MATCH THREAD: " ROTHERHAM v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

ROTHERHAM UNITED v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 2nd January 2021, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
AESSEAL Stadium 


Match to be played in front of no supporters, for information on how to watch the match on TV or to stream it - see below

What's the latest team news


BLUEBIRDS:

The Bluebirds will be without captain Sean Morrison for the trip to Rotherham, with the defender having been taking off in the midweek clash against Wycombe.

Morrison has to undergo a scan on his ankle ligaments, but has to wait for the swelling to go down before that happens.

It will likely mean another opportunity for Filip Benkovic to impress, having endured a poor debut at Adams Park, or perhaps even an opportunity for Sol Bamba.

Key trio Kieffer Moore (hamstring), Jordi Osei-Tutu (hamstring) and Lee Tomlin (groin) are also missing, while there are a few knocks and niggles from midweek which Harris hopes are not too serious.

Isaac Vassell is the long-term absentee.




Rotherham:

For the Millers, who have been hit by a number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, a few of their players are doubtful.

Angus MacDonald, Matt Crooks and Billy Jones are among those who could to miss out as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.




Latest Injury update:

Captain Sean Morrison will miss, its thought to be an ankle injury out 4-6 weeks.


Long term absentees include Kieffer Moore (hamstring), Jordi Osei-Tutu (hamstring) and Lee Tomin (groin), all of whom will not be in contention.

Isaac Vassell is also a long-term absentee


Cardiff City's first game of 2021


Rotherham have had massive problems with COVID-19 and had their last two games postponed before Tuesday night's defeat at home to in-form Barnsley



How can I watch this match on TV?

This match is live on Cardiff City TV.

About Rotherham United

Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, following their promotion from League One in the 2019–20 season.

Founded in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham County (1877) and Rotherham Town (1899), the club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to the red and white around 1930. Rotherham United play their home games at New York Stadium, a 12,021 capacity all-seater stadium, having previously played since its foundation at Millmoor for 101 years. Joining the Football League back in 1925, Rotherham spent the first 25 years of their time in the Third Division North, the lowest level of the Football League, finally gaining promotion to the Second Division at the end of the 1950–51 season.

The Millers featured in the inaugural League Cup final in 1961, won the 1996 Football League Trophy and the 1946 Football League North Cup. They also achieved two separate back to back promotions in 1999–2001 under Ronnie Moore and 2012–2014 under Steve Evans.

Previous Meeting 

We won 5-0 against Rotherham in a Championship fixture at Cardiff City Stadium in February 2017.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Rotherham United: Johansson, Olosunde, Harding, Wood, Ihiekwe, Wiles, Jozefzoon, Barlaser, Lindsay, Ladapo, Vassell

Cardiff City: Smithies, Bacuna, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett, Vaulks, Ralls, Ojo, Wilson, Harris, Glatzel

Form - Last Three Games

Rotherham United 1-2 Barnsley
Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United
Rotherham United 2-0 Bristol City

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 2-3 Brentford
Norwich City 2-0 Cardiff City

Match Odds

Rotherham United - 21/10
Cardiff City - 13/10
Draw - 23/10

Predictions

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Unless Harris is here it's another nail to his coffin,cardiff loss

Latest Injury update:




Captain Sean Morrison will miss, its thought to be an ankle injury.


Long term absentees include Kieffer Moore (hamstring), Jordi Osei-Tutu (hamstring) and Lee Tomin (groin), all of whom will not be in contention.

Isaac Vassell is also a long-term absentee.

How does Harris get this squad to react?

He’s lost them and any talk of shaking them up by bringing players in is mythical madness.

We won’t be buying and clubs may be unwilling to release players, he said that himself. He’s a bit delusional by saying both.

No improvement again and a Rotherham win for me.

snatch a one nil win

1-1 or 2-2

One certainty above all others

Bacuna at right back.

3-1 City win for me.
We have won games this season and we will win some more.

Think we are playing rotherham just at the right time for Harris there squad is decimated and a lucky win there will keep Harris dangling for another week

Think we are playing rotherham just at the right time for Harris there squad is decimated and a lucky win there will keep Harris dangling for another week

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Captain Sean Morrison will miss Rotherham away this Saturday and will miss the Fa Cup the following week against Nottingham Forest , its thought to be an ankle injury.
Could be out for 4-6 weeks

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Rotherham fighting for survival will beat us 2-0.

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City by 2 clear goals...at last

Need A Win

Think we are playing rotherham just at the right time for Harris there squad is decimated and a lucky win there will keep Harris dangling for another week

Hi Annis, Happy New Year to you and your family

I hope your right they were very unlucky midweek with only 6-7 on their bench. I don’t think Harris will shake the attitude of the players something is amiss?

Saddens me to say another poor display and loss.

Has to be a draw. Two teams desperately lacking confidence.
If we lose, a relegation fight is back on the cards.

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Rotherham United v Cardiff City - Paul Warne having problems spreading the love

Paul Warne says he is proud of the relationship he built with Will Vaulks before the midfielder’s £2m move to Cardiff City, but forming those bonds are harder during a pandemic.

Vaulks will be welcomed back to the New York Stadium, where he played from 2016 to 2019, for today’s Championship game.

“I’ve kept in contact with loads of my players and lots have gone on to good things,” says Millers manager Warne proudly.

I'll never 'wish' a defeat on my beloved Bluebirds, so I hope we get a good win and 3 points tomorrow

I understand the manager's fate is already sealed though, so watch this space over the next few days...

What are the betting odds?

Rotherham win: 11/5
Draw: 23/10
Cardiff City win: 5/4

What's the latest team news


BLUEBIRDS:

The Bluebirds will be without captain Sean Morrison for the trip to Rotherham, with the defender having been taking off in the midweek clash against Wycombe.

Morrison has to undergo a scan on his ankle ligaments, but has to wait for the swelling to go down before that happens.

It will likely mean another opportunity for Filip Benkovic to impress, having endured a poor debut at Adams Park, or perhaps even an opportunity for Sol Bamba.

Key trio Kieffer Moore (hamstring), Jordi Osei-Tutu (hamstring) and Lee Tomlin (groin) are also missing, while there are a few knocks and niggles from midweek which Harris hopes are not too serious.

Isaac Vassell is the long-term absentee.




Rotherham:

For the Millers, who have been hit by a number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, a few of their players are doubtful.

Angus MacDonald, Matt Crooks and Billy Jones are among those who could to miss out as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Match facts

Rotherham have won just one of the last 10 league meetings with Cardiff (D4 L5), losing 5-0 in the most recent match in February 2017.



Cardiff have won on two of their last three league visits to Rotherham (L1), one more victory than they managed in their 21 previous such trips (D4 L16).



Rotherham United have won their first league match in each of the last two calendar years, winning 2-1 vs Preston in 2019 and 2-1 vs Blackpool in 2020.



Cardiff have lost their first league match in each of the last three calendar years, including a 6-1 hammering at the hands of QPR last year.


Rotherham’s Michael Smith has scored in each of his last three league appearances; he’s never scored in four successive games in his Football League career.

Heavy snow in Rotherham before game

Heavy snow in Rotherham before game

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Another Derby County , but this time with real snow !!!

GAME OFF


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Game Called Off .

GAME OFF


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I guess they were right last week after all, then...foresight or what?!

Maybe not a bad thing, if the players are allowed to rest a day or two before the FA Cup game next weekend

Heavy snow in Rotherham before game

Seriously? Heavy snow? Frozen pitch makes more sense but how in the world is that heavy snow?