Halford starts v Fulham. Huws and Richards also in starting XI
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MATCH FACTS
- These two sides played out a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage in a league meeting back in August.
- This is the fifth consecutive FA Cup tie that Cardiff City have been drawn at home, but they have lost three of the previous four.
- Five of Fulham's last seven FA Cup ties have been taken to a replay following a draw in the original match.
- Fulham's last win in the FA Cup dates back to January 2014, where they won 3-0 against Norwich (D4 L3 since then).
- Joe Ralls scored the opening goal in Cardiff's last FA Cup win (3-1 v Colchester in January 2015), which was also his last appearance in the competition.
- The Whites have kept just one clean sheet in their last 13 away games in this competition.
Halford starts v Fulham. Huws and Richards also in starting XI
Murphy, Richards, Bamba, Bennet, Halford, Morrison, Ralls, Huws, Harris, Pilkington & Lambert
Wilson, Peltier, Noone, Connolly, O’Keefe, Zohore, Harris
Academy player Mark Harris on the bench
We've put out quite a strong team
Hopefully Mark Harris comes on and gets some gametime
Stronger line up than i thought would be.
Fulham: Bettinelli, Fredericks, Odoi, McDonald, Cairney, Ream, Johansen, Sigurdsson, Piazon, Aluko, Sessegnon
Subs: Button, Malone, Edun, Adeniran, Jozabed, Humphrys, Smith
Looking forward to this - a chance to see some of our squad step out of the shadows.
Hope Richards is fit and up for it.
Just getting ready to leave the house for the game. I am hoping Mark Harris comes on at some stage. Fingers x for a good performance and in the hat for round 4.
Spedger
Just been informed we're expecting 6-7,000.
No Chris Martin for Fulham. He wants to leave.
Fulham make three changes from their last game. Malone is on the bench.
City make 5 changes.
All sections of the ground open but Canton, Bob and Family stand partitioned into about 2 blocks.
Must admit I expected more reserves to be playing.
Random question - where's that winger we signed from Everton, Kennedy? Is he out on loan at the moment?
Well done to the 200 that showed up today
Great deflection. Cardiff 1-0 Fulham. Pilkington 8 mins
1 - 1 . Bennett struggling and beaten too easily to allow cross into box.
FA Cup: Pilkington's free-kick gives Cardiff the lead against Fulham: https://t.co/Jyaq2itzZf
— BBC Football News (@bbcfoot) January 8, 2017
Bennett beaten again. Fulham in complete control so far.
37 mins played
Possession: Cardiff 22% - Fulham 78%
That Fulham right winger is very quick and a good player. He caused Reading similar problems.
Bamba is holding us together
When are the 15,000 locked outside gonna be let in?