MATCH THREAD ' MK DONS v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD '

MK DONS v CARDIFF CITY
Capital One Cup
Tuesday 25th August 2015 7.45pm.
Stadium:mk

Team News - CardiffCity: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda.

You can pay on the night

Russell Slade isn't expected to have Kenwyne Jones (ankle) to call upon but key defender Bruno Manga should come back and Federico Macheda could take a place up front.



Scott Malone (virus) could also make his Bluebirds return.




" UPDATED DAILY "

Manager Russell Slade has said he's hoping to welcome back Bruno Ecule-Manga and Federico Macheda back to the first team for the Capital One Cup game against MK Dons on Tuesday evening.

Kenwyne Jones
“He is feeling sore with his ankle injury and we can’t be sure how much time he could be out for. He will be assessed again on Monday and then Tuesday am.


Russell Slade is sending a strong team to MK Dons



Latest News


Match Preview

Cardiff City will travel to face MK Dons in the second round of the Capital One Cup.

Russell Slade's men beat Wimbledon 1-0 in what was an underwhelming first round tie at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday.

Winger Craig Noone was on target with a 25-yard free-kick and it was enough to see his side into the pot for the second round draw.

MK Dons made it through the first round after beating Leyton Orient 2-1 at Stadium MK thanks an own goal from Mathieu Baudry and a late Carl Baker goal.

Craig Noone celebrates after scoring against Wimbledon
The Bluebirds and the Dons have only ever met on two occasions - both in the Carling Cup - and twice Cardiff have come out on top, winning 4-1 in 2004 and 2-1 in 2008.

The Bluebirds made the final of the cup in 2012, when they were beaten 3-2 on penalties by Premier League giants Liverpool after drawing 2-2 at the end of extra time.

Since that day out at Wembley, the Bluebirds haven't made any real impression on the competition, being knocked out in the first round the following season and only reaching the third round in 2013 and 2014.

Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

21 Moore
02 Peltier
04 Morrison
16 Connolly
03 Fabio
13 Pilkington
17 Gunnarsson
11 Noone
08 Ralls
19 Revell
10 Mason

MK Dons

01 Martin
12 Spence
05 McFadzean Booked
06 Kay
03 Lewington
08 Potter
39 Poyet Booked
38 Hall
14 Carruthers
09 Bowditch
11 Church

The Opposition

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English football club based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, about 56 miles (90 km) north of London. The result of Wimbledon F.C.'s relocation to Milton Keynes from south London in September 2003, the club officially considers itself to have been founded in 2004, when it adopted its present name, badge and home colours.[n 2] As of the 2015–16 season its first team plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football.

Initially based at the National Hockey Stadium, the club competed as MK Dons from the start of the 2004–05 season. After two years in League One it was relegated to the fourth-tier League Two, where it remained until it won the 2007–08 League Two title under the management of Paul Ince. MK Dons also won the Football League Trophy that year. The team remained in League One until the 2014–15 season when it won promotion to the Championship under the management of Karl Robinson. MK Dons have built a strong reputation for youth development—between 2004 and 2014 the club gave first team debuts to 14 local academy graduates.


2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 22 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 0 Wolves
TUE 18 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Blackburn 1 - 1 Cardiff
SAT 15 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP QPR 2 - 2 Cardiff
TUE 11 AUG 2015 - LEAGUE CUP Cardiff 1 - 0 Wimbledon
SAT 8 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 1 - 1 Fulham

MK Dons

TUE 18 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP MK Dons 1 - 0 Bolton
SAT 15 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP MK Dons 0 - 1 Preston
TUE 11 AUG 2015 - LEAGUE CUP MK Dons 2 - 1 Leyton Orient
SAT 8 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Rotherham 1 - 4 MK Dons

Full Capital One Cup Draw

Aston Villa v Notts County
Walsall v Brighton & Hove Albion
Crystal Palace v Shrewsbury Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United
Portsmouth v Reading
Hartlepool United v Bournemouth
Fulham v Sheffield United
Milton Keynes Dons v Cardiff City
Hull City v Rochdale
Sunderland v Exeter City
Bury v Leicester City
Doncaster Rovers v Ipswich Town
Rotherham United v Norwich City
Swansea City v York City
Queens Park Rangers v Carlisle United
Barnsley v Everton
Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic
Birmingham City v Gillingham
Newcastle United v Northampton Town
West Bromwich Albion v Port Vale
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnet
Burton v Middlesbrough
Luton Town v Stoke City
Preston North End v Watford

Head to head

2008/2009 Tue 26 Aug Cardiff City 2 - 1 Milton Keynes League Cup
2004/2005 Tue 21 Sep Milton Keynes 1 - 4 Cardiff City League Cup

Stadium:mk



The Club moved to the new stadium in 2007. The stadium cost in the region of £50m to build, and the money has been well spent. As in my opinion it is a 'cut above' some other new comparable stadiums, in terms of quality and standards of spectator facilities. From the outside it has a modern look, with good use of silver coloured cladding and a large amount of glass on view. The most striking feature of the stadium is its roof, which sits high up above the football ground with a large gap between in and the back roof of seating. This allows more natural light to reach the pitch. The stadium is totally enclosed and has a bowl like design.

The overall look of the stadium has recently benefited from the installation of seating into the previously unused upper tier. It certainly now looks a large and imposing stadium, one that is worthy of football at a higher level. It is two tiered, with on three sides having a large lower tier being over hung by a smaller upper tier. The West side of the stadium is slightly different, with the seating areas in the upper tier being replaced by the Director's Box and executive and corporate hospitality areas. Unusually the spacious concourse areas at the back of the lower tier see directly into the stadium, so there is what seems a noticeable gap between the lower and upper tiers is where the concourse is located.

Match Odds

MK Dons 6/5
Draw 11/6
Cardiff 12/5

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Tues. 25th August 2015. KO. 7:45pm

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Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

0-2

0-2.

2-2

0-2 BLOOBIRDS

MK Dons 2 City 2 then penalties

1-0 to the Dons

2-1 Cardiff after extra time

MK Dons 2 City 2 then penalties

I hope not Annis, staying in Birmingham and my last train from MK is 11.30pm

MK Dons 1-2 Cardiff City

Ameobi and Noone

MK Dons 1 - City 3

Yeah I said it , 3 .

MK Dons are back in Capital One Cup action on Tuesday night as they take on Cardiff City at stadium:mk.

The two sides have met just twice in the past, and both have come in the League Cup, with the spoils going to the Bluebirds on both occasions.

The first meeting came back in 2004 and saw Cardiff leave the National Hockey Stadium as 4-1 winners over 10-man Dons after Harry Ntimban-Zeh sending off.

Dons made the trip to Wales in 2008 four years later in 2008, but fell 2-0 down shortly after half time. Sean O’Hanlon pulled a goal back for Roberto Di Matteo’s side, but they crashed out 2-1.

Cardiff are another of Dons’ Championship counter-parts, but can boast a proud recent history in the competition. Under Malky Mackay, the Bluebirds reached the final in 2012, but lost out to Liverpool in the final at Wembley.

Dons also hold the competition in great esteem, having beaten Manchester United 4-0 in this round 12 months ago.
Karl Robinson’s side hold a narrow advantage over Russel Slade’s men in the Championship, with Dons picking up seven points, while Cardiff have six though remain undefeated this season.

Last time out, Dons left it late to beat Leyton Orient 2-1 at stadium:mk, with both goals coming at the death after Robinson made 10 changes to his starting line-up.
And the Dons boss is expected to make sweeping changes to his side, though Ben Reeves and Joe Walsh will miss out through injury.

Cardiff booked their spot in the second round with a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.

I think we should field a strong squad and get through - it'll be a tough game for us. We cud do with some cup success right now

Manager Russell Slade has said he's hoping to welcome back Bruno Ecule-Manga and Federico Macheda back to the first team for the Capital One Cup game against MK Dons on Tuesday evening.

MK Dons boss Karl Robinson, who made 10 changes for the first-round win over Leyton Orient, is likely to give a debut to on-loan winger Josh Murphy.
He could also recall goalkeeper Cody Cropper and defenders Lee Hodson and Matthew Upson to the starting line-up.
Cardiff striker Kenwyne Jones is doubtful because of an ankle injury, but Bruno Manga and Federico Macheda look set to be involved.
Midfielder Scott Malone could return from a virus.
MATCH FACTS

MK Dons have won four of their last five second-round games, losing the other away at Sunderland in 2013.
Cardiff have won three of their last four away League Cup games.
This is the third meeting in 11 years between the two sides in the League Cup second round, Cardiff winning the previous two in 2004 and 2008.
The Bluebirds have won eight of their previous nine second round ties.

Kenwyne Jones

“He is feeling sore with his ankle injury and we can’t be sure how much time he could be out for. He will be assessed again on Monday and then Tuesday am.

He would not have lasted 90 minutes anyway. He came off after 55 minutes though he wasn’t set to be substituted at that stage.” RUSSELL SLADE

I am going to the game I reckon 3-0 to Cardiff

Russell Slade isn't expected to have Kenwyne Jones (ankle) to call upon but key defender Bruno Manga should come back and Federico Macheda could take a place up front.



Scott Malone (virus) could also make his Bluebirds return

MFI 1 Bloobirds 3

Coach nearly at stadium. 3-1 City. Whose 'ere then?

MK Dons 0-1 Cardiff

Just a little bit of team news
William was at the goalkeeping course today at the house of sport ,during the morning they were taken to the stadium for an q+ a with pilks and Marshall so I don't think either have travelled for tonights game .
Funny thing was William told me they were warned NOT to ask Marshall if he was staying

MK Dons 1 Cardiff City 2

Very attacking line up with noone and ameobi

Team: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda.

Good team imo!

Team: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda.

Good team imo!

Team News - CardiffCity: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda.

Strong team

Team News - CardiffCity: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda

Team News - CardiffCity: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda.

Mason, strong team in my opinion

Team News - CardiffCity: Moore, Fabio, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Gunnarsson, O'Keefe, Noone, Ameobi, Doyle, Revell.

Subs: Wilson, Ajayi, Peltier, Ralls, Dikgacoi, Kennedy, Macheda.