MATCH THREAD: " CARDIFF CITY v BURNLEY " MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v BURNLEY
Saturday 1st October, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City Stadium 




Cardiff City XI: Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, Nkounkou; Ojo, Wintle, Ralls, O'Dowda; Robinson, Harris.

Subs: Alnwick, Nelson, Simpson, Sawyers, Rinomhota, Whyte, Watters.





Update:

Rubin Colwill 50-50 and same with Oliver Denham.



Mark Hudson's first game as caretaker manager of Cardiff City, he will reportedly be in charge for at least three games following the sacking of Steve Morison

Burnley sit in 4th with 17 points from their opening ten games, they have eight points from their five away games. The Clarets have lost just one of their ten league games, a 1-0 defeat at Watford in August.

PAY on the day


CCFC TEAM NEWS:


Rubin Colwill is fully match fit.


Joe Ralls is in full training

Isaak Davies injury to his knee worse than originally thought, so he will be out for a couple more weeks.


New Striker Kion Etete should be back in action as in full training

Ebou Adams is back from injury and in full training:




Can I stream or watch the match on TV?

Not live on TV in the UK

The Opposition's Manager - Vincent Kompany

Kompany took charge of Burnley in the summer, with Craig Bellamy as his assistant.

Kompany had previously taken charge of Anderlecht for two seasons, guiding them to fourth and third placed finishes. Last season they made the Belgian Cup Final, where they lost on penalties to Gent.

As a player, he was best known for his time at Manchester City - including being captain for eight years. During his time at the club, they won the Premier League four times.

He also played 89 times for Belgium, finishing in 3rd place at the 2018 World Cup.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Jay Rodriguez has five league goals and an assist this season.

Josh Brownhill and Nathan Tella have also contributed heavily with goals and assists in the early part of the season.

Previous Meeting 

We haven't played Burnley since April 2019, when they beat us 2-0 at Turf Moor in the Premier League with Chris Wood getting both goals.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Allsop, Romeo, Ng, Kipre, Simpson, Nkounkou, Wintle, Rinomhota, O'Dowda, Philogene, Robinson

Burnley: Muric, Roberts, Harwood-Bellis, Beyer, Maatsen, Cork, Cullen, Brownhill, Benson, Tella, Rodriguez

Form - Last Three Competitive Games

Huddersfield Town 1-0 Cardiff City
Middlesbrough 2-3 Cardiff City
Millwall 2-0 Cardiff City

Burnley 2-1 Bristol City
Preston North End 1-1 Burnley
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Burnley

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 11/5
Burnley - 6/5
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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‘Rubin Colwill, Kion Etete, Joe Ralls, Isaak Davies AND O’Dowda and Callum Robinson’


Getting the best out of Rubin Colwill must be high on the agenda, It was always a touchy subject under the former manager Steve Morison , but he is rightly a player Cardiff fans want to see more of due to his incredible ability on the ball.

There is no doubt that Cardiff know and appreciate his ability, everyone at the club is excited by his talent and potential. Colwill is fit and ready to start. He won't be shunned to the side. In fact, there is a hope he will overcome these issues and, with a bit more consistency in his play, he will play a central role for the rest of the season and beyond.

Cardiff expect to welcome back more players shortly, too. Kion Etete is understood to be back on the grass after being out for at least 5 weeks , unlike Morison’s out burst saying the fans were liars and it would only be 2 weeks, the final boxes to be ticked.

Joe Ralls is in the same situation, too.


Ebou Adams is in the latter stages of his recovery, but is not quite fully up to speed yet.


Isaak Davies is taking a little longer, though, and no concrete timeframe has been given for his return, other than to say he won't be rushed.



Republic of Ireland duo O'Dowda and Callum Robinson won't return to Cardiff's Vale base until Thursday, which will see a quick turnaround before the home clash with the Clarets at the weekend.

City fans will hear from their new manager Mark Hudson for the first time next Thursday, when he will take his first press conference. It is yet another clean slate under a new manager, who is tasked with just bridging that gap, again only four points to the top five, to the top end of the table.

CCFC TEAM NEWS:


Rubin Colwill is fully match fit.


Joe Ralls is in full training

Isaak Davies injury to his knee worse than originally thought, so he will be out for a couple more weeks.


New Striker Kion Etete should be back in action as in full training

Ebou Adams is back from injury and in full training:

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Draw

Burnley would have taken a midtable finish at the start of the season. They expected their squad to be stripped apart but surprisingly to their fans they kept quite a few players. now a top 6 is expected from their fans.

I can't see us getting anything from this game.

Big Test against 1 of the teams tipped to go up .

Burnley's leading goalscorer Jay Rodriguez has hailed the impact of assistant boss Craig Bellamy as a key factor in his impressive season so far.

The Cardiff City hero has been working alongside Clarets coach Vincent Kompany at Turf Moor, and his methods are seemingly already earning rave reviews.

READ MORE: Michael Sheen just performed a new World Cup speech to Wales' stars and it's better than the original

Rodriguez has been in red hot form so far this season, scoring five goals in eight games, and believes the influence of Bellamy has been a significant driving force.

It's been brilliant, Craig Bellamy has been great since coming in," he said. "He sees things in my game that he saw in his own game, which has helped me out in situations. We had a chat today [Tuesday] about certain aspects of my game which he thinks I can improve and how that will help the team as well.

"That's what you want as a player, someone who has that eye for detail, who can see what works while telling you how to improve as well. To listen to Bellamy, with the career he has had, and the coach he is now, is definitely a big thing and you need to listen to people like that."

He added: "We spend a lot of time at the training ground with all of the coaches. They're always around so you need to listen and learn from them. That's the way it is.

I too can see nothing from this game a complete write off in fact and could get messy.
Bellamy and kompany will have this game sussed.
There is just too much football know-how compared to our management team and Nathan tella / jay Rodrigues/ josh brownhill etc won’t mind coming up against us at the moment.
1-3 Burnley I’m afraid

Burnley?

Had a long, hard look at them. Bellers is coming back with Mr Kompany, who has made a change in playing style there.
Bellers is always friendly with me! I’m sure there will be some nerves deep down in his gut.

You’ve got two coaching staff who want to win a football match.

Hudson

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Rubin Colwill can’t get in the side, you conscious of that?





I’m not going to talk about previous (managers). If I talk about Rubin, we know what a talent he is. He wasn’t involved in the first fixture with Wales, he came on in the second fixture. We know what a talent he is. Between us and Wales there is a link and communication. He has grown so much over the last six months, physically and mentally, there is a lot of pressure on him.

He has a little niggle at the minute and we will monitor that over the next couple of days. It’s something we will communicate between the club and international setup, between myself and Mr Page. Trying to get the best out of him with a global approach. He has shot up. He has grown up to be a man.

He excites us and he excites the fans.

He has got a knock at the moment, we have to look at it over the next few days. He is important to the fans and the international setup.

He is a good human being and he wants to achieve as much as he can for this club. That’s what he wants and that’s what we want as well.

Hudson

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Update:


Rubin Colwill 50-50 and the same with Oliver Denham

Can't imagine anything other than a Burnley victory unless they have a very bad day.
I'd be delighted with a draw.
However, stranger things have occurred than a City win! (but not often)

0-2

Burnley , Scott Twine looks set to be out, although Vincent Kompany said he has no other major fitness concerns for the trip to south Wales.

What are the latest betting odds?

Cardiff win - 2/1

Draw - 9/4

Burnley- 11/8

Match facts

This is the first league meeting between Cardiff and Burnley since the 2018-19 season when the sides were in the Premier League; the Clarets won both games that season.




Burnley are looking to win three consecutive league games against Cardiff for the first time since February 1994.




Cardiff City have picked up just five points in their last seven Championship matches (W1 D2 L4), having won three of their four league games before this run (L1).



Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez has scored five league goals in eight appearances this season, two more than he managed in 60 Premier League appearances across the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons (3).



Burnley defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis has progressed the ball 1,892 metres upfield with ball carries in the Championship this season, the most of any player in the division. It is also more than double than any other Clarets player has managed in the league this season (Ian Maatsen, 941m).

1-3 I think

Cardiff City XI: Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, Nkounkou; Ojo, Wintle, Ralls, O'Dowda; Robinson, Harris.

Subs: Alnwick, Nelson, Simpson, Sawyers, Rinomhota, Whyte, Watters.

Having just seen the starting line up I think Burnley will win 2-0,just can't see us getting anything from this game.

Philogene not on bench swapped with whyte?

Bluebirds

Mark Hudson goes in early with an ayatollah to the Canton. Second minute of the game. He knows

Perry Ng hits a great ball over the top for Robinson to chase, but the ball hits the striker on the head as he looks to allow it to drop over his shoulder. Unfortunate, Cardiff would have been away there.

Burnley are being very, very patient with their build-up play. I won't call it boring, but you get the picture.


Centre-backs having A LOT of the ball, Cardiff comfortable enough with that.

Cardiff break. Harris does well to dispossess Cullen and releases Robinson, but his shot is dragged wide.

Very Poor effort in the end.

Ralls with some excellent battling in midfield to win it and he gets the ball out to Ojo, who cuts inside and lets a shot off. It hits Harwood-Bellis and the crowd scream for a penalty, but it's rightly waved away.




Robinson with the follow-up, but it's on the half volley, with his wrong foot and he is off balance, over the bar.

Good start so far by the Bluebirds

Come on Bloooobirds

Wintle with a stunning pass into O'Dowda's path, but Muric is alive and alert to the danger, he comes out to gaather off the winger's toes.

Maatsen hauls down Ojo and Cardiff win a free-kick in Burnley's half. They've looked good, the Bluebirds, so far.

City are well and truly matching Burnley so far