MATCH THREAD: " LUTON TOWN v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

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Cardiff City XI: Smithies; Richards, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Vaulks, Pack; Adomah, Tomlin, Murphy; Paterson

Subs: Neil Etheridge Aden Flint Leandro Bacuna Gavin Whyte Junior Hoilett Danny Ward Robert Glatzel

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Decent start from City, who have forced three corners to date

Commentators on iFollow are (as always) for the home team but are being pretty fair so far

Early days yet but Adomah looking like he can do a job

Two free kick opportunities for @LutonTown - but Brown fires both into the wall. (0-0)

Luton free kick from 30 yards out is hit into the City wall and the referee gives a handball, which moves the free kick to 20 yards and centre of the field

Resulting kick was poor and eases out for a City goal kick

Moments later Luton send the ball across the box but thankfully no one was available to take advantage

A sloppy pass from Nelson is cut out by Harry Cornick and he bursts into the box, but drags his shot wide! Massive chance!

Mpanzu skips past Will Vaulks in midfield and the Welshman hauls him down before screaming expletives at the referee after what he felt was an earlier infringement on Sean Morrison.

Josh Murphy is bundled over by James Brea. Free-kick to Cardiff on the far touchline as City’s defenders trot up for the set-piece.

Another chance! A cross falls to Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu on the corner of the box and he hammers a volley fizzing across the face of goal! What a strike that was.

More clumsy clearing from Nelson affords Luton a corner. Very sloppy.

More clumsy clearing from Nelson affords Luton a corner. Very sloppy.

James Collins brings down Vaulks in City’s penalty box. Free-kick to Cardiff and they can reset

Nelson shepherds the ball out but Collins comes in late to challenge him and the defender clatters into the advertising hoardings. Nelson reacts angrily and understandably so. Naughty from Brown.

Luton breakaway incredibly quickly and Brown lays off Dan Potts. The left back crosses and it hits Nelson before rolling clear, but Luton plead for handball! No penalty.

It’s all Luton

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Sounds like Nelson is having a mare. He hasn’t convinced me since day 1 not good enough IMO.

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This game has really plateaued after a bright start. Neither side can gain control here. Paterson fouls Pearson deep into Luton’s half.

Sounds like the Luton commentators can’t believe how bad we are,

At moment draw about right but not a single shot on target by either side


H/T 0-0

Been saying Nelson is not good enough yet at this level to be first choice for months. His reading of the game is poor and gets shown up by good forwards. His last ditch challenges make him look good but in reality it's his poor positional play that's means he has to make them in the first place.
The pressure he puts on his defensive partner also makes them look poor.
Bamba (if he can do it still ) and Morrsion is the best partnership.

Come on Cardiff these bare bottom of the League

Adomah cuts inside and shots on the corner of the box, but it’s blocked. It comes back out to him and his cross earns a City corner.

Bennett’s corner almost goes in! It is sent towards the far post and Simon Sluga is sent sprawling to tip it away

Every time we have a corner or a long throw into Luton box we are getting caught on the break

Josh Murphy have a few chances and playing well

Izzy Brown departs for Luke Berry. Brown been very good today, probably the best player on the pitch

Joe Bennett has two shots wide now

Luton breakaway after another mistake from Richards, Morrison recovers well to stop Cornick and put it out for a corner.