MATCH THREAD: “ WREXHAM v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

WREXHAM v CARDIFF CITY
Tuesday 28th October, 8pm
Carabao Cup Fourth Round
Racecourse Ground 

Live on ITV1 and Sky Sports Main Event


1,220 Cardiff City Fans ( Could of Sold Double )



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TEAM NEWS:

Joel Bagan Hip injury

Ollie Tanner out till January


“Jak Alnwick back home in Newcastle for personal reasons.”


Eli King out for the season.


Chris Willock


The Cardiff boss also confirmed a fresh injury setback for forward Chris Willock, who missed the game after picking up a quad issue in training on Friday.

“Chris was injured in training yesterday,” Barry-Murphy revealed. “He’s had a scan today. It’s the same issue he had before the international break. He played last week against Reading but couldn’t complete training yesterday, so we’ll have to watch this space.”

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About Wrexham

Wrexham were promoted to the Championship last season, after finishing 2nd in League One.

They are currently 16th with 14 points from 12 games.

Club Connections

Kieffer Moore signed for Wrexham over the summer.

He scored 25 league goals for us.

The Opposition's Manager

Phil Parkinson has been Wrexham manager since July 2021.

He has got them promoted in each of the last three seasons, taking them from the National League to the Championship.

He also managed Colchester, Hull, Charlton, Bradford, Bolton and Sunderland.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Kieffer Moore has four league goals so far this season.

Josh Windass scored his fourth league goal of the season on Saturday.

Referee

Gavin Ward will take charge of this game.

Last season he refereed mostly in the Championship.

He showed 113 yellow cards across 29 games, an average of 3.9 per game.

He also showed seven red cards.

Head To Head - last five meetings 

Can only see the last four meetings. We have won two with one draw and one defeat.

The last of these was in what is now League One, when we won 3-2 at Ninian Park.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Wrexham: Okonkwo, Kabore, Cleworth, Hyam, Brunt, Longman, Hobson, Thomason, James, Windass, Moore

Cardiff City: Trott, Ng, Lawlor, Fish, Bagan, Robertson, Turnbull, R Colwill, Kellyman, Davies, Salech

Last Game

We lost 1-0 at Bolton on Saturday. In the last round, we won 2-1 at Burnley.

Wrexham drew 1-1 at Middlesbrough on Saturday. In the last round, they won 2-0 at home to Reading.

Match Odds

Wrexham - 11/10
Cardiff City - 2/1
Draw - 9/4

Predictions

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I think they will be to much for us if they go full strength which is horrible to say considering where both clubs were 5 years ago, 2-0 Wrexham

TEAM NEWS:

Joel Bagan Hip injury

Ollie Tanner out till January


“Jak Alnwick back home in Newcastle for personal reasons.”


Eli King out for the season.


Chris Willock


The Cardiff boss also confirmed a fresh injury setback for forward Chris Willock, who missed the game after picking up a quad issue in training on Friday.

“Chris was injured in training yesterday,” Barry-Murphy revealed. “He’s had a scan today. It’s the same issue he had before the international break. He played last week against Reading but couldn’t complete training yesterday, so we’ll have to watch this space.”

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A place in the quarter finals is at stake for whoever wins this match.

The draw for that will take place on Wednesday night following the conclusion of Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur.

Gavin Ward is not a good referee. I can see a few dodgy decisions.

Some of the Wrexham fans seem to think they'll make changes for this game, as they have top of the league Coventry on Friday. Seems they expect Moore not to start.

They also think they'll beat us whatever team they put out.

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Dan Scarr says Wrexham players are "buzzing" for their EFL Cup tie with Cardiff City on Tuesday night (20:00 BST).

Phil Parkinson's side have beaten Hull City, Preston North End and Reading to reach the fourth round of the competition for the first time since 1977.

And defender Scarr admits players have had an eye on the fixture with the Bluebirds since the draw was made earlier this month.

"I'm really looking forward to that one," he told BBC Sport Wales.

"There's been a few conversations about it already and we've had one eye on it.

"The fans are going to be behind us for that one. The lads are already buzzing for it.

"Hopefully we can get the ground rocking and get through to the next round."

Scarr came off the bench to replace the injured Lewis Brunt as Wrexham claimed a 1-1 draw with high-flying Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday.

It was just the defender's fourth league appearance of the season, and the 30-year-old says the competition for a starting berth is fierce at present.

"We've got a good squad, training's intense all the time so everyone's pushing each other," he told BBC Sport Wales.

"It's good healthy competition, we all get on and want the best for each other and the team.

"I'm gutted for Brunty, he's one of my close mates and he's been doing well but I'm sure he'll get on the mend quickly."

I believe this will be a tougher game than many think. However, it is a golden opportunity for BBM and his players to reset and return to the form that put Burnley to the sword in the previous round

Apart from being a ‘Welsh club’ clash (it’s nowhere near a ‘derby’), where Welsh ‘bragging rights’ are a factor, it is a game we can go into with a more ‘relaxed’ attitude; one which allows us to enjoy the occasion in the knowledge that our absolute priority has to be League One

Of course, I/we want to win it, as will BBM and his players. Momentum is a ‘key’ to confidence, and I’ll be cheering on the Bluebirds, as always in the hope of getting a positive result and I selected a Bluebird ‘win’ above!

Let's hope we go there with the right attitude, not to out pass them or beat them on possession stats ,
but go there with a bit of a,

"Charge of the light brigade" attitude, and lets try and pepper there goal, as appossed to trying to walk it into the net,or if we do get near the box we don' t recycle it all the way back to our goalkeeper, instead let's have a pop at goal, oh and don't get slaughtered , and play for the shirt.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I also believe we will lose this game , the football is getting boring and we going backwards literally to the keeper and in performance , we need some fresh newbies January with pace who can break quickly , we need urgency and speed and to start bloody shooting at the goal ffs .
Hate to be negative but this not impressed feeling i keep getting the last few games . Yes we top of the league but can’t see it being for long

Just my opinion but I think we're on a hiding to nothing with this game. What I mean by that is if we lose then we won't hear the last of it & if we win it will be "it's only little old Wrexham, you should win anyway". I'm sure it will be a huge story on the "Welcome to Wrexham" series if they beat us & will hardly, if at all, be mentioned should we win.

I hope we have our scoring boots on and smash them, but fear the worst as they're not a bad team.

As I said earlier they are looking for Tanner to be back In December

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Did' nt say it's all down to trot but he has had a big effect on points gained just as much as the style of play,
but as I said, "that's my opinion" yours is its had more to do with our style which is fine by me,
so don' t need to be told my view is nonsense?

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Did' nt say it's all down to trot but he has had a big effect on points gained just as much as the style of play,
but as I said, "that's my opinion" yours is its had more to do with our style which is fine by me,
so don' t need to be told my view is nonsense?

"Trott has got us to the top" were your words so you did pretty much say it's all down to Trott actually but we'll agree to disagree.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Did' nt say it's all down to trot but he has had a big effect on points gained just as much as the style of play,
but as I said, "that's my opinion" yours is its had more to do with our style which is fine by me,
so don' t need to be told my view is nonsense?

"Trott has got us to the top" were your words so you did pretty much say it's all down to Trott actually but we'll agree to disagree.

Trot has got us to the top more so than our style if you read it but we will agree to disagree.

PHIL PARKINSON has got one eye on Friday's big clash with Championship leaders Coventry City and will make changes for tomorrow night's League Cup fourth round clash against Cardiff City at The Racecourse.

The Wrexham boss has utilised his squad in the competition this season but a number of players are carrying knocks and midfield duo Ben Sheaf and Ollie Rathbone are "touch and go" after missing Saturday's 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough.

Parkinson still has options allowing him to shuffle the pack, although he is stretched in defence with Callum Boyle suspended and Lewis Brunt facing an extended spell on the sidelines after picking up a thigh injury at the weekend.

"It's not good with Brunty," he said. "He had a scan and he's going to see a specialist.

"We are hoping that he won't need an operation but it is a long-term injury; the actual time-scale on that we won't know until he's seen the specialist.
"We have got problems in a few areas of the team, we're a little bit stretched at the moment, but we'll deal with those and also protect a few of the lads who have been carrying knocks in these last two league games, and assess those closer to kick-off.

"In any situation like this, you have got to balance the team selection out.

"Not putting players at risk who have played a lot of minutes and after a Wednesday-Saturday game, we have probably got to get some freshness on the pitch.

"We have got a big game on Friday but equally, we have got to pick the team we feel can get through to the quarter-finals.

"That's what we've done successfully so far in this competition."

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Did' nt say it's all down to trot but he has had a big effect on points gained just as much as the style of play,
but as I said, "that's my opinion" yours is its had more to do with our style which is fine by me,
so don' t need to be told my view is nonsense?

"Trott has got us to the top" were your words so you did pretty much say it's all down to Trott actually but we'll agree to disagree.

Trot has got us to the top more so than our style if you read it but we will agree to disagree.

Without Trott, we would be mid table and falling.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

I would say at least ten points more with Trott in over Alnwick and Horvath, we'd be mid-table.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Did' nt say it's all down to trot but he has had a big effect on points gained just as much as the style of play,
but as I said, "that's my opinion" yours is its had more to do with our style which is fine by me,
so don' t need to be told my view is nonsense?

"Trott has got us to the top" were your words so you did pretty much say it's all down to Trott actually but we'll agree to disagree.

Trot has got us to the top more so than our style if you read it but we will agree to disagree.

Without Trott, we would be mid table and falling.

Thats true, we'd have stayed up last year with him.

Unfortunately, I predict another defeat based on the past few dire Cardiff performances. It will be the same old tippy tappy side pass, back pass anything but shoot football. Good luck to the boys, a win would be a nice surprise.

I hope you're right and we stick to the style, that's what's got us top of the league after all.

I think trot has got us to were we are at the top, not so much our imitation of man city imo only.

The fact we're amongst the highest for chances creates, goals and overall team rating suggests otherwise.

Just off the top of my head without trawling through stats trot gave us 6 points to start with against reading and orient.

Well looking at the stats tells me we're amongst the best for chances created and goals so it's nonsense that it's all down to Trott.

Mostly down to Trott, but not all of course, ten other players are doing their bit.

Trott is the player we could least afford to lose to injury, even though Turner is pretty good also.

Can't see us winning with Osho possibly playing, but you never know, this may be the game he stops putting the opposing strikers through with assists?

This will be a good insight into BBM's managerial skills tonight for us fans.

You could argue it's just a cup game, the league and promotion are so much more important so not too bothered with the result. However, it's defo a derby and there is a lot of pride at stake, Welsh pride too. I would hope our team go out there and give it absolutely everything. Wear your heart on your sleeves stuff.

I've always had a concern though, that in those big games when it really really matters (the play-off's, a game that cements your promotion or the Welsh derbies etc) BBM won't have the motivational skills to get his team proper pumping. He's not that 'big game' manager. If he proves me/us wrong, he's absolutely the guy to stick with (regardless of current form).

BBM:

"This is a tie where the whole Club is really excited.”

“We believe our squad is very capable of competing at this level. Now we get the chance to go on tonight and show that.”

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I would personally play the kids tonight, but it doesn't seem like he will.

Going to be tough either way, hopefully we can improve on Saturday but I expect to lose against higher division opposition.