MATCH THREAD: MIDDLESBOROUGH V CARDIFF CITY MATCH THREAD

EFL Championship
Tuesday 13th Sept 2022 KO 19:45
Riverside Stadium


Cardiff City: Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, Simpson, O'Dowda; Wintle, Rinomhota, Ralls (c); Harris, Robinson

Subs: Alnwick, Nelson, Nkounkou, Sawyers, Colwill, Ojo, Philogene







Cardiff have sold around 200 tickets for Boro away tomorrow night.

ITS PAY ON THE NIGHT FOR CARDIFF FANS



Cardiff without a win in their last 5 games and only 4 goals in 9 competitive games this season.


New Signing Callum Robinson expected to start .



Callum O'Dowda and Rubin Colwill are both fit for Cardiff City's midweek clash against Middlesbrough.





TEAM NEWS:

Joel Bagan is totally fit and Rubin Colwill



Isaak Davies injury to his knee worse than originally thought, so he will be out a few more weeks.

Callum O'Dowda's hip injury he has recovered.



New Striker Kion Etete should be back in action as Steve Morison said his injury is not serious and 2weeks max.



“Adams wont be fit though till after the international break”

Ebou Adams is back from injury and in full training:


Jamilu Collins out for the season.

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I’m assuming this will deffo be on?

Cardiff without a win in their last 5 games and only 4 goals in 9 competitive games this season.


New Signing Callum Robinson expected to start .






TEAM NEWS:

Joel Bagan is totally fit and Rubin Colwill



Isaak Davies injury to his knee worse than originally thought, so he will be out a few more weeks.

Callum O'Dowda's hip injury ???



New Striker Kion Etete should be back in action as Steve Morison said his injury is not serious and 2weeks max.


Ebou Adams could be back middle of September.

Ebou Adams is back from injury and in full training:


Jamilu Collins out for the season.

Middlesbrough are worse than Hull


……followed by Huddersfield who are possibly the weakest team .


12 game is now Wigan on 08/10 ….. and they are relatively poor .


On paper we have every reason to expect to pull up the table ……

however we all know the game is played on grass not paper .


It will be a serious worry if we do not pick at least 6 points in the next four games .

Sat Jul 30 Cardiff City 1 Norwich City 0 Crowd 19,969 Away Support 1,480 Jamilu Collins



Sat Aug 6 – Reading 2 Cardiff City 1 Crowd 13,866 Away Support 2,100 O'Downda


Tuesday Aug 9~ EFL Cup Rd1 Cardiff City 0 Portsmouth 3 Crowd 6,303. Away fans:Pompey fans 1,114



Sat Aug 13 – Cardiff City 1 Birmingham City 0 Crowd 18,893 Away Support 1,860 Brum fans


Wed Aug 17 8pm – West Bromwich Albion 0 Cardiff City 0 Crowd Away Support (1,742 )


Sunday Aug 21– Bristol City 2 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 21,645 Away Support ( 2,471 )



Sat Aug 27 –Cardiff City 0 Preston North End 0 Crowd 17,922 Away Support ( 609 )



Tue Aug 30 –Cardiff City 1 Luton Town 2 Crowd 17,202 Away Support ( 423 )


Sat Sep 3 – Millwall 2 Cardiff City 0 Crowd Away Support ( 1,460 )

Sat Sep 10 – Hull City v Cardiff City Crowd Away Support ( ). PP

Tue Sep 13 – Middlesbrough (A)

Sat Sep 17 – Huddersfield Town (A)

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On Morison’s selection v Boro . I am hoping that he will start with Robinson and not pick Ralls in MF . While I like Sawyers ….. I think this game is more suited for Colwill.

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I expect the Boro team to be :



GK : Roberts. Defense : McNair , Fry and Clarke . MF : Crooks , Hawson and Mowatt. Attack : Muniz - supported by McGree.


Oops the two really important wingbacks . They will be Jones and Giles.




This will be their team ! ….. the only possible changes could be in the central defense or in the striker …….but I believe not . There will be no other changes !


A steady team indeed .

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We could have done with a game today - before BORO .

Callum O'Dowda and Rubin Colwill are both fit for Cardiff City's midweek clash against Middlesbrough.

Cardiff have sold around 200 tickets for Boro away tomorrow night.

ITS PAY ON THE NIGHT FOR CARDIFF FANS

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What is the latest team news?

For Boro, Darragh Lenihan will miss the next two games before the international break, but Paddy McNair has trained and is in contention to play against Cardiff tomorrow.

Chuba Akpom is also out, while goalkeeper Zack Steffen is rated as touch and go.





For the Bluebirds, boss Steve Morison has confirmed Callum O'Dowda and Rubin Colwill are available for selection on Teesside.

Ebou Adams is back training but Morison revealed he is still "miles away" from a playing return. Isaak Davies and Kion Etete are both still out.

What are the latest betting odds?



Middlesbrough win - 4/6

Draw - 11/4

Cardiff City win - 17/4

Match facts:


Middlesbrough have won their last two league games against Cardiff, last winning three in a row in January 2015.



Cardiff City have won four of their last 18 league visits to Middlesbrough, last winning there in July 2020 under Neil Harris.
After losing three consecutive home games in April, Middlesbrough have since gone unbeaten in their last six at the Riverside in league competition (W4 D2).




Cardiff are winless in four away league games (D1 L3), failing to score in the last three. The Bluebirds haven’t gone four consecutive games on the road without a goal since November 2015.



Since the start of last season, Matt Crooks has scored 10 goals at the Riverside Stadium in the Championship – at least twice as many as any other Middlesbrough player (5, Paddy McNair).

1nil Bluebirds

Cardiff City: Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, Simpson, O'Dowda; Wintle, Rinomhota, Ralls (c); Harris, Robinson

Subs: Alnwick, Nelson, Nkounkou, Sawyers, Colwill, Ojo, Philogene

A minutes silence

Harris already useless sorry but he is

GOOOAL what a ball

Boro trying to work their way back into it.

Giles delivers a teasing cross into the box, but Simpson is all over it and clears.

Brilliant touch from Kipre on the edge of the box snuffs out a pass to Muniz.

Corner's played in and cleared.

Cardiff keeping possesion though and come again...

What a save.

Ball is floated towards the far post by Simpson from the left and Harris forces a superb saver from Roberts, whose legs do just about enough to keep it out.

Wintle has a crack from distance as Cardiff try to keep it alive, but Boro survive.

Rinomhota wants a freekick after running into a Boro man.

Nothing doing.

Superb again from Simpson, who gets down to turn McNair's low cross round for a corner.

Boros first corner

Harris should have scored. Boro crowd willing them on we seen panicky dealing with crosses

Freekick to Cardiff as Crooks is penalised for a foul on Allsop.

GOAL BLUEBIRDS, MARK HARRIS 2-0

Great strike for a (quote Something_Blue) "shit player"!

[b]LATEST SCORE: MUDDLESBROUGH 0 - 2 CARDIFF CITY[/i]
Bluebird scorers: Callum O'Dowda, Mark 'shit' Harris

2nil Mark Harris


Robinson to Mark Harris, great shot, Second assist by Robinson

Get in there! Keeper should have saved but we take it.

Robinson showing what it’s like to have a proper striker