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Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:57 pm

TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CITY TEAM STRUGGLED TODAY BUT STILL SECURED A VALUABLE AWAY POINT.

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Cardiff need to Win these games.

But after a Terrible first/half Cardiff will will be happy with a point.


Before today Orient were on a Terrible run, 1 Win in their last 8 games and included in that was 6 Defeats
They have slipped down to the edge of relegation with the worst Defence in the Division.

Orient had to put out a patched up team with so many injuries

:bluebird: :bluebird: ¨CARDIFF CITY TOP OF THE LEAGUE¨ :bluebird: :bluebird:

Bradford City Away Next Saturday ( 2,700 Bluebirds) :bluescarf: :bluebird:




Cardiff today looked very very shaky and nervous at the back (First-Half).






POSSESSION: ORIENT 39% CARDIFF CITY 61%

SHOTS: 16 / 11

SHOTS ON TARGET : 5/3






FIRST-HALF: Cardiff played probrably played of their WORST Halfs so far rhis season:

15mins: Goal for Leyton Orient,it's an absolute horror show for Trott.
The Cardiff keeper plays a one-two with Osho from the restart but takes too long on the ball and is closed down by Ballard, who gets a foot to it to poke home.
Orient 1-0 Cardiff

First 20mins Orient were more in control and City looked nervous and 4 times nearly made more mistakes at the back.
21mins great Save by Trott


34mins: against the run of play Goal for Cardiff!! Great goal by Select :bluebird: :bluebird:
Brilliant centre-forward play and determination from Yousef!
He rounds Cahill and fires into the roof of the net, beating all the covering defenders on the line! Level! (1-1)
Orient 1-1 Cardiff


41mins: Kellyman replaced by Turnbull
Kellyman groin

AT H/T 11 Shots Orient Cardiff 8







SECOND-HALF:

City improved massively compared to first half.

60mins: Double Sub:
Bagan replaced by Kpakio
Tanner replaced by Davies

73mins: Great Saves by both goalies at either end

City's passing looked good once again

85min: Alex Robertson replaced by Callum Robinson

Either Side could of Won it.










ORIENT 1 CARDIFF CITY 1

H-T 1-1


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Cardiff City : Trott; Ng, Fish, Osho, Bagan; Wintle, Robertson; Kellyman, Tanner, Willock; Salech.

Subs: Turner, Kpakio, Lawlor, J. Colwill; Turnbull, Davies, Robinson.
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Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:58 pm

:bluescarf: :bluebird:
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Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:59 pm

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Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:00 pm

A point is a point but very disappointing to not beat a weak orient team

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Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:01 pm

We looked tired in the end. The subs made no difference.

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Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:02 pm

Hard fought point, first half they were all over us.

Late in the game, Salech won loads of knock downs and I think plan B should be to go long and win the knock downs. It would keep other teams from pressing so high against our midfield.

Davies and Kpakio seemed to give the ball away a lot today, but all put a decent shift in

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:02 pm

I think we missed Chambers today,Tanner getting better all the time.Trott blunder but when we got back in it I thought we would win.
Credit to them especially first half but two points dropped in my opinion.

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:04 pm

Bradford and Stockport up next.

2 wins and we'll start smelling it!!

Take the point and forget it today.

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:06 pm

Decent point in the end

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:09 pm

Win at home & draw away gets you promoted.

We need a left back as Kpakio isn't cover and another direct winger.

Massive Davies fan, but i am surprised how poor he has been recently.

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:12 pm

There looked some tired legs out there today with no real game plan. Trott had to keep kicking it long as we just couldn’t play our normal way out of the back, which is probably down to Lawlor not playing. I thought our only real threat going forward was Tanner, and thought Wilock shouldn’t have been taken off instead. I’m still not sure what Turnbull offers and feel we are weaker midfield when he comes on. Amazing goal by Salech though and happy to take a draw. The board totally suck though and not sure if that has any effect on the performance.

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:16 pm

A decent pont after Trott totally gifted the first goal. Orient played it like a cup final so its not easy away from home but we are 6 points clear of 3rd with a better goal difference, you have to take that.. Good to see Tanner getting back to his best today too.

Re: TODAY STARTED WITH AWFUL NEWS FOR CITY FANS / AS THE CIT

Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:21 pm

Fair result so satisfied with that after a bad start.

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Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:33 pm

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Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:51 pm

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Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:51 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:Fair result so satisfied with that after a bad start.



Yes a fair result

But We need to Win these games

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Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:55 pm

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