MATCH THREA " ROTHERHAM UNITED v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

ROTHERHAM UNITED v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 18th March, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
New York Stadium 



Cardiff have sold over 1,400 tickets

Updated:

Cardiff City; Alsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, McGuinness; Philogene, Wintle, Sawyers, O'Dowda; Kaba, Etete.

Subs: Luthra, Sang, Ralls, Rinomhota, Colwill, Ojo, Wickham.









Connor Wickham 50-50 never trained again yesterday, missed the last two games through injury.

Callum Robinson hopefully back for the Jacks game, but Lamouchi is worried.

Asked if Robinson was on schedule to return against the Swans, Lamouchi said: "We hope so. It'll be tough for Swansea.






TEAM NEWS:

Callum Robinson will be back in about three more weeks.

Ebou Adams is out following surgery on his knee after his operation on his shoulder and will miss the remainder of this season , while Jamilu Collins is likely out for the season as he continues his recovery from an ACL rupture.




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The Opposition's Manager - Matt Taylor

Taylor was appointed Rotherham manager in October.

This was following the good job he did in his first managerial role, at Exeter City. There he got them promoted from League Two last season, after finishing in 2nd place.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Jordan Hugill, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Cardiff City, has scored two goals in nine games for Rotherham since signing in January.

Chiedozie Ogbene has seven goals and three assists in the league this season.

Another former Cardiff City player expected to play is Lee Peltier.

Previous Meeting 

We won 1-0 against Rotherham in October

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Rotherham United: Johansson, Harding, Peltier, Humphreys, Hjelde, Odoffin, Coventry, Fosu, Ogbene, Ferguson, Hugill

Cardiff City: Allsop, Romeo, McGuinness, Ng, O'Dowda, Sawyers, Wintle, Philogene, Ojo, Davies, Etete

Form - Last Three Competitive Games

Rotherham United 1-2 Preston North End
Birmingham City 2-0 Rotherham United
Rotherham United 3-1 QPR

Cardiff City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End 2-0 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 2-0 Bristol City

Match Odds

Rotherham United - 17/11
Cardiff City - 8/5
Draw - 11/5

Predictions

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Cardiff have sold so far over 1,200 tickets

Draw written all over it for me.

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Missing Rotherham players - Hall : Morrison : Quina : Rathbone : Wiles to this point ....

Huge game this. Not a must win but I think if we do win Saturday we will stay up. Rotherham's run in looks very difficult after Saturday.

It will drag others into the relegation mix aswell even the Jack's who we would go a point behind and they have a tricky game against the Wurzels on Sunday.

Imagine a win and the Jack's drop points Sunday it would mean should we beat them in the Derby we would go above them. A loss Saturday on the other hand puts the pressure right back on us.

Huge game this. Not a must win but I think if we do win Saturday we will stay up. Rotherham's run in looks very difficult after Saturday.

It will drag others into the relegation mix aswell even the Jack's who we would go a point behind and they have a tricky game against the Wurzels on Sunday.

Imagine a win and the Jack's drop points Sunday it would mean should we beat them in the Derby we would go above them. A loss Saturday on the other hand puts the pressure right back on us.

Spot On .

Huge game this. Not a must win but I think if we do win Saturday we will stay up. Rotherham's run in looks very difficult after Saturday.

It will drag others into the relegation mix aswell even the Jack's who we would go a point behind and they have a tricky game against the Wurzels on Sunday.

Imagine a win and the Jack's drop points Sunday it would mean should we beat them in the Derby we would go above them. A loss Saturday on the other hand puts the pressure right back on us.

Spot On .

Them pesky 'Jacks' are obsessed with being overtaken by their capital city rivals and are certainly looking over their shoulders right now. Their whole season depends on it...!

Over 1,400 Bluebrds making the journey

Connor Wickham 50-50 never trained again yesterday, missed the last two games through injury.

Callum Robinson hopefully back for the Jacks game, but Lamouchi is worried.

Asked if Robinson was on schedule to return against the Swans, Lamouchi said: "We hope so. It'll be tough for Swansea.

Last game before the break so all out for a win but I’m going for 2-2

Where’s Cedric in the predicted line up? Not injured is he?

Cardiff City; Alsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, McGuinness; Philogene, Wintle, Sawyers, O'Dowda; Kaba, Etete.

Subs: Luthra, Sang, Ralls, Rinomhota, Colwill, Ojo, Wickham.

Cardiff City; Alsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, McGuinness; Philogene, Wintle, Sawyers, O'Dowda; Kaba, Etete.

Subs: Luthra, Sang, Ralls, Rinomhota, Colwill, Ojo, Wickham.

Davies or Harris dont even make the bench

Foul on Allsop in the City box. Cardiff can clear.

Cardiff are definitely setting up with Philogene as a No.10 behind the two strikers.

GOAL! Rotherham United 0-1 Cardiff City (Philogene 5)
GOAL! Philogeeeene!

Great goal.

GOAL! BLUEBIRDS...!

A lovely move culminating in a goal for Jaden Philodene-Bidace...

LATEST SCORE: ROTHERHAM 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
(Bluebird scorer: Jaden Philogene-Bidace, 5 mins)

Oh, dicey moment there for Cardiff. Shane Ferguson with a free-kick into the box and Cardiff don't deal with it particularly well. It drops to Peltier who fires and the net bulges - but it's the side netting!

Free-kick to Cardiff. Wintle hangs one in the box but Johansson does well to come out and decisively plucks it before Kaba can get his head on it.

Cardiff just relinquishing a bit of control here and Rotherham enjoying a spell of possession and territory.

Ogbene chops inside O'Dowda, who looks like he's got his work cut out for him today, and unleashes a 20-yarder. But it's blocked.

McGuinness puts in two big tackles, but then Wintle concedes a corner.

Allsop punches away strongly.

Ng's cross is deflected out. Corner ball. Wintle to take.

Rotherham putting the pressure on

McGuinness gets a head on it, but not enough. Johansson gathers.

Sawyers spreads it to O'Dowda who bursts upfield. He wins a corner off Peltier.

Sawyers dictating play well when City are in possession.