MATCH THREAD ' LEEDS UNITED V CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THRE

LEEDS UNITED v CARDIFF CITY
Championship
Saturday 11th April 3.00pm.
Elland Road


Cardiff City TEAM NEWS - Marshall, Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Malone, Ralls, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, McAleny, Mason.

Subs: Moore, Fabio, Adeyemi, O'Keefe, Harris, Kennedy, Doyle.


The match is Not all ticket.
But City fans are not welcome by Leeds United
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Likely teams
Leeds: (4-2-3-1): Silvestri, Wotton, Bamba, Cooper, Taylor, Berardi, Murphy, Byram, Mowatt, Phillipd, Antenucci.

Cardiff (4-4-2): Marshall, Fabio, Manga, Morrison, Malone, Noone, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Doyle, McAleny.


" UPDATED DAILY "

Kagisho Dikgacoi and Anthony Pilkington are playing for the Development team at Sheffield United today and Scott Young is going to watch them.

Ben Turner will play in the game at Colchester on Monday.

Pilkington is the closest to first team football, looking at Tuesday and onwards.

All players are in my plans for next season other than a few who are out of contract.

What happens with Kenwyne Jones and Matt Connolly next season?
They are contracted to this club and a decision would have to be made that suited all parties if that was to change.





Striker Alex Revell is a doubt for Cardiff after he suffered a back injury against Bolton on Monday. Revell was substituted in the defeat to Bolton with a reoccurrence of a back injury and he will be assessed ahead of the game.

Bluebirds boss Russell Slade as a lengthy injury list with Federico Macheda, Anthony Pilkington and Kagisho Dikgacoi

Former Leeds defender Lee Peltier was amongst the substitutes on Monday as he continues to struggle with injury.

Connor McAleny and Ben Turner could come back into the squad after injury.

It is 16 matches and 31 years since Leeds beat Cardiff City in any competition and this weekend provides another opportunity for Leeds to end the curse.

Russell Slade: “I want to see good performances, but it is a process. It’s not going to happen just like that. There will be ups and downs. I said we are improving and I believe we are improving. The Bolton game though was very disappointing.”



Latest News

' CARDIFF CITY '

Striker Alex Revell is a doubt for Cardiff after he suffered a back injury against Bolton on Monday. Revell was substituted in the defeat to Bolton with a reoccurrence of a back injury and he will be assessed ahead of the game.

Bluebirds boss Russell Slade as a lengthy injury list with Federico Macheda, Anthony Pilkington and Kagisho Dikgacoi

Former Leeds defender Lee Peltier was amongst the substitutes on Monday as he continues to struggle with injury.

Connor McAleny and Ben Turner could come back into the squad after injury.


' LEEDS UNITED '


Leeds United will once again be without Rodolph Austin who continues his suspension against Cardiff City on Saturday.

Fellow midfielder Lewis Cook is still a doubt after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.

Young midfielder Kalvin Phillips could make his home debut after making his debut at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday whilst Granddi Ngoyi, who is still waiting to make his Leeds debut since joining the club in January, could once again be named amongst the substitutes.

Defender Giuseppe Bellusci could return to the squad after he missed the defeat at Wolves with both calf and hamstring injuries.

Striker Steve Morison could come back into the squad after he was rested at Wolves.

Aidy White is close to a return to training after missing the season through injury but the season is over for Zan Benedicic and Tommaso Bianchi.


Neil Redfearn: “I can see the seniors buying into the philosophy of what we are trying to achieve and I can see the overseas lads integrating.

"I can see they are finding their feet in the Championship and I can see it getting better and better. I’m tough enough to deal with being in charge of Leeds United.”


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
3 Fabio
5 Manga
36 Morrison
4 Malone
11 Noone
7 Whittingham
17 Gunnarsson
21 Ralls
29 Revell
13 Doyle

Leeds

1 Silvestri
15 Wootton
3 Bamba
32 Cooper
12 Berardi
7 Murphy
2 Byram
40 K Philips
27 Mowatt
21 Taylor
34 Antenucci

Preview

Leeds United Football Club is an English football club in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club was formed in 1919 following the disbanding of Leeds City F.C. by the Football League and took over their Elland Road stadium.

Leeds United have won three First Division league titles, one FA Cup and one League Cup. The club also won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups. The majority of the honours were won under the management of Don Revie in the 1960s and 1970s.

Leeds United play in white. The club badge features the White Rose of York and "LUFC".

Form - Last 5 Games

Cardiff

Sat 14/03/15 CHA Brentford 1 - 2 Cardiff City
Tue 17/03/15 CHA Cardiff City 1 - 1 Bournemouth
Sat 21/03/15 CHA Cardiff City 2 - 0 Birmingham City
Sat 04/04/15 CHA Reading 1 - 1 Cardiff City
Sat 06/04/15 CHA Cardiff City 0 - 3 Bolton

Leeds

Sat 14/03/15 CHA Leeds United 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Wed 18/03/15 CHA Fulham 0 - 3 Leeds United
Sat 21/03/15 CHA Blackpool 1 - 1 Leeds United
Sat 04/04/15 CHA Leeds United 0 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
Mon 06/04/15 CHA Wolverhampton 4 - 3 Leeds United

Last 5 meetings

2014/2015 Sat 01 Nov Cardiff City 3 - 1 Leeds Utd. Championship
2012/2013 Sat 02 Feb Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. Championship
2011/2012 Sat 21 Apr Cardiff City 1 - 1 Leeds Utd. Championship
2011/2012 Sun 30 Oct Leeds Utd. 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship

Previous Highlights



Match Stats


Match Odds

Leeds 13/10
Draw 8/5
Cardiff 9/4

Elland Road

Club: Leeds United FC
Opening: 1897
Capacity: 39,460 seats

History and description

Elland Road opened in 1897, however in the first years of its existence it was only used for rugby matches. In 1904 newly formed football club Leeds City moved into the ground, and in the following years the stadium got gradually expanded.

After in 1919 Leeds City got expelled from the Football League, the stadium was sold for a sum of £250 to newly formed Leeds United. Further renovations were made shortly after, but few changes were made in the decades following.

In 1956, a fire burned down the West Stand, and a new stand had to be built. With the successes of Leeds United in the 1960s and early 70s further renovations were made.

Elland Road achieved its record attendance in 1967 during an FA Cup match with Sunderland. A total of 57,892 supporters watched the game from the stands.

In the early 1990s, the club started a redevelopment program for the ground, which most notably included the rebuilding of the East Stand in 1993. At completion, the stand counted as the biggest cantilever stand in the world.

Elland Road was one of the playing venues of the Euro 1996 Championships, during which it hosted three group matches.

In the early 2000s, Leeds investigated a move to a brand new 55,000-stadium, however these plans were shelved after the club’s finances severely deteriorated. Only smaller renovations have been made to the stadium since.

Tickets

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Guess the Score / Attendance

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Dirty Leeds 3 City 1

City fans are not welcome by Leeds United

I'll take a defeat if it edges Slade closer out of the door.

3-0

I'll take a defeat if it edges Slade closer out of the door.

3-1 I hope to leeds

1-3 city

Dirty Leeds 0-2'Mighty Bluebirds

Leeds 3 City 0

With Slade claiming

"Even though I was the only person in the stadium representing City, I still didn't see that coming"

Cardiff have won 9 of their last 11 matches against Leeds in all competitions.
Cardiff have been drawing at half time and winning at full time in their last 3 matches against Leeds in all competitions.
Leeds have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Cardiff in all competitions.
Cardiff are undefeated in their last 6 away matches in Championship.

Leeds have lost back to back games for the first time since Neil Redfearn took charge, but are still pushing for the top half.
United need to get off field issues sorted once and for all.
Cardiff are level on points with Leeds, but have equally been unimpressive lately.

2-1 to city
weeds always bottle it against us

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It is 16 matches and 31 years since Leeds beat Cardiff City in any competition and this weekend provides another opportunity for Leeds to end the curse.

It is 16 matches and 31 years since Leeds beat Cardiff City in any competition and this weekend provides another opportunity for Leeds to end the curse.

Take a draw gainst the dirty Leeds to keep our good unbeaten run against the dirty bastards!

Leeds Utd 2 - 3 Cardiff City
33/1 @ BET365

Russell Slade: “I want to see good performances, but it is a process. It’s not going to happen just like that. There will be ups and downs. I said we are improving and I believe we are improving. The Bolton game though was very disappointing.”

Neil Redfearn: “I can see the seniors buying into the philosophy of what we are trying to achieve and I can see the overseas lads integrating.

"I can see they are finding their feet in the Championship and I can see it getting better and better. I’m tough enough to deal with being in charge of Leeds United.”

Russell Slade: “I want to see good performances, but it is a process. It’s not going to happen just like that. There will be ups and downs. I said we are improving and I believe we are improving. The Bolton game though was very disappointing.”

Annis, same old drivel from Uncle Festa It is a process blah blah blah, Russell we have heard it all before, please do us a favour and fook off and please take your coaching staff with you

Russell Slade: “I want to see good performances, but it is a process. It’s not going to happen just like that. There will be ups and downs. I said we are improving and I believe we are improving. The Bolton game though was very disappointing.”

Annis, same old drivel from Uncle Festa It is a process blah blah blah, Russell we have heard it all before, please do us a favour and fook off and please take your coaching staff with you

City fans are not welcome by Leeds United

Find that hard to believe - they've always be so welcoming in the past

WATCH THIS WEEKS MATCH PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE & CARDIFF CITY PLAYER NOW!!

In The City: Leeds

You can hear from skipper, David Marshall, get to know our opponent ahead of Saturday's clash against Leeds, watch a club roundup of the going on's in and around the club and a very special press conference with Noone, Morrison & Revell..

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CARDIFF CITY TONIGHT MAKE A STATEMENT/ LEEDS UNITED
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Leeds United: No away fans at Elland Road on Saturday as Cardiff reject ticket allocation


Yorkshire Post

Thurs 09 April 2015

Cardiff City will have no supporters at Saturday’s clash with Leeds United after returning an allocation of 500 tickets in a dispute over travel restrictions.

In a statement released tonight, Cardiff said they had asked for 2,000 tickets from Leeds - all allowing unrestricted travel to Yorkshire - but were limited to a quarter of that amount.

The Welsh club have rejected the offer, a decision which will leave Elland Road devoid of away fans this weekend.

Cardiff, who have regularly faced travel restrictions to Leeds in the past, brought a crowd of 446 when they last played at Elland Road in February 2013.

The club’s chief executive, Ken Choo, backed the boycott, saying: “Our preference was for Cardiff City fans to be granted the same respect and freedom of travel as provided to over 2,000 Leeds supporters for the corresponding fixture this season, and we are frustrated that this could not be permitted.

“As is the case at Cardiff City Stadium, supporter safety should always be the priority. With the intelligence and information available however, we consider the event to be routine and manageable and that the travel and ticket restrictions in place are substantially out of proportion to any perceived risk.

“As stated by our supporter groups, we also believe that West Yorkshire Police could manage the event without issue or restrictions, if they chose to do so.”

Cardiff also claimed that Leeds had rejected their request for a beamback of Saturday’s game to the Cardiff City Stadium.


Neither Leeds nor West Yorkshire Police have commented on Cardiff’s statement.

Leeds United will once again be without Rodolph Austin who continues his suspension against Cardiff City on Saturday.

Fellow midfielder Lewis Cook is still a doubt after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.

Young midfielder Kalvin Phillips could make his home debut after making his debut at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday whilst Granddi Ngoyi, who is still waiting to make his Leeds debut since joining the club in January, could once again be named amongst the substitutes.

Defender Giuseppe Bellusci could return to the squad after he missed the defeat at Wolves with both calf and hamstring injuries.

Striker Steve Morison could come back into the squad after he was rested at Wolves.

Aidy White is close to a return to training after missing the season through injury but the season is over for Zan Benedicic and Tommaso Bianchi.

Striker Alex Revell is a doubt for Cardiff after he suffered a back injury against Bolton on Monday. Revell was substituted in the defeat to Bolton with a reoccurrence of a back injury and he will be assessed ahead of the game.

Bluebirds boss Russell Slade as a lengthy injury list with Federico Macheda, Anthony Pilkington and Kagisho Dikgacoi

Former Leeds defender Lee Peltier was amongst the substitutes on Monday as he continues to struggle with injury.

Connor McAleny and Ben Turner could come back into the squad after injury.

Striker Alex Revell is a doubt for Cardiff after he suffered a back injury against Bolton on Monday. Revell was substituted in the defeat to Bolton with a reoccurrence of a back injury and he will be assessed ahead of the game.

Bluebirds boss Russell Slade as a lengthy injury list with Federico Macheda, Anthony Pilkington and Kagisho Dikgacoi

Former Leeds defender Lee Peltier was amongst the substitutes on Monday as he continues to struggle with injury.

Connor McAleny and Ben Turner could come back into the squad after injury.

Kagisho Dikgacoi and Anthony Pilkington are playing for the Development team at Sheffield United today and Scott Young is going to watch them.

Ben Turner will play in the game at Colchester on Monday.

Pilkington is the closest to first team football, looking at Tuesday and onwards.

All players are in my plans for next season other than a few who are out of contract.

What happens with Kenwyne Jones and Matt Connolly next season?
They are contracted to this club and a decision would have to be made that suited all parties if that was to change.

Go on City teach them a lesson

Unfortunately Leeds to win with plenty to spare
Maybe Leeds 3 Cardiff 1.......
As a group we didnt see that coming...... We are in transition .......there will be some downs as well as ups......etc

Deju vu with RS