' TODAY'S TEAM: CARDIFF CITY v BARNSLEY ' MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v BARNSLEY
Championship
Saturday, 17 December, 15:00
Cardiff City Stadium



Two changes

It’s two changes for Cardiff, with Warnock going with the side that played the second half against Wolves on Tuesday, and turned the game around so spectacularly.

Immers and Richardson make way for Noone and Zohore


City Amos, Peltier, Connolly, Morrison, Manga, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, Pilkington, Hoilett, Zohore.

Subs
Cardiff City subs: Wilson, Bennett, O’Keefe, Ralls, Harris, Immers, Lambert

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Approx 500 Barnsley fans


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Bruno Manga is set to deputise for Sol Bamba for the game with the Tykes having impressed alongside Sean Morrison in the midweek win over Wolves.

Rickie Lambert is ready to start again.
Lex Immers has been dropped.
Craig Noone looking to start.

Neil Warnock:

"One injury doubt for tomorrow"

"Not many of the players have trained, they put so much in. We have one real doubt. We’re capable of beating anyone home or away. If we play to our potential we’re quite a force. I don’t wanna say who it is, it would change one or two things."

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Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

21 Amos
16 Connolly
4 Morrison
5 Ecuele Manga
2 Peltier
33 Hoilett
7 Whittingham
17 Gunnarsson
11 Noone
26 Zohore
13 Pilkington


Barnsley

1 Davies
2 Bree
4 Roberts
5 MacDonald
17 Yiadom
6 Scowen
8 Hourihane
29 Morsy
40 Kent
20 Bradshaw
9 Winnall


The Opposition



Barnsley

Full name Barnsley Football Club
Nickname(s): The Tykes, The Super Reds, The Reds, The Colliers
Founded 1887; 129 years ago
Ground Oakwell
Capacity 23,009[1]
Owner Patrick Cryne
Chairman Maurice Watkins
Manager Paul Heckingbottom
League Championship

Barnsley Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The team play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Tykes", they were founded in 1887 by Reverend Tiverton Preedy under the name Barnsley St. Peter's. The club colours are red and white, and their home ground since 1888 has been Oakwell. In 2016, Barnsley won 2 Trophies at Wembley Stadium – the Football League Trophy, beating Oxford United 3–2 in the final, and the 2016 Football League play-offs, beating Millwall F.C. 3–1 in the final. Barnsley became the second club to secure both the Football League Trophy and Football League promotion via playoff finals in the same season, after Grimsby Town F.C.


2016/17 Results

Cardiff

TUE 13 DEC 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 1 Wolves
SAT 10 DEC 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Cardiff City
SAT 3 DEC 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff City 0 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
SAT 26 NOV 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Aston Villa 3 - 1 Cardiff City


Barnsley

TUE 13 DEC 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 Barnsley
SAT 10 DEC 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Barnsley 2 - 1 Norwich City
SAT 3 DEC 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Birmingham City 0 - 3 Barnsley
FRI 25 NOV 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Barnsley 2 - 5 Nottingham Forest


Recent meetings

2012/2013 Tue 09 Apr Cardiff City 1 - 1 Barnsley League
2012/2013 Sat 24 Nov Barnsley 1 - 2 Cardiff City League
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Barnsley 0 - 1 Cardiff City League
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Cardiff City 5 - 3 Barnsley League
2010/2011 Sun 13 Mar Cardiff City 2 - 2 Barnsley League


Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 23/20
Draw 23/10
Barnsley 12/5


Tickets

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCS Ticket Office situated in the Grandstand, next to Corporate Entrance 2.

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

The easiest way is to book online - http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity


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City 3 Barnsley 1

Cardiff City 3 Barnsley 0

2-0 Cardiff

Cardiff 1-1 Barnsley

2-0 Cardiff, Pilkington and Gunnarsson

1-1

Whats wrong with bennett?

We can do it,two consecutive wins

Avoiding bottom six...



NEIL WARNOCK:

"One defeat and your back in it, we’ve got to get a better goal difference, we’re catching up other teams slowly though.
With the games coming up, it’s going to be a difficult time."

"We need to get as many points as and when we can."
"If you’re in bottom six of any league you’re more likely to go down. It’s obvious"

Neil Warnock:

"One injury doubt for tomorrow"

"Not many of the players have trained, they put so much in. We have one real doubt. We’re capable of beating anyone home or away. If we play to our potential we’re quite a force. I don’t wanna say who it is, it would change one or two things."

NEIL WARNOCK:

Fixtures tough

"We seem to have the tough games repeated.February and March gives us a better run in.
We’re doing well from when I took over, saw a league table since then, and we were up near the play-offs."


"I think Barnsley are as good an away side as there is in the league, they’re my old club - a lovely club,"

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Bruno Manga is set to deputise for Sol Bamba for the game with the Tykes having impressed alongside Sean Morrison in the midweek win over Wolves.

Approx 500 Barnsley fans coming

Neil Warnock will be hoping that his players can replicate Craig Bellamy's passion for the club on the pitch today in the clubs last match before Christmas.

By Jack Vittles

It's a damning statistic that 93 per cent of clubs relegated from the Championship in the last 10 years tucked into their Christmas turkey while in the bottom six. The time for Cardiff to move away from the foot of the table has come.

The visit of Paul Heckingbottom's side gives them the chance to make it back-to-back league victories for the first time since March, and Warnock thinks his side will be buoyed by the comeback win against Wolves on Tuesday night.


"The Wolves result has given us all a lift. There's a lot more positivity about the place.

"I think Barnsley are as good an away side as there is in this league. It's one of my old clubs, but then with me that's every other week isn't it?"

The Bluebirds boss has fond memories of his time with Barnsley.

"I loved it up there. It's a great club, real hard-working people. I see a lot of similarities in that sense with the Cardiff fans."

Saturday will mark Warnock's 11th match in charge of Cardiff City, the same number of matches Paul Trollope lasted in the dugout, and he says he has now had time to work with all the players. Despite that, he admits he is hoping the transfer window can help him to form a clearer view of his own team.

"I think I've finally assessed all the lads here now. I know who I want to keep and who I'll be less sorry to see go. I want to have a clearer idea of things by the middle of January. I want less foggy areas, at the moment it's quite misty."

Whisper it quietly, but Cardiff are unbeaten in their least three matches and have moved up to 19th in the table - three points clear of the bottom three.

After the remarkable turnaround win against Wolves in the week, Neil Warnock will he hoping that his Cardiff City side can record back-to-back league victories for the first time since March.

There is a chance the Bluebirds can jump up to 17th in the table by 5pm today if results fall kindly elsewhere, and that would represent a good place to be at Christmas given the start they had under Paul Trollope.

Speaking of the former manager, today is also Warnock's 11th match in charge of Cardiff - the same number that Trollope lasted.

Barnsley are the visitors to Cardiff City Stadium today, and Paul Heckingbottom's side are comfortably in mid-table despite being tipped for the drop at the start of the season.

Can the Bluebirds send their fans home today with an early Christmas present?

Follow our live updates below to find out.

What's Bennett done wrong to be dropped then? Wasn't at Ipswich so couldn't comment on him there but he's been very solid for us since he's been back from injury.

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What's Bennett done wrong to be dropped then? Wasn't at Ipswich so couldn't comment on him there but he's been very solid for us since he's been back from injury.

Norms,I'm shocked.

Two changes

It’s two changes for Cardiff, with Warnock going with the side that played the second half against Wolves on Tuesday, and turned the game around so spectacularly.

Immers and Richardson make way for Noone and Zohore


Starting XI: Amos, Peltier, Connolly, Morrison, Manga, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, Pilkington, Hoilett, Zohore.



Subs
Cardiff City subs: Wilson, Bennett, O’Keefe, Ralls, Harris, Immers, Lambert

What's Bennett done wrong to be dropped then? Wasn't at Ipswich so couldn't comment on him there but he's been very solid for us since he's been back from injury.

Norms,I'm shocked.

Annis, I know Warnock has been tinkering with the squad trying to find his best 11 but in my opinion Bennett has been very consistent, I'm a bit miffed by this myself, perhaps he's carrying a knock?

In Warnock we trust though.

What's Bennett done wrong to be dropped then? Wasn't at Ipswich so couldn't comment on him there but he's been very solid for us since he's been back from injury.

Norms,I'm shocked.

Annis, I know Warnock has been tinkering with the squad trying to find his best 11 but in my opinion Bennett has been very consistent, I'm a bit miffed by this myself, perhaps he's carrying a knock?

In Warnock we trust though.

Norms, I agree and for me Bennett has been good and very consistent,quite shocked by this change.

Big game for Noone and Zohore

Our Cardiff City writer Phil Smith has his say on Warnock’s team selection

So the injury worries that were troubling Neil Warnock yesterday have obviously cleared up and he is able to name the side that turned the tide so impressively on Tuesday night. Big games for Kenneth Zohore and Craig Noone, who need to show they can perform on a consistent basis after their cameos against Wolves. Good to see Stuart O’Keefe back on the bench, too.

TEAM NEWS: Barnsley keep the same starting line-up with just two changes on the bench to play

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Ready for kick off Bluebirds

Can Cardiff make it back-to-back victories?

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Barnsley get us moving.

Noone starts off on the right for Cardiff, Hoilett on the left.

Unlucky

A good ball into the channel and Craig Noone almost beats Andy Yiadom.

Yiadom just shepherds it away from trouble.

Yiadom blocks Gunnarsson's cross for an early corner to the hosts.