MATCH THREAD: STOKE CITY V CARDIFF CITY MATCH THREAD

Much better with two up front

City looking good

all city now how have we not scored

Great defending from O'Dowda to stop a promising Stoke attack.

Bluebirds getting closer as they get a nee grip on the game and Stoke look to beef up their visually shaken team

City should now be in front but for some timely interventions...

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Stoke keeper is having one of those days.

Hudson addressed 2 obvious problems…. And City have been much much better as a result.
Etete isnt the finisjed product but at least there is some product!!!!!
Whatever the result today - GIVE HIM A RUN IN THE TEAM AND DONT PLAY ROBINSON ALONE UPFRONT!!!

Stoke get a corner to relieve the pressure but it goes straight to Allsop, who is unchallenged

Sheiy Ojo looking to come on from the bench

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Campbell with another swivel-shot inside the area, but this time Ng is in the right place to deny him.

Etete again, making himself a nuisance. Wins Cardiff a free-kick.

Why are we persisting in passing it to our player when hes facing wrong way with stoke players next to them? Going to concede if not careful.

Wintle with an awful pass to give possession away, but Ng comes to the rescue with a brilliant 1v1 tackle.

Good defensive challenge from Romeo there; similar to the on Kipre put on Delap in the first half...

Nice consistency from referee Andy Woolmer, who has done well today (so far)

Stoke go close again and get a corner, which comes to nothing

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Sawyers dispossessed twice in quick succession in dangerous areas. Nothing comes of it from a Stoke perspective, though.

Can we have this ref every week please

We need to stop trying to play it out from the back, all we do is give the ball away. Sometimes you just have to hoof it.

City looking a little sloppy at the back right now and fortunate to get away with it!

This game coukd now go either way and we need to seize the initiative back again

A draw would be a decent result away to a tough Stoke City sude but we are showing ot coukd be a win...

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Close! Robinson with the cross and Harris stoops to header - but it's saved! Another chances goes.

Good defensive challenge from Romeo there; similar to the on Kipre put on Delap in the first half...

Nice consistency from referee Andy Woolmer, who has done well today (so far)

Stoke go close again and get a corner, which comes to nothing

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Ref has always been rubbish for us but today he is having an off day.he has been brilliant, so far

Very tame header by Harris

Harris unlucky after some great link up play from Etete and Robinson...

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Colwill (Rubin) on for Whyte (86 mins)

LATEST: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

A point certainly not a bad result away to Stoke City but it coukd have been all three after some smart substitutions from First Team Coach (who is the manager? ) that led to an immediate equaliser

We took control for a while until Stoke perked up again and in truth, either side might have nicked it with Stoke havinh chances and had Robinson done a little better with a chasing cross

Overall, pretty satisfied with a point away after the World Cup break...

FINAL SCORE: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

I really enjoyed that, we definitely looked the better team and created the better chances. Our 2nd goal was a great team goal
Romeo man of match for me. He was excellent

A point certainly not a bad result away to Stoke City but it coukd have been all three after some smart substitutions from First Team Coach (who is the manager? ) that led to an immediate equaliser

We took control for a while until Stoke perked up again and in truth, either side might have nicked it with Stoke havinh chances and had Robinson done a little better with a chasing cross

Overall, pretty satisfied with a point away after the World Cup break...

FINAL SCORE: STOKE CITY 2 - 2 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Ryan Wintle (6 mins), Callum Robinson (57 mins))

Spot On Chris .