MATCH THREAD: " MILLWALL v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

MILWALL v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 12th February, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
The Den 



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Cardiff City are as they were for the win over Posh

It means Sean Morrison (ACL), Alfie Doughty (ankle), Curtis Nelson (calf) and Isaac Vassell will miss the clash.




MILLWALL:

Millwall, Scott Malone missed the defeat by Fulham in midweek due to a hamstring injury and is likely to be absent again.

There could be a return for Arsenal loanee Dan Ballard though – the centre-back has not featured since undergoing knee surgery at the start of December.

Tom Bradshaw and Sheyi Ojo will also be missing.


Injury news?

Same squad as Wednesday. No new injuries. No one else coming back into it, so as it was.

Steve Morison



TEAM NEWS:


Curtis Nelson is ruled out.


Sean Morrison (ACL) is out for the season and Alfie Doughty (ankle ligaments) he is out for up to 6 weeks.

Isaak Vassell still long term injury.



Can I stream or watch the match on TV?

Not on TV in the UK.

The Opposition's Manager - Gary Rowett

Rowett has been manager of Millwall since 2019.

He had previously been in charge of Burton Albion, Birmingham City, Derby County and Stoke City.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Benik Afobe is likely to lead the line for the hosts and he has six league goals this season

Previous Meeting 

We won 3-1 against Millwall in August

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Millwall: Bialkowski, McNamara, Hutchinson, Pearce, Cooper, M Wallace, Mitchell, Kieftenbeld, Bennett, Burke, Afobe

Cardiff City: Smithies, Drameh, Ng, Flint, McGuinness, Bagan, Ralls, Wintle, Doyle, Davies, Hugill

Form - Last Three Competitive Games

Fulham 3-0 Millwall
Millwall 0-0 Preston North End
Milwall 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Cardiff City 4-0 Peterborough United
Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City
Barnsley 0-1 Cardiff City

Match Odds

Millwall - 6/5
Cardiff City - 9/4
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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C'mon City Onwards and upwards!!

0-2.

Ikpeaze to get his 3rd goal in 3 games after coming on as a sub 65mins+

That's all I know

TEAM NEWS:


Curtis Nelson is ruled out.


Sean Morrison (ACL) is out for the season and Alfie Doughty (ankle ligaments) he is out for up to 6 weeks.

Isaak Vassell still long term injury.

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Ikpeaze to get his 3rd goal in 3 games after coming on as a sub 65mins+

That's all I know

And an ayatollah celebration in front of away support?

Big game for our Boss

Pre-Millwall facts:



12 of the last 17 league meetings between Millwall and Cardiff have been drawn (one Millwall win, four Cardiff wins).


Cardiff City are looking to record a league double over Millwall for the first time since the 2012-13 season.



Millwall are looking to keep three consecutive home league clean sheets for the first time since April 2018 under Neil Harris.



Cardiff are winless in 15 away league matches in London (D5 L10) since a 3-1 victory with Brentford under Neil Warnock back in March 2018.



Millwall manager Gary Rowett has never lost a home Championship match against Cardiff City in five previous meetings (W2 D3).

Injury news?



Same squad as Wednesday. No new injuries. No one else coming back into it, so as it was.

Steve Morison

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Win Bluebirds 3-1

Morrison : Nelson : Vassell : Will Not Play ....

Cardiff City are as they were for the win over Posh.

It means Sean Morrison (ACL), Alfie Doughty (ankle), Curtis Nelson (calf) and Isaac Vassell will miss the clash.




MILLWALL:

Millwall, Scott Malone missed the defeat by Fulham in midweek due to a hamstring injury and is likely to be absent again.

There could be a return for Arsenal loanee Dan Ballard though – the centre-back has not featured since undergoing knee surgery at the start of December.

Tom Bradshaw and Sheyi Ojo will also be missing.

Millwall boss Gary Rowett:


“They are a team whose form has definitely improved. Steve is a young manager and he’s had an impact, certainly in the last period of games.

“They will come full of confidence. I know Steve is quite a popular figure around the club and rightly so, when a player comes back and they have that history then he should be given respect for that.

“We look forward to playing them. Our home form has been excellent. We’re certainly not fearful of playing anyone at home, regardless of how good their current form is.”







Cardiff City boss Steve Morison:


"I had a really good time there. Seven years over three periods. Seven good years. Play-off heartache, play-off success, good runs in the Championship, surviving relegation.

"All those things I did there stood me in good stead for being a good coach and manager now.

"I experienced a lot. You do speak to other people in the game you lean on, but I can say I’ve pretty much experienced everything in football, especially at this level.


"A lot of the things we lean on is personal experience. That’s one thing we’ve got in myself and the staff in the office.

"My experiences of Millwall have allowed me to have a lot of knowledge of what it requires to stay up, get promoted, consolidate, be loved, be hated. All of it."

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Betting Today:


Millwall win - 13/10


Draw - 21/10


Cardiff City win - 23/10

One change to the starting eleven - @sparkyharris11 replaces @isaakdavies77.

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Millwall: Bialkowski; Cooper, Hutchinson, M. Wallace; McNamara, Mitchell, Kieftenbeld, Malone; J. Wallace, Burke; Afobe

Subs: Long, Pearce, Saville, Bennett, Mahoney, Evans, Burey







Cardiff City: Smithies; Drameh, Ng, Flint, McGuinness, Bagan; Wintle, Ralls (c), Doyle; Hugill, Harris

Subs: Phillips, Denham, Pack, Vaulks, Colwill, Davies, Ikpeazu

Anybody got a decent link to a livestream gents?

Not after being heavily booed for taking the knee...

Doyle whips into the box, but it's headed clear.

Millwall try to break, but run it out of play.

A spot of head tennis going on now on the halfway line.

First sight at goal.

Doyle's freekick is worked to Hugill, who gets the ball across goal despite having his shirt nearly ripped off him.

Harris tries to shoot on the turn, but loses his balance and, with it, any power.

Jed Wallce plays it off Bagan for a corner.

Cardiff initially clear, but Millwall work it to Mitchell, who pings in a low ball into the box from the left.

Flint is there to intercept.

Drameh then counters and tries to slip a ball into Hugill, who wins a foul.

Nice work from Ng, who stands up well to Burke.

Cardiff throw deep inside their own half.

Harris wins a foul off Jake Cooper.

It's a decent chance for Doyle to whip one in, but he pings it straight out for a goal kick.

Cardiff not happy.

Harris breaks away down the left, but play is called back with McNamara down.

He's made a remarkable recovery and play is back underway.

So far Millwall just got the edge

Good work from Wintle.

Sticks with Jed Wallace as he scampers down the right hand side before eventually getting a foot in on the touchline.

He ran into his own player & fell over clutching his head. Good tactic if you can get away with it.

Ralls warms the palms of Bialkowski with a shot from distance.

Some nice work from the visitors in midfield sets Drameh free down the right, but he can't beat Murray Wallace, who stands up well.

Millwall win a corner.

It's whipped in towards the near post and a mis-communication between Harris and Smithies sees the ball cannon of the former and out for another corner.

Hearts were in mouths a little there.

Second corner comes to nothing and Cardiff have a goal kick.