' MATCH THREAD: BRENTFORD v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD

BRENTFORD v CARDIFF CITY
Championship
Tuesday, 19 April, 19:45
Griffin Park

Marshall; Peltier, Connolly, Morrison, Malone; Noone, O'Keefe, Ralls, Whittingham; Immers, Pilkington

Subs: Moore, Turner, Dikgacoi, Lawrence, Ameobi, Saadi, Zohore

LIVE UPDATES ON MATCH NIGHTS

About 700-800 City fans are expected to travel and tickets on sale till 4pm tomorrow

No pay on the gate for the forthcoming fixture at brentford this Tuesday. ticket office selling up until 4pm Tuesday



" UPDATED DAILY "

TEAM NEWS 18/04/16


Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore may get his first start as the Bluebirds seek to keep their play-off hopes alive.

Zohore joined Cardiff on loan from Belgian side KV Kortrijk in January and has made eight appearances as a substitute.

The Dane has impressed in a couple of those cameos and almost broke the deadlock in Saturday's goalless draw against QPR.

Aron Gunnarsson will deputise if midfielder Peter Whittingham is rested, while Ben Turner will be in the matchday squad again after returning to the bench on Saturday

Bruno Ecuele-Manga will miss his second consecutive match after suffering from a virus while Fabio Da Silva will remain out with a groin injury. Ben Turner has now been passed as match fit and will remain in the squad for the trip to Brentford.


Latest News


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
2 Peltier
4 Morrison
16 Connolly
28 Malone
11 Noone
22 O'Keefe
8 Ralls
7 Whittingham
27 Immers
13 Pilkington


Brentford

27 Button
2 Colin
6 Dean
29 Barbet
3 Bidwell
12 McCormack
28 Yennaris
15 Woods
7 Saunders
47 Canos
21 Vibe


The Opposition



Brentford Football Club is a professional football club based in Brentford, in the London Borough of Hounslow, that currently plays in the Football League Championship. It was founded on 10 October 1889 and plays its home games at Griffin Park, its home stadium since 1904, after a nomadic existence playing at five previous grounds. Brentford's most successful spell came during the 1930s, when it achieved consecutive top six finishes in the First Division. Since the Second World War, it has spent most of its time in the third and fourth tiers of English football. Brentford has been FA Cup quarter-finalists on four occasions, and has three times been Football League Trophy runners-up.


2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 16 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 0 - 0 QPR
SAT 9 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Fulham 2 - 1 Cardiff
TUE 5 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Burnley 0 - 0 Cardiff
SAT 2 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 1 Derby


Brentford

SAT 9 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Ipswich 1 - 3 Brentford
TUE 5 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford 3 - 1 Bolton
SAT 2 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Nottm Forest 0 - 3 Brentford
SAT 19 MAR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford 0 - 1 Blackburn


Recent meetings

2015/2016 Tue 15 Dec Cardiff City 3 - 2 Brentford Championship
2014/2015 Sat 14 Mar Brentford 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2002/2003 Tue 04 Mar Brentford 0 - 2 Cardiff City League Division Two
2002/2003 Tue 17 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 0 Brentford League Division Two
2001/2002 Tue 12 Feb Brentford 2 - 1 Cardiff City League Division Two

Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 8/5
Draw 12/5
Brentford 2/1


Griffin Park



Key facts

Club: Brentford FC
Opening: 1904
Capacity: 12,763 seats

History and description

Griffin Park was built in 1904, though initially consisted of nothing more than a small single stand. Previously, Brentford had played at five different locations before leasing the new site in the west of London. The first match at the ground was a league match between Brentford and Plymouth.

In the late 1920s, a new main stand was built followed by further gradual improvements on the other stands in subsequent decades, but overall Griffin Park remained a rather modest affair.

The rise of Brentford to the Championship in 2014 made further improvements necessary, but significant expansions have remained impossible due to the stadium being enclosed by residential housing.

The club has therefore been working on building a brand new stadium, and in 2015 secured planning permission for a new 20,000 capacity ground at less than a mile east of Griffin Park, which it hopes to move into in 2017.


Tickets

Tuesday 19th April 2016. KO. 7:45pm.

Available to current Season Ticket Holders and Gold / Junior Bluebird Members only.

Seated Ticket Prices (limited availability)
Adults: £28.00
Senior Citizens 65yrs +: £22.00
18 – 21yrs: £20.00
Under 18: £6.00

Terrace (Standing)Ticket Prices
Adults: £23.00
Senior Citizens 65yrs +: £17.00
18 – 21yrs: £15.00
Under 18: £6.00

Ambulant Disabled Allocation
Prices as stated above & Carer: Free of Charge

Wheelchair Disabled Allocation
Prices as stated above (Seating only) & Carer: Free of Charge

Additional Information
All away end seating is on the upper level of the Brook Road stand, only accessible by 2 flights of stairs.
If fans require more accessible seating, please contact Brentford directly on 0845 345 6442 [option 1].

ON SALE
From 9am on Tues. 12th April 2016.
TICKET OFFICE: 0845 345 1400
ONLINE: http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity


Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

1-2 City If Pilkington isn't upfront.

2-0 to Brentford. Finally time to put this silly talk of play offs to bed.

1-1.

One nil City

Brentford 1 City 2

2-0 to Brentford. Finally time to put this silly talk of play offs to bed.

What a numpty still got every chance 2-0 city

' BRENTFORD AWAY FOR CARDIFF FANS '

This Tuesday Night 19th April 2016

Seated Ticket Prices (limited availability)
Adults: £28.00
Senior Citizens 65yrs +: £22.00
18 – 21yrs: £20.00
Under 18: £6.00


Terrace (Standing)Ticket Prices
Adults: £23.00
Senior Citizens 65yrs +: £17.00
18 – 21yrs: £15.00

1-1

Tuesday could see it end - if we pick up nothing - Sheffield Wednesday are home to MK Dons

Two nil to Cardiff if whitts doesn't start

Think a lot of fans post the score they hope it will be rather than the score they really think it will be. Some crazy forecasts for the QPR game like three and four nil. Where are we going to get four goals from. Only one or two of us went for the draw, and as someone else stated, this was almost a nailed on draw and would have been a lot of peoples banker for the pools.

2-1 Brentford

1-1

No pay on the gate for the forthcoming fixture at brentford this Tuesday. ticket office selling up until lunchtime Tuesday

Bruno Ecuele-Manga will miss his second consecutive match after suffering from a virus while Fabio Da Silva will remain out with a groin injury. Ben Turner has now been passed as match fit and will remain in the squad for the trip to Brentford.

Team News

Brentford

Alan Judge remains out for more than six weeks with a broken leg he suffered at Portman Road against Ipswich Town last week. Everton loanee Leandro Rodriguez was sent back to Merseyside last week following a persistent hamstring injury

Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore may get his first start as the Bluebirds seek to keep their play-off hopes alive.

Zohore joined Cardiff on loan from Belgian side KV Kortrijk in January and has made eight appearances as a substitute.

The Dane has impressed in a couple of those cameos and almost broke the deadlock in Saturday's goalless draw against QPR.

Aron Gunnarsson will deputise if midfielder Peter Whittingham is rested, while Ben Turner will be in the matchday squad again after returning to the bench on Saturday

Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore may get his first start as the Bluebirds seek to keep their play-off hopes alive.

Zohore joined Cardiff on loan from Belgian side KV Kortrijk in January and has made eight appearances as a substitute.

The Dane has impressed in a couple of those cameos and almost broke the deadlock in Saturday's goalless draw against QPR.

Aron Gunnarsson will deputise if midfielder Peter Whittingham is rested, while Ben Turner will be in the matchday squad again after returning to the bench on Saturday

Good to give Zohore a chance.

About 700 City fans are expected to travel and tickets on sale till 4pm tomorrow

MATCH FACTS

Brentford have lost four of their last five league meetings with Cardiff, winning the other.

Indeed, Cardiff have won on their last two league visits to Griffin Park, having lost the previous four.

Brentford have secured 10 points in their last four league games, in response to a run of four straight defeats.

The Bluebirds have won just once in the last six Championship games on the road (D3 L2).

TEAM NEWS

Brentford manager Dean Smith has no new injury concerns as he prepares for Tuesday's game against Cardiff.

Midfielder Alan Judge is recovering from surgery after breaking his leg at Ipswich on 9 April.

Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore may get his first start since joining on loan from Belgian side KV Kortrijk in January.

Defender Ben Turner is back in the squad after three months on the sidelines with an ankle problem.

ONE TO WATCH

Lasse Vibe: The Danish international striker joined Brentford last summer and has proved a hit at the London club. He has 12 goals to his name so far and five of them have come in his last four games. He is in form and the Bluebirds are going to have to keep a close eye on the frontman.

WHAT THE BOOKIES SAY

Brentford 13/8, Cardiff 13/8, draw 9/4.

Brentford v Cardiff City, Griffin Park, Tuesday April 19
WHAT TIME IS KICK-OFF?
7.45pm

LIKELY LINE-UPS
Cardiff: (4-4-2): Marshall, Peltier, Connolly, Morrison, Malone, Noone, O’Keefe, Ralls, Whittingham, Immers, Pilkington.

Brentford (4-2-3-1): Button, Colin, Dean, Barbet, Bidwell, McCormack, Yennaris, Woods, Saunders, Canos, Vibe.

Read more: Cardiff City just missed out on Leicester's Jamie Vardy... so which lower league strikers should they target this summer?

TEAM NEWS
Cardiff: Russell Slade still has defensive problems to deal with. Bruno Manga will miss out again as he recovers from a virus. Matthew Connolly will keep his place alongside Sean Morrison. Left-back Fabio will again be absent with his groin injury. Ben Turner should keep his place on the bench after his injury woes.

Brentford: For the Bees, Midfielder Marcos Tebar is out with a hamstring injury, while Josh McEachran also misses out after breaking his foot. Sam Saunders and Lewis Macleod will also be unavailable as they are short of match fitness.

Bluebirds head to West London tonight looking to stop a run of three games without a win.

City need to close the gap on Sheffield Wednesday to have a hopw of catching the Owls and claiming 6th place. Cardiff are the outsiders to make the top six but it' not impossible yet, with City having to face Wednesday on Saturday week.

First though a repeat of last season's result at Griffin Park would be most wecome. City won 2 - 1 thanks to a stunning winner from Alex Revell (below).

Last six games: Sheffield Wednesday: WWWWLD; MK Dons DLLLLD.

LIVE UPDATES ON MATCH NIGHTS

If Revell is in goal for MK Dons they've got a chance!

Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore may get his first start as the Bluebirds seek to keep their play-off hopes alive.

Zohore joined Cardiff on loan from Belgian side KV Kortrijk in January and has made eight appearances as a substitute.

The Dane has impressed in a couple of those cameos and almost broke the deadlock in Saturday's goalless draw against QPR.

Aron Gunnarsson will deputise if midfielder Peter Whittingham is rested, while Ben Turner will be in the matchday squad again after returning to the bench on Saturday

Gunnarsson not in squad tonite