Reply With QuoteCity win today based on nobody expecting it .
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Cardiff are set to hand Stuart O'Keefe a debut when they host high-flying Derby.
The midfielder arrived from Crystal Palace earlier this week for an undisclosed fee and is likely to feature for a side that have lost their last three games in all competitions.
Lee Peltier could also make his debut after signing from Huddersfield last weekend.
Centre-back Ben Turner limped out of Saturday's 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Reading and will likely miss the rest of the season.
The likes of Tom Adeyemi, Joe Ralls and Federico Macheda could all come into Russell Slade's thinking as he looks to turn around his team's fortunes.
Derby head coach Steve McClaren will pick from an unchanged group of players
Darren Bent has given McClaren a selection poser after his two goals in the victory against Blackburn in midweek.Defender Cyrus Christie and midfielder Craig Bryson, fit again after a minor hip problem, will also hope to force their way back into the starting line-up in south Wales.
Johnny Russell (hamstring) is out for around five weeks and McClaren is scouring the loan market for replacement wide players ahead of Monday's transfer deadline
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
The earlier meeting this season ended as a 2-2 draw at the iPro Stadium in September.
Cardiff are unbeaten in the last seven meetings, winning four. Derby's last win was 2-0 at the iPro Stadium in May 2010.
Cardiff are unbeaten in the last seven meetings at home, winning four. Derby's last win there was 2-0 in September 2004.
Cardiff
Cardiff have lost their last three games in all competitions. Their last win was 1-0 against Fulham at home in the Championship on 10 January.
That win against Fulham is Cardiff's only win in their last four home games in the Championship.
Derby
Derby have won six of their last seven games in all competitions, losing the other. Their only defeat since mid-December was 2-1 against Nottingham Forest at home in the Championship on 17 January.
Derby have won their last two away games - 4-0 at Birmingham on Boxing Day and 1-0 at Ipswich on 10 January.
City win today based on nobody expecting it .
Was optimistic, but am getting very anxious now. Realistically Derby will turn us over comfortably. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that with our very good record v Derby and the fact that they have a couple of important players missing that we may just pull off a shock.
TEAM NEWS - #CardiffCity: Moore, Peltier, Malone, Morrison, Connolly, Whittingham, O'Keefe, Gunnarsson, Noone, Harris, Revell.
TEAM NEWS - #CardiffCity subs: Fabio, Manga, Jones, Macheda, Adeyemi, Ralls, Wilson.
Moore, Peltier, Malone, Morrison, Connolly, Whittingham, O'Keefe, Gunnarsson, Noone, Harris, Revell.
subs: Fabio, Manga, Jones, Macheda, Adeyemi, Ralls, Wilson.
Could be an all time low in possession today but with Jones coming on you never know if we might nick a goal. Have to keep it tighter than tight.
It is difficult to argue that keeping your leading scorer on the bench is a good thing, but as he only gives about an hour in any match, I feel quite pleased to see Revell and Harris up top. Despite their limitations we know they will chase everything. Hopefully we are still in the game in the last half hour and we can bring on the big guns for a final assault.
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What I do know is, Slade will be slated if things go tits up and we are 2 or 3 down before he comes on.
Looking at the other fixtures it seems that if we lose today then its highly likely that we could be 17th by end of play .
That a 451?
Or is Harris further forward?
Harris will be playing as a striker, I believe.
Which is sounds like good news to me!Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker wrote on Sat, 31 January 2015 14:19
Possession 38% City & 62% Derby
451 with ravle up front.
Dynamic.
Why Whitts and Gunnar together again? Otherwise about as good as we can pick currently.
any streams guys
Penalty to Derby.
take back everything i said about moore
best in the world
Ward and Gunnar went for the ball, Ward got there first and Gunnar kicked the leg that was now where the ball was....definite penalty right? Ward had already kicked the ball and it was going away from our goal, it actually went straight to our player.
Simon Moore saves.
Malone clearly wins the ball and the ref blows to give them a free-kick.
Has Tan paid the ref off so he becomes more popular?
Fair play, all of ours seem up for this. Not sure whether any of them will be able to score but there's definitely more energy and fight than previously.
They appear to be having a go here, whilst that's the least you should expect I wasn't expecting it after looking in on here for a few days
Here we go....
Same again next week lads?
Derby score. Horrible little deflection off Malone taking it beyond Moore.
It was neat play to get into our box but looked like we had cover.
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