MATCH THREAD: STOKE CITY V CARDIFF CITY MATCH THREAD

Another inviting cross, this time from Nkounkou, and Robinson looks to latch on to it, but it's cleared for a throw-in to City.

Missed the start of this game due to technical issues but was pleasantly surprised to see the Bluebirds ahead through a Ryan Wintle goal

Unfotunatelt, as I was writing, Stoke equalised...

LATEST: STOKE CITY 1 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins)

Why do we try sit back after we score all the time. Never works out

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GOAL! Stoke City 2-1 Cardiff City (Delap 18)
Goal. Stoke ahead.

Robinsons lost possession and misplaced his passes several times… including gifting them possession before the goal. Very poor defending by City not marking their men

all stoke now

Why do we try sit back after we score all the time. Never works out :angry:

It certainly hasn't worked again and Stoke go ahead through a shot that ricocheted off a Bluebird player, leaving the forward Stoke player in an onside position

The Bluebirds need to step it up again now and take the game to a Stoke team that now have their tails up

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins)

Free-kick Cardiff. Clarke drags O'Dowda to the floor near the touchline.

Kipre with a low, hard cross from the far side and a sprawling Stoke leg sends the ball over the bar. Corner Cardiff.

city frr kick

It does not feel like a Championship game ….more like a lower division competition.

Cardiff free-kick. Smallbone pushes Romeo over.

Really good free-kick routine from Cardiff as Romeo is slotted in down the edge of the area, but massively overhits his cross. It's a throw to Stoke.

we will win this one 3-2

A very good move from a free kick sees the ball put over everyones heads and go to safety

This is end to end stuff and we are fighting back

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins)

Nkounkou brings down Campbell. Free-kick to Stoke inside Cardiff's half.

we will win this one 3-2

Only if makes early subs 2nd half ... still got no idea how to pass from 5yrds or keep possession for more than 2 seconds... nothing as changed since last game as it?

we are giving the ball away too much

Good interplay from Whyte and Romeo and Cardiff win another corner.

we will win this one 3-2

Stoke clear after a little game of head tennis.

city corner

Big penalty shout as Kipre brings down Delap. Looks like Cardiff got away with one.

Very lucky …. Looked a pen.
We are powder puff up front with only Robinson up there and unable to hold the ball up.

Oh wow. Another massive penalty claim. Kipre on Delap again. Kipre throws all his weight into him this time and knocks him to the ground. Andy Woolmer says no again.

Some more good approach work from the Bluebirds sees anothervattack wasted. We really need to have two proper strikers to shake up the Stoke defenders

Rory Delap throws himself down under minimal pressure from Cedric Kipre and is insensed he has been sussed by a very good and experienced referee in Andy Woolmer

Then the two battle again with what was a more suspicious challenge from Kipre

As half-time approaches, I hope Mark Hudson has a tactical rethink, as we have players on our bench who can turn this game around

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins)

delap trying hard for a penalty

Very lucky twice now 1st definitely a pen 2nd could easily be given ? We are getting worse

Liam Delap belts one over the bar from 25 yards.

We are lucky ….this 2nd one was a definite penalty . Perhaps that is a good omen.