MATCH THREAD: ' CARDIFF V NOTTM FOREST ' MATCH THREAD

I've managed to watch a couple of Peterborough, Reading and Barnsley games and they have been awful.

Peterborough are perhaps the team that could catch us up, yes I feel Derby will overtake us. We need to at least avoid defeat by Peterborough to at least give us hope they will not catch us up. Ideally though we need to just start winning some games which at the moment seems a tall order.

if ever there was an incentive for us to go out and perform and bring home the points, yesterday's results and Derby losing today must be it. C'mon Bluebirds for once take advantage of the opportunity to send out a statement to the teams around and below us...

Four of the new players start with Max Watters starting:

Not one of the Academy U23 players start out of the 10.

Sean Morrison back in as Capt

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Cardiff City : Smithies; Drameh, McGuinness, Morrison, Ng; Wintle, Ralls, Doughty; Doyle; Hugill, Watters.

Subs: Phillips, Bagan, Flint, Pack, Vaulks, Collins, Davies.

Cardiff City : Smithies; Drameh, McGuinness, Morrison, Ng; Wintle, Ralls, Doughty; Doyle; Hugill, Watters.

Subs: Phillips, Bagan, Flint, Pack, Vaulks, Collins, Davies.

Well that looks like an all sorts team.

It will be interesting to see how Doughty, Doyle and Hugill combine. Hopefully they will take the pressure of how back 3 which could be our weakness against this Forest side.

BLUEBIRDS

Shame about so many empty seats

Here we go I like the way the team is set up

Still no pace. Colwill should be on the bench. Recall Murphy (yeah I know, desperate measures) and PLEASE find someone on loan with pace and can at least run in behind defences.

Tremendous breakaway play from Alfie Doughty there. Shrugged off his challenger and burst upfield before releasing Hugill, who eventually wins a free-kick 30 yards out.

freee kick to city

GOAL! Cardiff City 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Hugill 6)
GOAL! Hugill!

yessss hugal scores

Here we go I like the way the team is set up

It’s still the much maligned three at the back but looks a lot more fluid.

just what we wanted equalize first

Hugill puts pressure on Forest's centre backs there and tries to play in Watters with a leaping header, but Steve Cook gets back just in time to nod back to Samba.

Ng does well to cut out a dangerous Grabban cross.

McGuinness then does the same to stop Spence firing one in. Solid defending from the Bluebirds there.

Forest do have the corner, though.

McGuinness shields the ball out and sits Garner on his backside in the process, right in front of the Canton Stand. The Man United loanee hears all about it from the home fans...

forest upping their game

McGuinness still recovering

McGuinness back up and playing

So gutting about seeing so many empty seats , all the fans by me shocked, Our club should of done cheap tickets as we received £130,000 for Tv Coverage

fingers crossed city defending well so far

Grabban pulled up for a foul on Sean Morrison there as he looks to go through on goal. Looked soft, Steve Morison turns around and puffs his cheeks out - Cardiff might have got away with one there.

Hugill does excellently there after Ralls dispossesses Colback.

He releases Drameh down the right and he tries to find Doyle, but the pass is cut out.

Doyle pings one over the top for Watters to chase, but Cook just manages to head out for a throw.

We moan about our cart horses at the back. Never would have thought it but theirs are even slower!!

city attacking well

Doughty does well to see off the dangerous Johnson as he looked to break on the far side. City corner deep in their own half. Hectic pace to this game so far, it must be said.

makes big difference having a bit of pace

Johnson showing just how threatening he can be there. Beats Doughty with his lightning pace round the outside and sends in a good cross, forcing Drameh to clear hastily.