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CARDIFF CITY v LEEDS UNITED
Championship
Tuesday, 8 March, 19:45
Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City team announced

Starting 11: Marshall; Fabio, Manga, Connolly, Malone; Ralls, O’Keefe, Whittingham, Lawrence; Immers, Pilkington

Subs: Moore, Morrison, Dikgacoi, Ameobi, Noone, Zohore, Saadi.

Pay on the night

Leeds are expected to bring about 1,500 fans.

Team News

07/03/16

Cardiff City

Lee Peltier will miss this one after coming off at half time at Bristol City. The Bluebirds’ right-back left the game on crutches but X-rays revealed he only had bruising and there was no break, he will be assessed over the next week. David Marshall picked up a small back injury towards the end of the last outing but should be fit to play.

Fabio was likely to miss out but in Peltier’s absence he may be rushed back to fill-in, alternatively Connolly will start at right-back and Morrison will come in at centre-half. Peter Whittingham and Lex Immers were both taken off as precautions at Ashton Gate but both should start again on Tuesday.



06/03/16

Lee Peltier is out injured,but the injury was no where near as bad as first thought,so will be back for Ipswich Town home on Saturday.

Fabio Da Silva is back in training



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Latest News

Cardiff completed their first back to back wins after their away win against Bristol on Saturday. Three points against Leeds on Tuesday would give City a big boost in their bid to claim the last play off spot.


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
4 Morrison
5 Ecuele Manga
16 Connolly
28 Malone
37 Lawrence
22 O'Keefe
8 Ralls
7 Whittingham
13 Pilkington
27 Immers


Leeds

1 Silvestri
28 Berardi
5 Bellusci
3 Bamba
21 Taylor
16 Diagouraga
26 Bridcutt
23 Cook
18 Carayol
7 Antenucci
11 Doukara


The Opposition



Leeds United Football Club is an English football club in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club was formed in 1919 following the disbanding of Leeds City F.C. by the Football League and took over their Elland Road stadium. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.

Leeds United have won three First Division league titles, one FA Cup and one League Cup. The club also won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups. The majority of the honours were won under the management of Don Revie in the 1960s and 1970s. Leeds lost the 1975 European Cup Final against Bayern Munich and reached the semi finals of the tournament's successor Champions League in 2001.

Leeds United play in white. The club badge features the White Rose of York and "LUFC"


2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 5 MAR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol 0 - 2 Cardiff
SAT 27 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 1 Preston
TUE 23 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Boro 3 - 1 Cardiff
SAT 20 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 4 - 1 Brighton


Leeds

MON 29 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brighton 4 - 0 Leeds
TUE 23 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Leeds 1 - 1 Fulham
SAT 20 FEB 2016 - FA CUP Watford 1 - 0 Leeds
MON 15 FEB 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Leeds 0 - 0 Middlesbrough


Recent meetings

2015/2016 Tue 03 Nov Leeds Utd. 1 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2014/2015 Sat 11 Apr Leeds Utd. 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2014/2015 Sat 01 Nov Cardiff City 3 - 1 Leeds Utd. Championship
2012/2013 Sat 02 Feb Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. Championship


Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 19/20
Draw 13/5
Leeds 10/3

Tickets

Cardiff v Leeds is aGOLD category match (see prices here: http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/tickets/ticket-prices/)

Tickets can be purchased in person at the ticket office situated in the Grandstand, next to corporate entrance 2.

Alternatively you can call the Stadium Ticket Office on 0845 345 1400, which is open from 9am to 5:30pm - Monday to Friday and 9am to 3pm on non match-day Saturdays.

The easiest way is to book online. You can click here to purchase tickets: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity

For all ticket enquiries, please call the Cardiff City ticket office 0845 345 1400


Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

City 3 LEEDS 1

Cardiff City 2-0 Leeds

3-1.

Leeds will score 1 but unfortunately for them and their hideous fans we will score 3.

Lee Peltier is out injured.

Fabio Da Silva is back in training

2-1 City

We could go to town on the dirty Leeds. 4-0 Cardiff, Easy pips, top 6 here we come.

We battered the team that battered them so it's time to whip them like a cheap Angel Delight knock off!!! 5.0

2-1

Bluebirds

4-1 manga score 1st ( it's come in at 3-1 against the scummers for me ) he's due a header into the back of the net.

1-1

City 3 - 0 Leeds

Two nil city please the blues are going up

We have had so many 2-1 in the past, I would settle for that now.

1-0

Lee Peltier is out injured,but the injury was no where near as bad as first thought,so will be back for Ipswich Town home on Saturday.

CARDIFF CITY


Lee Peltier will miss this one after coming off at half time at Bristol City. The Bluebirds’ right-back left the game on crutches but X-rays revealed he only had bruising and there was no break, he will be assessed over the next week. David Marshall picked up a small back injury towards the end of the last outing but should be fit to play.

Fabio was likely to miss out but in Peltier’s absence he may be rushed back to fill-in, alternatively Connolly will start at right-back and Morrison will come in at centre-half. Peter Whittingham and Lex Immers were both taken off as precautions at Ashton Gate but both should start again on Tuesday.

2-0 City

Leeds United

Liam Cooper and Lewie Coyle were both brought off injured last time out and are likely to miss this one. Former Cardiff goalkeeper Ross Turnbull remains out with an ankle injury and striker Chris Wood misses out with a hamstring problem. Cardiff loanee Tom Adeyemi is ineligible to play against his parent club.

City to beat the Scum 3.1

LEEDS PREDICTED 4-1-3-2 V CARDIFF: TOP GOALSCORER TO RETURN


Steve Evans could be able to select top goalscorer Chris Wood for the first time in over a month as Leeds travel to Cardiff on Tuesday night in the Championship.


Wood has not played since January 26th and has missed almost the entirety of a difficult period for Leeds because of a hamstring problem.

Evans’ side have managed just three goals in the five league without him and recorded their first league win in ten matches with a narrow 2-1 win over Bolton.

The victory came at a cost though with first-team regulars Lewie Coyle, Souleymane Doukara and captain Liam Cooper all picking up injuries.
Full-back Coyle is still waiting to learn the extent of his injury after being stretched off, while Doukara and Cooper will be assessed before the game.
Striker Doukara’s absence could force Evans to take a chance on Wood or stick with Mirco Antenucci alone upfront after the 31-year-old grabbed a brace against Bolton.

Leeds were not exactly brilliant against strugglers Bolton, but managed to allay fears that the Whites could be dragged into a relegation battle after being battered 4-0 by Brighton and Hove Albion in their previous game.

Wood is still Leeds’ top goalscorer with eight in the Championship and could return to fire the Whites to their first away win in five attempts.

Leeds (possible): Silvestri; Berardi, Cooper, Bellusci, Taylor; Diagouraga; Bridcutt, Cook, Carayol; Antenucci, Wood.

Don't forget its pay on the night, No excuses

2-1 city

Marshall; Fabio, Connolly, Manga, Malone; Lawrence, Ralls, O'Keefe, Whittingham, Immers; Pilkington

Subs: Moore, Morrison, Dikgacoi, Ameobi, Noone, Zohore, Saadi

Cardiff City team announced

Starting 11: Marshall; Fabio, Manga, Connolly, Malone; Ralls, O’Keefe, Whittingham, Lawrence; Immers, Pilkington

Subs: Moore, Morrison, Dikgacoi, Ameobi, Noone, Zohore, Saadi.

Leeds United team announced:

Starting 11: Silvestri, Berardi, Bamba, Bellusci, Taylor, Murphy, Bridcutt, Mowatt, Cook, Antenucci, Doukara.

Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Wootton, Diagouraga, Carayol, Dallas

Couldn't get down from Birmingham tonight, but hope it's a cracking atmosphere for the team - gutted to be missing it.

Absolutely hate Leeds with a passion so if city beat em tonight in top of the win against Bristol I'll go to bed happy even with my sickness bug .
City 2-0

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