' TEAM NEWS: CARDIFF CITY v BRIGHTON ' MATCH THREAD

Bamba being Bamba

Sol Bamba. A rock at all times. He’s won header after header this afternoon. Here comes Pilkington off the bench in place of the hapless Gounongbe. A straight swap up front.

Seagulls sub

Knockaert comes on for Skalak for the Seagulls, much to the delight of the away fans, who have been calling for the former Leicester winger to be introduced.

More luck for wingers?

Kadeem Harris and Junior Hoilett have both been okay today, running the channels without providing top class service. That might change now with Pilkington as the central striker.

Kadeem Harris has been good so far. But he need someone to aim at. 0-0

Knockaert tries a spectacular volley - it goes high and wide

Close! Harris' overhead kick blocked, Morrison's looping header gathered by Stockdale on the line. (0-0)

Stockdale worried

Gunnarsson chucks a long throw in. The fans are chanting his name... and nearly rightfully so!


Hoilett attempts an overhead and then Stockdale is concerned as a loopy header nearly goes over his head into the net. Sadly not from a Cardiff perspective. Still no goals in this one. Then a yellow for Gunnarsson for a cynical challenge, which means a free kick in an inviting position for the visitors...

Safe

The free kick is blasted by Stephens but deflected into the midriff of Amos. Another sigh of relief.

Another change?

Blackwell and Warnock deep in conversation on the touchline. Another sub maybe? Craig Noone? Nothing yet, as Amos launches it forward.

Customary booking for Aron Gunnarsson...

Huge block from Connolly to stop Murray's shot. (0-0)

DISALLOWED

Brighton are getting closer. Murray with a deflected shot that spins away for a corner and the balls then lands in the net from the striker but there’s a flag up for a foul. The Seagulls thought they had a 1-0 lead there.

Pace!

Gunnarsson with a long throw into the Brighton box, but here comes the counter. Murphy has SO MUCH PACE. But Connolly deals with the danger and it’s back for a throw.

Save!

Good stuff as Amos palms away a Baldock shot. Corner is nodded clear by Morrison.

Brighton pressure

Brighton are camped out in the Cardiff half now. It’s time to hustle and harry and put your body on the line now, Bluebirds. That’s exactly what Bamba and Morrison have done for 84 minutes. And they’ll need to do it for a while longer, as Murphy’s cross looks for Knockaert and wins a corner.

Harris good

Last few knockings of normal time. No more subs for now, as Brighton stream forward, but their progress is checked by Harris, who charges forward himself but his cross isn’t good enough, unfortunately. Brave running from Kadeem though.

Bamba clever...

Richardson is being readied as the Cardiff fans find their vocal chords again. Gunnarsson’s long throw leads to yet another Brighton counter. Danger, danger! Yep, there was danger until a canny foul by big Bamba stopped Brighton’s charge. Free kick.

Second yellow

OFF! That’s a second bookable offence for Gaetan Bong and he wont feature in this match anymore. He is trudging off.

Another sub

Whitt to the back post... but too far. Nothing doing from that resulting free kick. Baldock is replaced by Pocognoli for the visitors. 16,168 here at CCS today

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