' MATCH THREAD: ' CARDIFF v BRENTFORD ' MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v BRENTFORD
Championship
Saturday 8 April, 15:00
Cardiff City Stadium



Cardiff City: McGregor, Richards, Manga, Morrison, Bennett, Harris, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Hoilett, Zohore.


Subs: Murphy, Connolly, John, Halford, Noone, Pilkington, Lambert.


Don't forget last day for early bird season ticket prices Friday
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ITS PAY ON THE DAY V BRENTFORD, A HOME CROWD OF 18,000 IS EXPECTED.


Also for the home game to Brentford which can be bought on general sale for £19 or £17 for members in Zone 4 and some good family prices


Rickie Lambert does not feature in Warnocks current plans.

Sol Bamba ruled out of Cardiff City's clash with Brentford


Sol Bamba has been ruled out of Cardiff City's Championship clash with Brentford through injury.

And Neil Warnock has revealed the defender is not fit to face the Bees in the Welsh capital on Saturday.

"It’s difficult to say with Sol," said Warnock.


"He’s had a scan but he won’t be available for the weekend. It doesn’t look good."


The Cardiff boss admitted he was pleased with Murphy's performance in the second half against Paul Heckingbottom's side.

"McGregor’s bruising has gone down a lot and if there’s any doubt he won’t play," added the Cardiff manager.

"Murphy has done well when he’s played so we won't risk him (McGregor)."

Bamba's absence means Warnock is likely to stick with Bruno Manga in the centre of his defence, with skipper Morrison set to return to the starting side at Cardiff City Stadium.





" UPDATED DAILY "

07/04/17

' BRENTFORD '


Brentford have doubts over Nico Yennaris, Ryan Woods and Maxime Colin.

Yennaris picked up a hip injury against Leeds on Tuesday and fellow midfielder Woods suffered an Achilles problem.

Defender Colin missed the 2-0 midweek win with a calf injury and remains a doubt.

Alan Judge is back in training after recovering from a broken leg but will not be ready yet, and Josh McEachran is still out with an ankle injury.



' CARDIFF CITY '

Sol Bamba ruled out of Brentford game

Neil Warnock begins his press conference by confirming Bamba will miss this weekend’s match.

“It’s difficult to say with Sol, he’s had a scan but he won’t be available for the weekend. It doesn’t look good.
“McGregor’s bruising has gone down a lot and if there’s any doubt he won’t play.
“Murphy has done well when he’s played.”

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PAY ON THE DAY

500 Brentford fans expected


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 McGregor
12 JohnS
16 Connolly
5 Ecuele Manga
3 Bennett
14 Bamba
11 Noone
17 Gunnarsson
15 Halford
13 Pilkington
26 Zohore


Brentford

1 Bentley
20 Clarke
6 Dean
29 Barbet
22 Henry
15 Woods
8 Yennaris
23 Jota
19 Sawyers
47 Canos
21 Vibe


The Opposition



Brentford

Full name: Brentford Football Club
Nickname: The Bees
Founded: 10 October 1889; 127 years ago
Ground: Griffin Park
Capacity: 12,300
Owner: Matthew Benham
Chairman: Cliff Crown
Head Coach: Dean Smith
League: Championship

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.


2016/17 Results

Cardiff

TUE 4 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Barnsley 0 - 0 Cardiff City
SAT 1 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Wolves 3 - 1 Cardiff City
SAT 18 MAR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff City 3 - 1 Ipswich
SAT 11 MAR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff City 1 - 1 Birmingham


Brentford

TUE 4 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford 2 - 0 Leeds United
SAT 1 APR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford 2 - 0 Bristol City
SAT 18 MAR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Burton Albion 3 - 5 Brentford
TUE 14 MAR 2017 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford 1 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers


Recent meetings

2016/2017 Mon 26 Dec Brentford 2 - 2 Cardiff City League
2015/2016 Tue 19 Apr Brentford 2 - 1 Cardiff City League
2015/2016 Tue 15 Dec Cardiff City 3 - 2 Brentford League
2002/2003 Tue 04 Mar Brentford 0 - 2 Cardiff City League
2002/2003 Tue 17 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 0 Brentford League


Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 5/4
Draw 5/2
Brentford 5/2


Tickets


Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCS Ticket Office situated inthe Grandstand, next to Corporate Entrance 2.

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

The easiest way is to book online - http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity


Guess the Score / Attendance

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2-1

Cardiff City 2 Brentford 1

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If we play as we have been over the last two and a half games, the first half at Burton was dreadful so I can't include that, you may be in for a surprise.

Brentford ace turns attention to Cardiff in the wake of Leeds win

Wednesday 5th April 2017

By Chris Wathan



Brentford fans may be enjoying the spoils of the 2-0 win against Leeds as they work on Wednesday but, for Rico Henry, all eyes are on Cardiff.

The Bees were superb as they outclassed the Yorkshire side with Romaine Sawyers and Lasse Vibe finding the net.

The west Londoners also kept a second clean sheet on the spin and, while that pleased Henry, his mind quickly turned to the trip to Wales on Saturday.

“Two clean sheets is very pleasing for all the lads but the three points is the most important thing and we've got to take it Saturday,” Henry said.


We're looking to get into the top 10 but the most important thing is the next game. We've got to concentrate on that hopefully get another win.

“On our day we can beat anyone in the league like we showed against Leeds. We want to take the momentum to Cardiff.”

Henry was delighted to see team-mate Romaine Sawyers notch his second league goal for the Bees and believes it will have lifted his former Walsall colleague.

The full back added: “He's got another goal now and that'll give him confidence and the team confidence. Hopefully he can do it again.”

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Also for the home game to Brentford which can be bought on general sale for £19 or £17 for members in Zone 4 and some good family prices

Team News

Neil Warnock is keen to return to his most reliable starting XI for this one after experimenting during the week.

Key defender Sol Bamba is likely to miss out after being stretchered off injured at Oakwell? ? and he joins Rickie Lambert, Lee Peltier and Rhys Healey in the treatment room.

Match Preview: Cardiff City Vs Brentford – Team news, match facts and more

Date and Time: Saturday 8th April (15.00)

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

Referee: Darren Bond

The Bluebirds welcome in-from Brentford to the Cardiff City Stadium as they look to battle their way back into the race for a top-half finish.


Cardiff welcome the Londoners to South Wales after two poor results away from home which has seen them pick up just one point from a possible six.

During the week, the Bluebirds shared a tedious and goalless draw with fellow mid-table club Barnsley away from home.

That result followed a disappointing collapse against Wolves to lose 3-1 and that now puts Cardiff four points behind this weekend’s opposition.

Brentford arrive in South Wales in fine fettle and a comfortable home win against play-off chasing Leeds United mid-week made them the talk of the Championship.

The Bees have steadily improved during the last few months and the turnaround in form was arguably started with a late equaliser against Cardiff in the return fixture on Boxing Day.

Brentford are currently 12th in the Sky Bet Championship and their rise to the top half his thanks to three consecutive victories.

The Bees defeated relegation-threatened Burton Albion and Bristol City before Tuesday’s win over Leeds.

The Bluebirds took a point from Griffin Park in the return fixture and in dramatic circumstances. Kenneth Zohore looked to have won it in the dying minutes before the home side equalised in additional time.

Sol Bamba ruled out of Brentford game

Neil Warnock begins his press conference by confirming Bamba will miss this weekend’s match.

“It’s difficult to say with Sol, he’s had a scan but he won’t be available for the weekend. It doesn’t look good.
“McGregor’s bruising has gone down a lot and if there’s any doubt he won’t play.
“Murphy has done well when he’s played.”

Neil Warnock on Brentford

Neil Warnock:

“Dean’s done a really good job, they lost the top scorer Hogan and you thought he was irreplaceable but they’ve carried on and play an entertaining brand of football.
“I’ve never had a dull game against them. I’ve had some good games against them, going back to my days at Huddersfield.
“There’s nothing at stake really but both managers will be making judgements and that’s what these games are about now.”

Sol Bamba ruled out of Cardiff City's clash with Brentford


Sol Bamba has been ruled out of Cardiff City's Championship clash with Brentford through injury.

And Neil Warnock has revealed the defender is not fit to face the Bees in the Welsh capital on Saturday.

"It’s difficult to say with Sol," said Warnock.


"He’s had a scan but he won’t be available for the weekend. It doesn’t look good."


The Cardiff boss admitted he was pleased with Murphy's performance in the second half against Paul Heckingbottom's side.

"McGregor’s bruising has gone down a lot and if there’s any doubt he won’t play," added the Cardiff manager.

"Murphy has done well when he’s played so we won't risk him (McGregor)."

Bamba's absence means Warnock is likely to stick with Bruno Manga in the centre of his defence, with skipper Morrison set to return to the starting side at Cardiff City Stadium.

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' BRENTFORD '


Brentford have doubts over Nico Yennaris, Ryan Woods and Maxime Colin.

Yennaris picked up a hip injury against Leeds on Tuesday and fellow midfielder Woods suffered an Achilles problem.

Defender Colin missed the 2-0 midweek win with a calf injury and remains a doubt.

Alan Judge is back in training after recovering from a broken leg but will not be ready yet, and Josh McEachran is still out with an ankle injury.

1-1.

So onto Brentford. Time to test those promotion hopes with a home game that ought to yield three points, but will prove difficult.

Whether Warnock's promotion aim is realistic won't become clear until October or November. But it can start in April. Players have a chance to earn a precious spot in the XI.






For those like Rickie Lambert and Peter Whittingham, the future looks bleak.


Younger, hungrier, cheaper options will surely arrive.

But for others — Kadeem Harris, Junior Hoilett — who knows? Most would love them to stay. Attacking adventure is necessary for any promotion bid, exemplified this season by Newcastle's brilliant Matt Ritchie and Dwight Gayle.

The Harris situation needs to be sorted. Whispers that the player could look elsewhere are rife around Cardiff, yet Warnock is adamant the best place for these players to grow is at Cardiff City Stadium under his discerning eye. It's hard to disagree.

Anthony Pilkington and Craig Noone are perhaps more likely to depart, as both could command sizeable transfer fees. The revelation that only f ive Championship clubs have paid more money to agents in the past year than Cardiff has surely reverberated around the Bluebirds' boardroom. Funds must be generated, but form must be gathered too. You get value that way.

Frugality and patience were part of the January model. Since then, events on the field have taken the Bluebirds forward.

And yet the fans must still remain patient, while Warnock will be thrifty in the transfer market.

So while we all wait for the oncoming storm, the players might as well serve up a delight to keep appetites whet. That starts against an in-form Brentford side. That starts now, not in August.

Cardiff City: McGregor, Richards, Manga, Morrison, Bennett, Harris, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Hoilett, Zohore.

Cardiff City: McGregor, Richards, Manga, Morrison, Bennett, Harris, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Hoilett, Zohore.

Our best 11.

Subs: Murphy, Connolly, John, Halford, Noone, Pilkington, Lambert.

kick off approaches

The players are out shaking hands and we’re nearly ready.

Special cheer for Peter Whittingham as his name is read out by the announcer... Ken Zohore gets a cheer too!

We are underway at @CardiffCityStad! (0-0)

Brentford, in their red, white and black, get us underway. Cardiff, as usual, defending the Canton Stand in the first half.

An early chance for Gunnarsson to launch in a long throw...

It’s towards Sean Morrison but headed straight into the arms of Daniel Bentley in the Bees’ goal.

Looks like Whittingham in the No.10 position behind Zohore, with Harris left and Hoilett right.

Ralls and Gunnarsson stationed in their normal central positions and the back four as expected.

Some early possession for Brentford as Jazz Richards gives away a foul.

Free-kick now to The Bees as Canos is hauled down on the touchline, Woods to swing in, Barbet reaches it but it goes behind (0-0)

Neil Warnock shouts a few words of encouragement to Kenneth Zohore after the big Dane won a header.

It’s a little scrappy, with the ball in the air for long periods, at the moment. Hoilett working hard to close down Brentford left back Rico Henry.

Hoilett chance

Decent chance, as Hoilett and Zohore play a give-and-go on the right flank, the Canadian trying to curl home with his left.

It was well over but a nice move all the same.

All Cardiff at the mom

Cardiff on top but it's been a quiet start at CCS

Cardiff win it back from the throw, Hoilett cuts inside but then shoots wildly over from the edge of the box (0-0)