MATCH THREAD: " CARDIFF CITY v QPR " MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v QPR
Wednesday 20th January, 7pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City 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

CCFC :

Team: Alex Smithies, Perry Ng, Sean Morrison, Curtis Nelson, Joe Bennett, Leandro Bacuna
Will Vaulks, Joe Ralls, Harry Wilson, Max Watters. Kieffer Moore

Subs: Dillon Phillips. Joel Bagan, Tom Sang, Keenan Patten
Sheyi Ojo, Junior Hoilett, Josh Murphy, Mark Harris, Robert Glatzel


TEAM NEWS:


Cardiff City announce Perry Ng signing from Crewe Alexandra. Deal up to 2024. Eligible to play against QPR tomorrow #CCFC



Marlon Pack will miss the clash through suspension following his red card against Norwich City on the weekend.




NEIL HARRIS:

ANY GOOD NEWS ON INJURIES?

I hope so.

We saw Kieffer coming on and play some minutes. We did rush him a little bit on Saturday because needs must.

We have had to be day by day with him and we will have to see how he is tomorrow to see if he can play more than half hour.

Sean Morrison is getting closer, if it’s not tomorrow then definitely next week.

Aden Flint is training. Lee Tomlin is getting closer all the time. Marlon Pack is missing through suspension.

We are getting healthier and getting players back.




Max Watters is available to play v QPR

Cardiff City Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of forward Max Watters.

£200,000 with add ons of up to £500,000.



Kieffer Moore expected to start

Jordi Osei-Tutu is injured again, expected to return end of February. Was rushed back to early?


Sean Morrison and Aden Flint are all out of contention for QPR game.

Morrison was hoping to be at least on the bench.


Aden flint got injured playing for Sheff Wednesday in the middle of December and has returned to Cardiff where he has undergone surgery. Expected to return in February.




Lee Tomlin Out till Mid February.

Jordi Osei-Tutu Out Injured till end of February.

Sadly Sol Bamba is seriously ill.

Isaac Vassell is the long-term absentee.



QPR's game at home to Wycombe on Saturday was postponed due to COVID-19


How can I watch this match on TV?

This match is live on Cardiff City TV.

About QPR

Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is an English professional football club based in White City, London. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. They were founded in 1886 after the merger of Christchurch Rangers and St Judes Institute, although their official founding date is 1882 which is when Christchurch Rangers were first formed. In the early years after the club's formation in its original home of Queen's Park, London, they played their home games at many different grounds, until finally the club settled into its current location at Loftus Road, renamed Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at the beginning of the 2019/20 season.

The club's achievements include winning the League Cup in 1967, and they were FA Cup finalists in 1982. Their highest ever league finish was achieved in 1975–76 when they were runners-up in the First Division, now known as the Premier League, and qualified for Europe for the first time, reaching the quarter-finals of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. QPR won the English Championship in 2011, and also the English Championship playoff final in 2014.

QPR have long-standing rivalries with several other clubs in the West London area. The most notable of these are Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford.

Previous Meeting 

QPR beat us 3-2 in October

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Smithies, Bacuna, Nelson, Bennett, Bagan, Pack, Vaulks, Ralls, Wilson, Hoilett, Glatzel

QPR: Dieng, Kane, Dickie, Cameron, Barbet, Osayi-Samuel, Ball, Chair, Carroll, Dykes, Austin

Form - Last Three Games

Cardiff City 1-2 Norwich City
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City
Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Cardiff City

Luton Town 0-2 QPR
QPR 0-2 Fulham (AET)
Norwich City 1-1 QPR

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 11/10
QPR - 5/2
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

Post your predictions below 

City 3 QPR 1

I know kick off is a few days away - but have we conceded yet ?

Watched the highlights from yesterday - Pack a little unlucky I think. Morrison missing seems to be a bigger impact than we thought. So will take the defence time to try and get used to playing without him.

Ive written this season off already , there are too many teams above us - not all of them will slip up.

TEAM NEWS:


Kieffer Moore expected to start

Jordi Osei-Tutu is injured again, expected to return end of February. Was rushed back to early?


Sean Morrison and Aden Flint are all out of contention for QPR game.

Morrison was hoping to be at least on the bench.


Aden flint got injured playing for Sheff Wednesday in the middle of December and has returned to Cardiff where he has undergone surgery. Expected to return in February.


Lee Tomlin (groin) is also missing.

Sadly Sol Bamba is seriously ill.

Isaac Vassell is the long-term absentee.

Saturday's Championship fixture between QPR and Wycombe Wanderers was postponed after the visitors reported positive Covid-19 tests. The club informed the English Football League it would be unable to fulfil the fixture following the latest tests.

I’ll go for a 2-0 win.

Would also like to see Bagan retain his spot in the team.

We need a new midfield in the summer whoever’s in charge Bacuna, Pack, Ralls and Vaulks all need new pastures and for us to get their salaries off the books.

Got draw written all over it

I can see a City win.


By 2 goals.

0-0 bore draw

Or QPR will win as they seem to like turning up against us for some reason . Just can't see us winning this.

Got a feeling we’ll win this. Wilson needs to be in the 10 behind Moore (assuming he’s fit enough). If we have a new right back and centre back I think we’ll have a bit of belief and give them a beating, 3-1.

We should beat them.
We should have fresh faces.

He'll still pick same back 4 and we'll concede in first 5 mins.

Then we'll score and draw. 1-1.

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7pm Wed Jan 20 CARDIFF CITY v QUEENS PARK RANGERS


7pm Wed Jan 27th Barnsley v Cardiff City


Sat Jan 30 MILLWALL H

Sat Feb 06 Bristol City A

Tue Feb 9. Rotherham v Cardiff City

Sat Feb 13 COVENTRY CITY H

Tue Feb 16 Luton Town A 7pm


Sat Feb 20 PRESTON NORTH END H

Wed Feb 24 AFC Bournemouth A

Sat Feb 27 Middlesbrough A

Tue Mar 02 DERBY COUNTY H

Sat Mar 06 Huddersfield Town A

Sat Mar 13 WATFORD H
Tue Mar 16 STOKE CITY H
Sat Mar 20 Swansea City A

City to win 2-0

I can see a City win.


By 2 goals.

This is the one!! 4-2 to the city it is then.bloooooooobirds!!

I can see a City win.


By 2 goals.

This is the one!! 4-2 to the city it is then.bloooooooobirds!!

I'll settle for a nice comfortable 3-1

A Win here could start a run of good results

Best we will get is a draw.

Best we will get is a draw.

Why? So pessimistic!

Best we will get is a draw.

Why? So pessimistic!

Forgive me but 6 out of 7 losses of late?

Best we will get is a draw.

Why so optimistic

I can see a City win.


By 2 goals.

This is the one!! 4-2 to the city it is then.bloooooooobirds!!

I'll settle for a nice comfortable 3-1

Local bookies have a preprinted betting slip foe me with 2 clear goals on.

I'm sure they sniggered on my way out earlier

Cardiff City announce Perry Ng signing from Crewe Alexandra. Deal up to 2024. Eligible to play against QPR tomorrow #CCFC

Max Watters is available to play v QPR


Cardiff City Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of forward Max Watters.

£200,000 with add ons of up to £500,000.

The 21-year-old joins from Crawley Town and has signed a contract with the Bluebirds until the summer of 2024.

Pre-match facts


Cardiff have won their last two home league matches against QPR, last winning more in a row against the Hoops between 1948 and 1971 (seven in a row).


The home side has won each of the last six Football League meetings between Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers.


Cardiff haven’t lost five consecutive league games since October 2018, when they were a Premier League side.


Queens Park Rangers are looking to record back-to-back away league victories for the first time since September 2019.


QPR striker Charlie Austin has scored in consecutive Championship appearances for the club, though those goals came 1,855 days apart. Including play-offs, Austin has scored 30 goals in 51 Championship appearances for the Hoops.

QPR win unfortunately, we tend to either win or lose rather than draw.

NEIL HARRIS:


ANY GOOD NEWS ON INJURIES?




I hope so.

We saw Kieffer coming on and play some minutes. We did rush him a little bit on Saturday because needs must.

We have had to be day by day with him and we will have to see how he is tomorrow to see if he can play more than half hour.

Sean Morrison is getting closer, if it’s not tomorrow then definitely next week.

Aden Flint is training. Lee Tomlin is getting closer all the time. Marlon Pack is missing through suspension.

We are getting healthier and getting players back.

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Lee Tomlin Out till Mid February.

Jordi Osei-Tutu Out Injured till end of February.

Cardiff are struggling to reach the same heights this season and have lost their past five matches in all competitions.

Captain and centre-back Morrison was injured at Wycombe in the third defeat of that sequence, and there is a chance he could return for Wednesday's match at home to Queens Park Rangers.

"It will have to be a really late call to see whether or not if he can make the squad for tomorrow [Wednesday]," said Harris.

"If it's not tomorrow then certainly next week."

On fellow central defender Aden Flint, who has been recalled after injuring himself on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, Harris added: "Aden Flint is in full training and desperate to be involved but it's still too soon for him."

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