We get to see Watford in action at Everton on Monday night.
Cardiff have got to get a result away from at some point.
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We get to see Watford in action at Everton on Monday night.
Cardiff have got to get a result away from at some point.
Agree entirely Boss.
Without a few away points we will go down. Watford good place to start
Also think we can pick up points at Palace and Leics.
Came away from yesterday's game as elated as I have been for many years. We have a decent hardworking team who are a match for anyone now at home. If we played Man City again I doubt they would put 5 on us. Team has improved as season goes on....and of course the crowd as vociferous and supportive as it has been for many years. Never heard a single moan in the grandstand.
We must've had as hard a start away from home as any other team in the league, 6 of the top 8! Fancy us to get something next weekend, hopefully it's the big away W that we really need now.
Whereas I understand Warnock's conservative approach away from home so far, surely we have to be a bit more adventurous away from home at some stage?Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Admittedly we are not likely to get anything from the top teams but we might as well have a go at some of the other teams that we know now that we have the beating of. It is hardly going to make our current away form appear any worse!
Definitely, I don't even think with some games such as Liverpool, or Chelsea away that the game plan was executed, rather, they were just so much better than us that it really didn't matter what we did... you need some luck to beat these teams and thus far against them, it hasn't dropped our way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Next 3 away games we need to get a win really.
With Murphy/NML/Harris we have a great opportunity away from home to be a real counter attacking threat but we need players who can put the ball in space behind the defenders rather than aimlessly kicking it away, I hope he sticks with the same 11 on Saturday especially the midfield 3 but I have a feeling he’ll do something daft by putting Ralls back inQuote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Absolutely!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Remember, even though we lost both games, we scored first at Chelsea, and we were the first team in ages to score at Liverpool.
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There’s a supriseQuote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
I hope it is:
Etheridge, Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Arter, Camerasa, Gunnarsson, Hoilett, Paterson, NML
Subs: Smithies, Peltier, Ralls, Reid, Murphy, Harris, Zohore
Unless Warnock decides to stick with a defensive away line up - in which case Ralls for NML with Victor pushed out to the right.
This will be the first ever top-flight meeting between Watford and Cardiff, and the first in any competition since December 2014 (4-2 win for Watford in the second tier).
Cardiff City have lost just one of their previous seven games against Watford in all competitions (W3 D3), although that was in the most recent meeting (2-4 in December 2014).
Watford are winless in their last three games against Cardiff at Vicarage Road (D2 L1), with their last such win coming in December 2010 (4-1).
Watford have lost their last two Premier League home games - they've not lost three in a row at home in the top-flight since April 1988 (a run of five in a row).
Cardiff City are winless in their last nine Premier League away games (D1 L8), scoring just three goals and conceding 22 goals in that run.
Cardiff striker Danny Ward has scored four goals in four league appearances against Watford, while the only previous hat-trick of his professional career came at Vicarage Road back in May 2014 (for Huddersfield).
Troy Deeney is yet to score a goal against Cardiff City for Watford in six appearances, but should he score in this match then Cardiff will be the 45th different team that Deeney has scored against for the Hornets in all competitions.
Match officials:
Referee: Andy Madley
Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Mick McDonough
Fourth official: Andre Marriner
Watford head coach Javi Gracia: "I remember last season when I arrived it was a different circumstance and now we are doing many things better.
"The players are full of confidence and ambition. I know we have to win again but I see we are really close to getting it.
"It is a good chance for us, at home against Cardiff, to come away with a win."
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock: "We've got to try and start picking up points away. You get punished a lot more away from home, and it's been our own fault away - we have shot ourselves in the foot.
"We are learning and we've improved as the season has gone on.
"We're still very big favourites to get relegated, and quite rightly so with the squad we've got compared to others."
I expect the team you chose as well. Hoilett to do extra defensive work and NML to kill Watford with pace.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Fancy a result from this game.
Looks like an old ninian park, will that raise our hopes, a lot of our players are born and bred from roots like this ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
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Current form last five games:
Watford D L L L D
Cardiff W L W L W
Can City finally get something away from home. The only point so far this season the road came at Huddersfield back in August.
Confirmed line up:
Etheridge
Manga
Morrison
Bamba
Bennett
Gunnarsson
Arter
Camarasa
Hoilet
Murphy
Paterson
Good. We're going for it.
Watford: Foster; Femenia, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Sema, Doucoure, Quina, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney.
Subs: Gomes, Mariappa, Masina, Chalobah, Cleverley, Success, Okaka
This would be the team I would use as the strongest. The only issue is both wingers seem better on the left than rightQuote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
Murphy starting to frustrate me ....... he seems to go to ground every time hes touched
Gunnar having a bit of a mare so far
FFS what the hell was that
Made Manga and Morrison look very average