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CARDIFF CITY v MK DONS
Championship
Saturday, 6 February, 15:00
Cardiff City Stadium

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CARDIFF CITY TEAM: Marshall, Fabio, Malone, Connolly, Manga, Ameobi, O'Keefe, Ralls, Whittingham, Lawrence & Pilkington.

Subs : Moore, Peltier, Dikgacoi, Gunnarsson, Macheda, Immers, Zohore.

TEAM NEWS

BBC

Wales striker Tom Lawrence makes his Cardiff debut after joining on loan from Leicester for the season.

Denmark Under-21 striker Kenneth Zohore, another recent loan signing, is on the bench and defender Lee Peltier is back from his one-match ban.

MK Dons' new signing Alex Revell's contract stipulates he cannot play against former club Cardiff so he must wait to make his debut.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas will vie with fit-again Nicky Maynard for a forward spot.




5th Feb 2016

Craig Noone is ruled out as he has bruising on his chest.

Idriss Saadi just not read yet after his injury, needs more time even though he had a run out with the DVP team.

Noone will be out unfortunately. We’ve looked at it. Bruising to his chest. It’s one of those, if he can put up with discomfort in a week he can come back to training.

Lee Peltier is back after suspension.

Saadi is making progress. We have game here on Monday which should put him right [Millwall at training ground]. Dons too early.


04th Feb 2016


Team News

Cardiff City

Craig Noone could return for Cardiff after missing the trip to Huddersfield with a back injury.

While Idriss Saadi could make his long awaited return to the matchday squad as he looks to step onto the Cardiff City Stadium the pitch for the first time since late November.

Lee Peltier will be in contention for a starting place as he returns from a one-game suspension.

New signings Tom Lawrence and Kenneth Zohore will be available for selection, giving Russell Slade a difficult task when selecting the team.

Sean Morrison has around two weeks remaining on the sidelines with a knee injury.




" UPDATED DAILY "

MK Dons

Alex Revell will not make his debut due to an agreement between new club MK Dons and Cardiff City.

While Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is expected to start.

02/02/16

Lee Peltier is back after a one match suspension for City .

MK Dons signed Alex Revell on a free,buts it's believed City put a clause in the contract he can't play against Cardiff City.

MK Dons also signed Jay Emmanuel Thomas yesterday as as we already know to our cost have Nicky Maynard in the squad. So there will be no shortage of players wanting to get one over their former club Cardiff City on the weekend.
Annis Jnr Author and Publisher of 7 Books




01/02/16
Idriss Saadi is fully fit and will be in the squad for the game


Latest News


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
3 Fabio
5 Ecuele Manga
16 Connolly
28 Malone
38 Ameobi
22 O'Keefe
8 Ralls
7 Whittingham
13 Pilkington
27 Immers


Mk Dons

1 Martin
12 Spence
5 McFadzean
16 Walsh
3 Lewington
8 Potter
44 Forster-Caskey
38 Hall
14 Carruthers
31 Murphy
9 Bowditch


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. 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 The club then missed out on promotion in the play offs, before moving to the newly built Stadium MK for the 2007–08 season and won the 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 30 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Huddersfield 2 - 3 Cardiff
SAT 23 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 2 Rotherham
SAT 16 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Wolves 1 - 3 Cardiff
WED 13 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Hull 2 - 0 Cardiff


MK Dons

SAT 23 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Bolton 3 - 1 MK Dons
TUE 19 JAN 2016 - FA CUP MK Dons 3 - 0 Northampton
SAT 16 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP MK Dons 1 - 0 Reading
TUE 12 JAN 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP MK Dons 0 - 5 Burnley


Recent meetings

2015/2016 Sat 26 Dec Milton Keynes 2 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2015/2016 Tue 25 Aug Milton Keynes 2 - 1 Cardiff City League Cup
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


Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 5/6
Draw 5/2
MK Dons 3

Tickets

Cardiff v MK Dons is a BRONZE category match (see prices here: http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/tickets/ticket-prices/)

Tickets can be purchased in person at the ticket office situated in the Grandstand, next to corporate entrance 2.

Alternatively you can call the Stadium Ticket Office on 0845 345 1400, which is open from 9am to 5:30pm - Monday to Friday and 9am to 3pm on non match-day Saturdays.

The easiest way is to book online. You can click here to purchase tickets: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity

For all ticket enquiries, please call the Cardiff City ticket office 0845 345 1400


Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

3-1 City.

City 3 Mk 1

2-0 city come on city

Sorry to be a spoil sport but after another good away win...

Score draw.

2-0 could do with a clean sheet

2-0 could do with a clean sheet

2-0 could do with a clean sheet

City 3 Dons 1

Cardiff to win 3-0.

6 nil city mk last week couldn't beat a bunch of pensioners

2-1

2-1 City

2 0 city we have got some firepower upfront this time round so no excuses just need to be played right

They've beaten us twice already. So i'm going for 1-2 .

Idriss Saadi is fully fit and will be in the squad for the game

2-0 City

4-0 city

Milton Keynes Dons have completed deals for two new Championship strikers late on transfer deadline day.

Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town man Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 25, has arrived on loan from Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season.

Dons manager Karl Robinson has also tied up a deal to sign the experienced Revell, 32, on a free transfer.

The much-travelled Revell has a career tally of 90 goals, chiefly at Brighton, Leyton Orient and and Rotherham United.

He has scored just three times for Cardiff since signing a year ago, and was loaned to League One promotion hopefuls Wigan Athletic in November. He has also signed until the end of the current campaign, subject to international clearance.

Emmanuel-Thomas has scored five goals in 15 appearances since joining the R's in the summer, having last season hit 12 goals in 48 appearances to help Bristol City win promotion from League One alongside the Dons.

Robinson's side currently lie 20th in the Championship, just one point clear of danger.

City to win 3-2 (after coming back from 1-2 down !)

0-1 revelle

2-1 City

MK Dons also signed Alex Revell on a free,buts it's believed City put a clause in the contract he can't play against Cardiff City.

MK Dons also signed Jay Emmanuel Thomas yesterday as as we already know to our cost have Nicky Maynard in the squad. So there will be no shortage of players wanting to get one over their former club Cardiff City on the weekend.
Annis Jnr Author and Publisher of 7 Books

0-1 revelle

sillly mooo he cannot play for them?

My first ever bizarre prediction. But I think the whole stadium & the team will be buzzing after the 2 away wins, the climb up the table, and reversal of fortunes, and also they look like they're enjoying the football they're playing now too.

So I'm going for 4-0 as well..

4-1 City! I'm very optimistic!

Lee Peltier is back after a one match suspension

2-1 to the Bluebirds

4-1 City! I'm very optimistic!

Exactly the score line that I'm going for - I haven't been this excited for a home game in a good while. Some very very positive news this week!

Team News

Cardiff City

Craig Noone could return for Cardiff after missing the trip to Huddersfield with a back injury.

While Idriss Saadi could make his long awaited return to the matchday squad as he looks to step onto the Cardiff City Stadium the pitch for the first time since late November.

Lee Peltier will be in contention for a starting place as he returns from a one-game suspension.

New signings Tom Lawrence and Kenneth Zohore will be available for selection, giving Russell Slade a difficult task when selecting the team.

Sean Morrison has around two weeks remaining on the sidelines with a knee injury.