players still out injured Manga and Turner.

What about Macheda?

1-1 draw 3rd draw in a row I think.

Only 2 players still out injured Manga and Turner.

What about Macheda?

I thought I heard he was,but just been told he's ok

Only 2 players still out injured Manga and Turner.

What about Macheda?

I thought I heard he was,but just been told he's ok

That's good he is one our most natural finishers.

1-1 Rhodes for them Jones for us

Blackburn 2 city 0

3 - 3

TEAM NEWS

Blackburn
Jordan Rhodes is a major doubt with an ankle injury picked up at the weekend which would be a huge blow for Rovers.
Hope Akpan is hoping to make his debut, while Nathan Delfouneso could start.

Cardiff City
Craig Noone and Sammy Ameobi could return for Cardiff.
Simon Moore should keep his place in goal.

Absolutely no reason we cant win this. Blackburn are relegation fodder this season, 3 points please!

2-0 Blackburn

So difficult to call our results......ok lets go for Blackburn 1 Bloooobirds 2

O-2. City mason ralls bloobirda

David Marshall is included in the squad to face Blackburn tomorrow evening.

David Marshall is included in the squad to face Blackburn tomorrow evening.

Hmmm, not the right decision IMO.

I would have kept Marshall away from first team duties. Think it would be best to leave him out of the squad until he goes, or until the window shuts.

David Marshall is included in the squad to face Blackburn tomorrow evening.

Hmmm, not the right decision IMO.

I would have kept Marshall away from first team duties. Think it would be best to leave him out of the squad until he goes, or until the window shuts.

Interesting one Ned.

3-1 city I can feel it in my bones