MATCH THREAD: ' CARDIFF CITY v QPR ' MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v QPR




Cardiff CityI: Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, O'Dowda; Colwill, Wintle, Ralls, Philogene; Robinson, Etete.

Subs: Luthra, Simpson, Nkounkou, Sang, Rinomhota, Whyte, Harris.





EFL


Monday 26 December 2022 KO 5:15PM
On Sky


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QPR HAVE ONLY WON, 1 OF THEIR LAST 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES




What's the team news?


For Cardiff City, they could have Isaak Davies available for selection for the first time this season after he picked up more game time for the under-21s in midweek.

Perry Ng has bruising on his bone following Gary Madine's tackle on him last week, but Mark Hudson has said he is fit to play.

Ebou Adams is out after a setback thanks to a fresh injury to his knee. His frustrating wait on the sidelines remains. Jamilu Collins is a long-term absentee.



TEAM NEWS:

Cardiff City have a squad virtually fit.

Rubin Colwill is now match fit


Isaak Davies & Ebou Adams will be fit to start in January

Isaak Davies just needs match fitness now.


Jamilu Collins is the long-term absentee, but all the players who went on international duty will be back and available for selection.

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Cardiff City have a squad virtually fit.

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TEAM NEWS:

Cardiff City have a squad virtually fit.

Rubin Colwill is now match fit


Isaak Davies & Ebou Adams will be fit to start in January

Isaak Davies just needs match fitness now.


Jamilu Collins is the long-term absentee, but all the players who went on international duty will be back and available for selection.

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QPR HAVE ONLY WON, 1 OF THEIR LAST 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

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QPR HAVE ONLY WON, 1 OF THEIR LAST 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

When ever you state how bad the opposition are playing in their last 6-7 games they seem to up their game against us, lets hope it its not like that on Monday

I can't attend this match as i'm still in hospital, can i buy a 24hr nowTV/Sky package for my phone?

QPR HAVE ONLY WON, 1 OF THEIR LAST 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

When ever you state how bad the opposition are playing in their last 6-7 games they seem to up their game against us, lets hope it its not like that on Monday

Exactly! Guaranteed defeat for us then! We are in poor form too, they are on a new manager bounce and we very rarely win on Boxing day. Our Christmas record here is pretty atrocious. That said, I am going to stick my neck out and say a rare City win. Why? Because if you stand back from the disappointing result on Saturday we played some really good football in places. We are making good chances and eventually things will click for us up front.

QPR HAVE ONLY WON, 1 OF THEIR LAST 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Thatll be a QPR win then

Isaak Davies and Sean Morrison also continued to work their way back from respective injuries by taking their place in a strong under-21s line-up.

The pair were due to play some part in the recent postponed Premier League Cup clash with Wolves, but were given a solid run out against the Black Cats at Leckwith on Wednesday.




Morrison played the full 90 minutes, while Davies played 63 minutes before being replaced.

Speaking on the pair's situation recently, Hudson added: "They need minutes and it’s of huge importance to them. They need to get their minutes, the game situation is needed.

"It’s that contact, that unconscious bit of the game, we need to get minutes into their legs."

Last night Coventry City 1 WBA 0

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Exactly what Cardiff City can and can't do under transfer embargo including loaning, selling, recalling and bringing in new players

Cardiff City are now currently under a three window transfer embargo:

Here's a definitive run-down of what will and won't be possible for Cardiff in the January window
By Tom Coleman

Cardiff City's turbulent season took another turn last weekend with the club confirming it was under a transfer embargo for the next three windows following an ongoing dispute with Nantes around the first initial payment for striker Emiliano Sala.

There's clearly some confidence that a resolution can be found, but with the January window just around the corner it's sparked questions over what could be in store over the coming weeks.

It's a complicated situation for more reasons than one, but for Mark Hudson and many Bluebirds fans, there is one simple and central question to this sorry saga.


What can Cardiff actually do in the January window?

Here's a brief overview of where things stand:


Incomings:

Let's get the obvious point out of the way first. Cardiff can't buy new players.

But, interestingly, there's still a chance we could yet see a new face or two.

Under the terms of the embargo, clubs are permitted to 'staff up' to ensure they have a squad of 23 senior players. The idea is to preserve the integrity of the competition and means a club under embargo can still sign players provided they don't breach that 23-man threshold.

For what it's worth, Cardiff's squad list, according to the EFL, currently stands at 22, meaning they would still be allowed to sign another player when the window opens.

There are, of course, some caveats here. Any arrival will have to be a player currently not registered to another club or on loan. In the case of the latter, there can't be any sort of fee involved, and Cardiff would not be permitted to pay additional wages on top of the player's salary at their parent club. Those two conditions alone could rule them out of the running for some of the loan market's most prized assets.




Additionally, any player who does arrive can only sign on until the end of the season.

If Cardiff were to reach the 23-man threshold, they could yet sign further players, but would first need to get a player out the door. This would have to either be by terminating their contract, or by selling them to another club. Importantly, players leaving on loan wouldn't be permitted to be replaced under such circumstances.

Any potential arrival in this 'one-in-one-out' arrangement would also have to be on an equal or lower financial package than the player leaving.



Outgoings:

Things are actually pretty simple in this regard.

There's nothing to stop Cardiff selling or loaning out players during the transfer embargo..


Recalling loans:

Mark McGuinness, Dillon Phillips and Kieron Evans are all out on loan at the moment, and the prospect of Cardiff not being able to supplement their squad with new arrivals will bring their immediate future into question.

But it brings us back to the 23-man threshold point. If Cardiff have room to register a returning loanee in their squad then they can.

Otherwise, it's a no-go.


The academy:

While there are restrictions on bringing in new players for their senior squad, Cardiff are still permitted to register academy players, scholars and other players outside the first team.

Players can also be promoted from the academy, but this will depend on the circumstances of the club and will be determined by the league.


Those coming out of contract:

Curtis Nelson, Joel Bagan, Mark Harris, Gavin Whyte, and Tom Sang are among those out of contract in the summer, and January could well be a time to start thinking about their respective futures.

Despite the embargo, Cardiff are free to offer all of those players new deals, although again it would have to ultimately be agreed by the league.


Any further details?

There are likely to be further conditions and pieces of information at play here, particularly in regards to the financial side of things.

But the EFL deliberately choose to keep some of the more nitty-gritty details of embargoes behind closed doors. This is mainly due to their eagerness to ensure the potential for clubs taking advantage of any side under embargo is minimised.

Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman has suggested the matter could well be resolved before the window open. As things stand, sources have told WalesOnline that, from the EFL's point of view, the situation remains the same and the Wales-England international nature of this case makes it a particularly complex one.

There are clearly lots of moving parts and potentially a few twists and turns ahead over the coming weeks.

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Looks like Ilias Chair might be back for QPR .

What's the team news?


For Cardiff City, they could have Isaak Davies available for selection for the first time this season after he picked up more game time for the under-21s in midweek.

Perry Ng has bruising on his bone following Gary Madine's tackle on him last week, but Mark Hudson has said he is fit to play.

Ebou Adams is out after a setback thanks to a fresh injury to his knee. His frustrating wait on the sidelines remains. Jamilu Collins is a long-term absentee.

What are the latest betting odds?




Cardiff City win - 6/5

Draw - 23/10

QPR win - 23/10

2-1 To The Blooobirds (Etete and Robinson)
Att 17,245

Cardiff CityI: Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, O'Dowda; Colwill, Wintle, Ralls, Philogene; Robinson, Etete.

Subs: Luthra, Simpson, Nkounkou, Sang, Rinomhota, Whyte, Harris.

Cardiff have slipped down a place


After the 3pm results, the Bluebirds are down to 21st in the table.

Wearing our away kit

Bluebirds

Wow great free kick by Rubin Colwill

Wow great free kick by Rubin Colwill

Wow great free kick by Rubin Colwill

Colwill is everywhere

Wearing our away kit

Just said on my feed that both teams are wearing kits other than their home kit to bring awareness to the homeless.

Colwill tracks back well to tackle Dozell and put the ball behind for a corner.

Paal's corner is overhit and it's a goal kick.

Robinson releases O'Dowda down the left and the Irishman looks up and tries to pick out Etete, but it's poor. And it's cleared. A throw-in for City high up the pitch, deep in QPR's half.

Paal with a dangerous cross but Kipre reads the danger well to intercept.