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CARDIFF CITY v WOLVES
Championship
5:15pm Saturday 22nd August
Cardiff City Stadium

" CARDIFF CITYS TEAM "
Cardiff City: Marshall, Fabio, Peltier, Morrison, Connolly, Whittingham, Dikgacoi, Ralls, Pilkington, Jones, Mason.
Subs: Moore, Ecuele Manga, Gunnarsson, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

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City season ticket holders can buy in advance £10 tickets for friends/ family ect

Wolves can't field Cardiff loanee Adam Le Fondre, with Jordan Graham and Bright Enobakhare coming into the squad with Wolves boss Kenny Jackett having 'no further injury worries.'




" UPDATED DAILY "
Russell Slade on Manga and Macheda...

Manga and Macheda Both making good progress. Remains to be seen whether one or both can make the bench v Wolves. There's plenty of football on the horizon, Tuesday may be ideal.

Bruno is a good player when he's right. We need to bring him up to speed.

Slade has shown during his 10 months in South Wales that he is often reluctant to change his side, which could mean the Bluebirds remaining unchanged once again.

Goalkeeper Marshall was the only player brought in for the clash at Blackburn, leaving the likes of Craig Noone, Sammy Ameobi and Kenwyne Jones kicking their heels as they watched on.

Noone, with two goals to his name already this term, may now be thrown into the starting lineup in place of Anthony Pilkington, who had possibly his weakest game to date in the midweek draw, while Jones is also in contention to be given the nod up top.



Marshall will continue to be Cardiff's NO 1

Wolves have so far sold over 1,000 tickets.

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

' WOLVES '

In terms of the visitors, Jackett is unlikely to drop Martinez so soon after bringing him into the fold, but further changes could be made elsewhere.

Nouha Dicko is possibly one of those who will fall victim to the axe, with Liverpool loanee Seyi Ojo an option for the visiting side should they wish to add some further width.

Ethan Ebanks-Landell will also be eyeing up a place in defence after Wolves struggled to cope with the threat of Matt Phillips in midweek.

Cardiff City possible starting lineup:
Marshall; Malone, Connolly, Morrison, Peltier; Ralls, Dikgacoi, Whittingham, Noone; Mason, Jones

Wolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Iorfa, Stearman, Hause, Golbourne; Coady, Price, McDonald; Henry, van La Parra; Afobe



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Match Preview

Cardiff are unbeaten in the league so far, with three draws. They will be looking to pick up some extra points on Saturday against Wolves.


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

01 Marshall
02 Peltier
04 Morrison
16 Connolly
28 Malone
13 Pilkington
07 Whittingham
15 Dikgacoi
08 Ralls
19 Revell
10 Mason

Wolves

26 Martinez
18 Iorfa
05 Stearman
30 Hause
03 Golbourne
07 Henry
11 McDonald
16 Coady
04 Edwards
10 Afobe
09 Dicko

The Opposition

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Listeni/ˌwʊlvərˈhæmptən/ (commonly referred to as Wolves) is an English professional football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. The club was originally known as St. Luke's FC and was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at Molineux. They currently compete in the Football League Championship, the second highest tier of English football, having been promoted from League One in 2014 after a solitary season at that level.

Historically, Wolves have been highly influential, most notably as being founder members of the Football League, as well as having played an instrumental role in the establishment of the European Cup, later to become the UEFA Champions League. Having won the FA Cup twice before the outbreak of the First World War, they developed into one of England's leading clubs under the management of ex-player Stan Cullis after the Second World War, going on to win the league three times and the FA Cup twice more between 1949 and 1960. It was during this time that the European Cup competition was established, after the English press declared Wolves "Champions of the World" following their victories against numerous top European and World sides in some of British football's first live televised games.

Wolves have yet to match the successes of the Stan Cullis era, although, under Bill McGarry, they contested the first-ever UEFA Cup final in 1972 and won the 1974 League Cup, a trophy they lifted again six years later under John Barnwell. However, financial mismanagement in the 1980s led to the club's very existence being under threat as well as three consecutive relegations, before a revival and back-to-back promotions under manager Graham Turner and record goalscorer Steve Bull saw them finish the decade in the Second Division, winning the Football League Trophy along the way.

Despite the financial backing of then-owner Sir Jack Hayward during the next decade, they were unable to regain a place in the top flight until 2003, when manager Dave Jones ended their nineteen-year exile but only for a solitary Premier League season. The club returned for a three-year stay at the top level after Mick McCarthy led them back as Football League Championship champions in 2009, but his dismissal in 2012 preceded relegation back to the Championship. The following season saw two further managers dismissed as the club then suffered a second relegation before winning the League One title under current head coach Kenny Jackett.

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

TUE 18 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Blackburn 1 - 1 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

Wolves

SUN 16 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Wolves 1 - 1 Hull
TUE 11 AUG 2015 - LEAGUE CUP Wolves 2 - 1 Newport
SAT 8 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Blackburn 1 - 2 Wolves

Last 5 meetings

2014/2015 Sat 28 Feb Cardiff City 0 - 1 Wolves Championship
2014/2015 Sat 23 Aug Wolves 1 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2012/2013 Sun 24 Feb Wolves 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2012/2013 Sun 02 Sep Cardiff City 3 - 1 Wolves Championship
2008/2009 Sun 22 Feb Wolves 2 - 2 Cardiff City Championship

Previous Highlights



Match Odds

Cardiff 9/5
Draw 9/4
Wolves 8/5


Tickets


Season Tickets Holders:
For this fixture, Season Ticket Holders will be able to bring up to 2 guests for either £5 or £10.

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Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

If we play like we did against QPR, maybe 2-1. If we play like last night then probably another draw. Would be great to start racking up home wins.

We need a win but again can see a draw.

Cardiff 0-2 Wolves (16.900)

1-2 14358

City to lose this game 1-3

2-1 and £32 for a ticket..... They on drugs?

1 - 3

1-3 Wolves. Afobe is a quality striker.

2-2

4:3 19,000

2-2 or 2-1.

I'm sorry but I can't see anything other than a loss for City. I really hope I'm wrong. 1-3 Wolves

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

Wolves have so far sold over 900 tickets

2-1 city.

2-1 city.

I admire your optimism Rydo and now that Manga is back and as long as Mr wonderful picks him then I will be a bit more optimistic

3-1 to The Bloobirds(mason noone whitts )

3-1 to The Bloobirds(mason noone whitts )

I would be ecstatic if that was the case

2-0 city. My first prediction for a city win in the league this season had Fulham and Blackburn score correct not qpr tho. Come on city first win no revell please

1-1 20,000

0-0 Att 15000

2-1 city.

I admire your optimism Rydo and now that Manga is back and as long as Mr wonderful picks him then I will be a bit more optimistic

Its not Slades fault he is injured.

Draw at best.

Bournemouth not Brighton in the Pre Season result just to let you know.

Anthony Pilkington interview: Cardiff City man proud of beginnings
By Nick Lustig

Thursday 20th August 2015

Anthony Pilkington is hoping for a less disruptive season with Cardiff

Ahead of Cardiff City's Championship clash with Wolves on Saturday, Anthony Pilkington talks to Sky Sports about his non-league roots, pub football and changing shirt colours…

People say never forget where you've come from. Anthony Pilkington is certainly one of those who will not be doing so any time soon. The state of the art facilities now afforded to him at current club Cardiff City are in stark contrast to his far more humble beginnings.

Released by Blackburn Rovers at the age of 15, following a short spell in the Manchester United academy, Pilkington was forced to contemplate the prospect that his dream of becoming a professional footballer may not come true.

2-1 city.

I admire your optimism Rydo and now that Manga is back and as long as Mr wonderful picks him then I will be a bit more optimistic

Its not Slades fault he is injured.

he is not injured, he is back in full training and fit so I would expect Slade to play him on Saturday, that is what I'm talking about Rydo not when Manga was injured

Cardiff City 1-2 Wolves.
Think they could give us a run around.

4-0 Cardiff

city 1 wolves 3