MATCH THREAD: " NOTTINGHAM FOREST v CARDIFF C " MATCH THRE

Cardiff City are facing something of an injury crisis, with Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba and Aden Flint all unavailable.

Fillip Benkovic was also recalled by Leicester City this week, meaning that one of Joe Bennett, Greg Cunningham or even Will Vaulks could partner Curtis Nelson up at the heart of the defence.

Right-back Jordan Osei-Tutu is nearing a return from a hamstring issue, but is currently self-isolating under Covid-19 rules.

Meanwhile, Kieffer Moore is set to be assessed towards the end of next week, while long-term absentees Lee Tomlin and Isaac Vassell remain out.


FOREST:

As for the hosts, Forest midfielders Jack Colback (ankle) and Luke Freeman (hernia) remain out, but defender Scott McKenna could make a comeback from an ankle injury

Winger Anthony Knockaert has returned to parent club Fulham.

Cardiff City manager Neil Harris:

"I WILL BE PICKING A TEAM TO WIN THIS GAME."


"I love the competition, but it’s not the same as it was in previous years. I’ve got a great affiliation with the competition, but it’s not the same without the fans. You take the fans out, you take away a chunk out of the FA Cup.

"I’ll be picking a team accordingly to win the game. It’s important for players to put in a good performance. Results tend to follow off that.

"We’re ready to go and we’re chomping to play. We want to get back to winning ways as soon as possible."

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Match facts:

The last FA Cup meeting between Nottingham Forest and Cardiff was in the fifth round in 1927/28, a 2-1 win for Forest.

Cardiff have won their last six away matches against Nottingham Forest, all in the league between May 2015 and September 2020. It is their longest away winning run against an opponent in their history.

Nottingham Forest have lost seven of their last nine FA Cup matches (W2), losing their last three in a row, last losing four in a row between 2000 and 2003.


Cardiff manager Neil Harris has progressed from four of his previous five FA Cup third round ties, last going out at this stage in 2013/14 when his Millwall side lost 4-1 to Scunthorpe.

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1-1 and Bloobirds to win on pens

Bluebirds

I really want to win this

Bluebirds

I really want to win this

Everyone takes the knee... and then we are underway at the City Ground.

Bluebirds

I really want to win this

I want to win but if a few loses gets rid of Harris, so be it.

Forest 2-0

1-0 Forest

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City (Taylor 4)

Lyle Taylor volleys Forest ahead.

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City (Taylor 4)

Lyle Taylor volleys Forest ahead.

ball watching again!

Yet again standing off, no tackle and losing within 10 minutes. Pathetic but predictable

Bye bye Harris

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City (Taylor 4)

Lyle Taylor volleys Forest ahead.

ball watching again!

Do we actually watch videos of our mistakes, learn from them, develop a plan to stop them, and then train between games to physically work on stopping them. We seem to let goal after goal in from just backing off every game.

Seems like deejavu every game

The goal.

https://streamja.com/R3dLq

Better from Cardiff. Vaulks drives through the middle of the pitch and slides through WIlson in the box, but a good challenge from McKenna sees the ball out for a corner.

The goal.

https://streamja.com/R3dLq

Nice finish. But where is the pressure on the wing? No one in this team wants to tackle.

The goal.

https://streamja.com/R3dLq

Nice finish. But where is the pressure on the wing? No one in this team wants to tackle.

Yup. As said above. Do they do any coaching? Must be 9 out of the last 10 conceded have involved us backing off. And we continue to do it!!!

A stoppage in play as Arter receives treatment following a crunching challenge from Marlon Pack.

Arter hurt, oh dear how sad, never mind.

Glatzel tries his luck from 30 yards and is miles away.

But it's better from Cardiff, who are enjoying a little more possession.

The goal.

https://streamja.com/R3dLq

Nice finish. But where is the pressure on the wing? No one in this team wants to tackle.

much too easy...

Everyone takes the knee... and then we are underway at the City Ground.

Annis no. 33 forest black guy did not take the knee

Barring that early goal, there has been a real lack of quality from both sides at the business ends of the pitch.

The goal.

https://streamja.com/R3dLq

Nelson losing his man again , he's miles off and the guy just stopped in the box whilst Nelson kept running. Pathetic defending all round

Murphy is found in the box but takes too much time to get a cross in and the deflected pass falls to Bagan, but he can't get his header back into the danger area.

Another attack comes thanks to Glatzel, before Bacuna finds Ralls at the endge of the box, but the midfielder drags his shot wide.

Glatzel feeds Bacuna down the right and he fires in a lovely ball into the box, but no City player is there to meet it.

Good from Cardiff, this.

Close! Harry Wilson does excellently to intercept an errant header from Lolley and smacks a volley from 35 yards, but it just fades wide.