' Latest Team News Bristol C/Cardiff City '
Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:11 pm
' Latest Team News Bristol C/Cardiff City '
By Jamie Kemble
03/03/16
Team News
Cardiff City
Peter Whittingham will be 50/50 to make this one after missing out last time out with a calf strain while Fabio will miss out again with a groin problem. Sean Morrison should be fit to return from a long spell on the sideline but he is unlikely to feature in the starting line-up. Craig Noone should also be fit to return after an airline fracture to his rib.
Ben Turner is expected to return sometime in April but there is a real doubt whether he will get any first team action for Cardiff before his contract expires in the summer.
Team News
Bristol City
Mark Little is a doubt after picking up groin and foot injuries while Luke Ayling is back in training following knee surgery some time ago. Frank Fielding is back in contention following rib injury picked up back in January. Jonathan Kodjia, the striker who caused Cardiff a whole host of problems back in October will start for the Robins.
By Jamie Kemble
03/03/16
Team News
Cardiff City
Peter Whittingham will be 50/50 to make this one after missing out last time out with a calf strain while Fabio will miss out again with a groin problem. Sean Morrison should be fit to return from a long spell on the sideline but he is unlikely to feature in the starting line-up. Craig Noone should also be fit to return after an airline fracture to his rib.
Ben Turner is expected to return sometime in April but there is a real doubt whether he will get any first team action for Cardiff before his contract expires in the summer.
Team News
Bristol City
Mark Little is a doubt after picking up groin and foot injuries while Luke Ayling is back in training following knee surgery some time ago. Frank Fielding is back in contention following rib injury picked up back in January. Jonathan Kodjia, the striker who caused Cardiff a whole host of problems back in October will start for the Robins.
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Re: ' Latest Team News Bristol C/Cardiff City '
Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:34 pm
Bristol City midfielder Korey Smith faces fitness test ahead of Cardiff game
3rd March 2016
Korey Smith could return for Bristol City's Severnside derby with Cardiff at Ashton Gate.
Smith missed the 2-1 victory at Nottingham Forest last weekend due to bone bruising on his ankle and is currently in a protective boot, but Robins boss Lee Johnson says the midfielder will be tested in training on Friday.
Full-back Luke Ayling is in contention to feature for the first time since January following knee surgery.
Mark Little will also be available after being troubled by groin and foot injuries and Arnold Garita is making good progress from a knee operation, though the striker is not ready to feature this weekend.
Cardiff hope midfielder Peter Whittingham will be fit as the seventh-placed Bluebirds seek to bolster their play-off ambitions.
Whittingham missed last weekend's home victory over Preston with a calf strain but was in good form before that with four goals in five games.
Full-back Fabio da Silva also missed the Preston game with a groin problem but he is less likely to return with the midweek visit of Leeds a more realistic target.
Sean Morrison (knee) and Craig Noone (chest) are both nearing full fitness after long absences, though the pair may have to be patient to rejoin Russell Slade's matchday squad.
3rd March 2016
Korey Smith could return for Bristol City's Severnside derby with Cardiff at Ashton Gate.
Smith missed the 2-1 victory at Nottingham Forest last weekend due to bone bruising on his ankle and is currently in a protective boot, but Robins boss Lee Johnson says the midfielder will be tested in training on Friday.
Full-back Luke Ayling is in contention to feature for the first time since January following knee surgery.
Mark Little will also be available after being troubled by groin and foot injuries and Arnold Garita is making good progress from a knee operation, though the striker is not ready to feature this weekend.
Cardiff hope midfielder Peter Whittingham will be fit as the seventh-placed Bluebirds seek to bolster their play-off ambitions.
Whittingham missed last weekend's home victory over Preston with a calf strain but was in good form before that with four goals in five games.
Full-back Fabio da Silva also missed the Preston game with a groin problem but he is less likely to return with the midweek visit of Leeds a more realistic target.
Sean Morrison (knee) and Craig Noone (chest) are both nearing full fitness after long absences, though the pair may have to be patient to rejoin Russell Slade's matchday squad.
Re: ' Latest Team News Bristol C/Cardiff City '
Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:36 pm
Bristol City v Cardiff: Viewpoint of Lee Johnson
BY JAMES O'ROURKE
MAR 3, 2016
BRISTOL CITY, CARDIFF CITY,
CHAMPIONSHIP, FEATURED, MATCH PREVIEWS
Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson has told the official club website that captain Korey Smith is an injury doubt for this weekend’s Severnside Derby at home to Cardiff City. He has a 50/50 chance of recovering from a foot injury which kept him out of their previous game.
Speaking on opponents Cardiff, Johnson accepts that they have ‘Premier League quality’ players but despite that fact, he is anticipating a tight encounter at Ashton Gate.
The former Barnsley boss providing a wide range of team news ahead of Saturday lunchtime’s game. Revealing that although Smith is a doubt, he could return and others are progressing well too, including Luke Ayling,
“Luke Ayling has been doing well – I’ve been pleased with him.
“He’s 100 per cent in contention. He’s looked good and he’s an infectious, bubbly character to have around the place.
“Obviously we know of his quality and he’ll be pushing for that right-back spot, or even a midfield one.”
Johnson revealed that Mark Little is fully-fit after suffering from a serious of niggling injuries and knocks in recent times. He should retain his place at right back, with Ayling unlikely to be thrown straight back into the team. Young striker Arnold Garita is also making good progress after undergoing a knee operation.
In more comments ahead of the game, Johnson reflected on his past experiences of this fixture as a player, gave a crying call for the fans and assessed the relegation situation in the Championship,
“I’ve had good and bad moments in this fixture. I remember my dad tripping (Michael) Chopra. I also scored in a 3-0 win…a 40-yard tap-in.
“I’m sure the crowd will be whipped up…right up for it.
“We’re not looking at the teams below us like a Jack Russell snapping at our heels. We’re looking above us.”
The Robins will jump up two places with a victory over the Bluebirds, leapfrogging Leeds United and Huddersfield Town for a few hours at least. Cardiff would go level on points with Sheffield Wednesday in the final play off position with a three-point haul, again for a few hours at least.
BY JAMES O'ROURKE
MAR 3, 2016
BRISTOL CITY, CARDIFF CITY,
CHAMPIONSHIP, FEATURED, MATCH PREVIEWS
Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson has told the official club website that captain Korey Smith is an injury doubt for this weekend’s Severnside Derby at home to Cardiff City. He has a 50/50 chance of recovering from a foot injury which kept him out of their previous game.
Speaking on opponents Cardiff, Johnson accepts that they have ‘Premier League quality’ players but despite that fact, he is anticipating a tight encounter at Ashton Gate.
The former Barnsley boss providing a wide range of team news ahead of Saturday lunchtime’s game. Revealing that although Smith is a doubt, he could return and others are progressing well too, including Luke Ayling,
“Luke Ayling has been doing well – I’ve been pleased with him.
“He’s 100 per cent in contention. He’s looked good and he’s an infectious, bubbly character to have around the place.
“Obviously we know of his quality and he’ll be pushing for that right-back spot, or even a midfield one.”
Johnson revealed that Mark Little is fully-fit after suffering from a serious of niggling injuries and knocks in recent times. He should retain his place at right back, with Ayling unlikely to be thrown straight back into the team. Young striker Arnold Garita is also making good progress after undergoing a knee operation.
In more comments ahead of the game, Johnson reflected on his past experiences of this fixture as a player, gave a crying call for the fans and assessed the relegation situation in the Championship,
“I’ve had good and bad moments in this fixture. I remember my dad tripping (Michael) Chopra. I also scored in a 3-0 win…a 40-yard tap-in.
“I’m sure the crowd will be whipped up…right up for it.
“We’re not looking at the teams below us like a Jack Russell snapping at our heels. We’re looking above us.”
The Robins will jump up two places with a victory over the Bluebirds, leapfrogging Leeds United and Huddersfield Town for a few hours at least. Cardiff would go level on points with Sheffield Wednesday in the final play off position with a three-point haul, again for a few hours at least.