MATCH THREAD;" BIRMINGHAM CITY v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

BIRMINGHAM CITY v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 18th January, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
St Andrews 




Cardiff City: Smithies; Richards, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Pack, Bacuna; Whyte, Tomlin, Hoilett; Ward

Subs: Etheridge, Flint, Vaulks, Ralls, Paterson, Murphy, Glatzel



Cardiff City's Allocation up to 2,500



NEIL HARRIS:



Injuries?

"No, other than the long-term ones we are OK. The boys are going well, recovering well and we are good."

Mendez-Laing out for the season.



Birmingham Team news:

Midfielder Ivan Sunjic is set from suspension, but captain Harlee Dean is out with a one-match ban.

Marc Roberts is back in training after picking up an ankle injury, while Maikel Kieftenbeld is still out with a knee injury.


Both teams go into this on the back of an away win


About Birmingham City

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first team have competed in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.

As Small Heath, they played in the Football Alliance before becoming founder members and first champions of the Football League Second Division. The most successful period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s. They achieved their highest finishing position of sixth in the First Division in the 1955–56 season and reached the 1956 FA Cup Final. Birmingham played in two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals, in 1960, as the first English club side to reach a major European final, and again the following year. They won the League Cup in 1963 and again in 2011. Birmingham have played in the top tier of English football for around half of their history: the longest period spent outside the top division, between 1986 and 2002, included two brief spells in the third tier of English football, during which time they won the Football League Trophy twice.

St Andrew's has been their home ground since 1906. They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Aston Villa, their nearest neighbours, with whom they play the Second City derby. The club's nickname is Blues, after the colour of their kit, and the fans are known as Bluenoses.

Previous Meeting

Our home fixture with Birmingham finished 4-2 to us in November. Our goals were a Joe Ralls hattrick and a Curtis Nelson goal - although Danny Ward was sent off early in the second half. The visitors got their goals through Kristian Pedersen and Ivan Sunjic - and they had Harlee Dean sent off in stoppage time.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Smithies, Peltier, Nelson, Morrison, Bennett, Bacuna, Pack, Whyte, Hoilett, Tomlin, Glatzel

Birmingham City: Camp, Colin, Harding, Clarke-Salter, Pedersen, Maghoma, Davis, Gardner, Bela, Mrabti, Jutkiewicz

Form - Last Three Games    

Luton Town 1-2 Birmingham City
Birmingham City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Birmingham City 2-3 Wigan Athletic

Carlisle United 3-4 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 0-0 Swansea City
Cardiff City 2-2 Carlisle United

Match Odds

Birmingham City - 6/4
Cardiff City - 7/4
Draw - 23/10

Predictions

Post your predictions below 

Both teams go into this on the back of an away win

Cardiff City's Allocation up to 2,500

Birmingham win for me 3-1.

1-2 to city! Be interesting to see how many play from last nights game?

Birmingham City 1-1 Cardiff City.

Birmingham City Injury update

Birmingham City host Cardiff City on Saturday looking to build on the 2-1 win they secured at Luton Town last weekend, which made it back to back wins in all competitions following a win against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup.


That means that Clotet will be light of options at centre half, but Marc Roberts could potentially be set to make a return to action having returned to training this week, after missing out on the Blues last nine games after picking up an ankle injury in Birmingham’s 1-1 draw against Millwall.

Clotet should also once again be able to call on Jake Clarke-Salter, with the Chelsea loanee having returned to the side from injury during the last two matches, having missed out on a few of the Blues fixtures over the festive period after being forced off in their 3-2 win at Reading.

Birmingham midfielder Maikel Kieftenbeld, though, is likely to miss out on the game against Cardiff on Saturday as he continues his recovery from a serious knee injury he suffered during the Blues 1-0 win against Leeds United back in April, but the 29-year-old will be given the chance to rebuild his match fitness with club’s under23s over the next few weeks.

However, the Blues will have midfielder Ivan Sunjic back available after he served a suspension at Luton last time out, after being sent off in Birmingham’s win against Blackburn in the FA Cup third round two weeks ago.

Birmingham Team news:


Midfielder Ivan Sunjic is set from suspension, but captain Harlee Dean is out with a one-match ban.

Marc Roberts is back in training after picking up an ankle injury, while Maikel Kieftenbeld is still out with a knee injury.

You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

NEIL HARRIS:


Injuries?

"No, other than the long-term ones we are OK. The boys are going well, recovering well and we are good."

1-2 to city! Be interesting to see how many play from last nights game?

oh
so your geared up for another 1sts v reserves debate

Think this one may finish all square.

Hard Game this one away to the B'rum .

You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

Both sides stride out...

Cardiff City: Smithies; Richards, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Pack, Bacuna; Whyte, Tomlin, Hoilett; Ward

Subs: Etheridge, Flint, Vaulks, Ralls, Paterson, Murphy, Glatzel

Apart from Ward upfront I’d say that’s our strongest team.

Actually Ralls for Bacuna that’s our strongest team

Come on you Mighty Bluebirds

Brum 1-0

That was way to easy once again

HARRIS OUT

A really, really sloppy start from City and it simply has to stop. It is becoming far too regular an occurrence.

A poor corner in along the floor is not dealt with and it simply lands at the feet of Bellingham, who taps home easily from inside the six-yard box.

Dreadful defending from the Bluebirds.

4 minutes!! Harris you uninspiring, backwards fraud get back on the dole queue and let someone else have a go.

4 minutes!! Harris you uninspiring, backwards fraud get back on the dole queue and let someone else have a go.

You mean Slade 2

I can’t take this much more. Don’t play good football but also not tough in the tackle and solid either! What the he’ll is the plan!!!!!

To many players standing around and not marking

Middle of the pitch, free kick from us

15 mins gone nothing from Cardiff

Brum now attacking us

Harris doesn't know his starting 11 or what formation he wants,bloody pathetic.