FT: BRISTOL CITY 1 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Sunday October 6th, ko 3:00pm
Live on Sky Sports Football

Match Officials:

Referee: ROBERT MADLEY
Assistants: Blake Antrobus and Darren Williams
Fourth Official : Leigh Doughty

Sunday afternoon football, Severnside derby and live on Sky as City contest the final Championship fixture of the weekend.

Match Facts:

• Only one of the last 24 league meetings between Bristol City and Cardiff City has ended as a draw, a goalless draw in October 2015.
• Cardiff are looking to win four consecutive league matches against Bristol City for the first time since December 1969.
• Bristol City’s Scott Twine has netted in each of his two league appearances against Cardiff, both on home soil and both for a different club in 3-0 wins in 2023 – for Burnley in May and Hull in December.
• Cardiff City have lost five of their last six away league games (D1) since winning consecutively on the road in April against Coventry and Birmingham.
• Cardiff’s Perry Ng ended a run of 15 Championship appearances without a goal by netting the winner against Millwall last time out – before this goal, his last goal was scoring in a 1-0 win over Bristol City in March at Ashton Gate.

Exactly the ref you'd hope we get for a critical local derby, wonderful

Isn’t he the ref that disallowed that goal at Blackburn ?

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Originally Posted by LA Bluebird

Exactly the ref you'd hope we get for a critical local derby, wonderful

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Oh God!

Are we due any of the injured players back?

If not presumably we would start with the same side?

Otherwise Daland in for Chambers is about the only change I'd make

And at home to Coventry.
I think we won when he was in charge of us last season without any issues to be fair.

If Daland has only one functioning leg I’d still bring him in over Chambers
In fact I’d bring back Jack Simpson over Chambers maybe even Gareth Abraham
El Ghazi needs a rest for a few months I’d put him on the bench where he can practice throwing his hands in the air and not covering back
Meite and Kanga who coincidentally sound like a dreadful funk soul act should be nowhere near the squad but they will be unfortunately

Wurzels 0 - Cardiff 3
GS Meite x 2 Kanga
MOTM Chambers

According to someone in the know on Twitter, Daland is fit and raring to go. He reckons he’s spoken to him. Let’s hope it’s true.

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Originally Posted by ninian opinian

According to someone in the know on Twitter, Daland is fit and raring to go. He reckons he’s spoken to him. Let’s hope it’s true.

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Great news if true :thumbup:

Chambers has had a very bad start, lets hope he can be ready next time he is needed, did anyone else notice he was fouled in the last minutes but for a good save they would have scored from the cross.

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

Great news if true :thumbup:

Chambers has had a very bad start, lets hope he can be ready next time he is needed, did anyone else notice he was fouled in the last minutes but for a good save they would have scored from the cross.

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The referee gave a free kick, so the header would not have counted, good to see he saved it though

Bristol City are unbeaten at home since the beginning of March. The winning goal that day - a Perry Ng header from a corner.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

Bristol City are unbeaten at home since the beginning of March. The winning goal that day - a Perry Ng header from a corner.

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We’ve won every game we’ve played this month, every one of them featured a Perry Ng header from a corner!!!

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Originally Posted by splott parker

We’ve won every game we’ve played this month, every one of them featured a Perry Ng header from a corner!!!

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We're on a roll 😀

Riza wants the job again, O'Dowda, Siopis and Daland back for selection

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...gn=communities

Bristol Press Conference

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3

Don't think Daland or Siopis will start. ODowda will though. Tanner had a nasty knock Tuesday.
Alnwick
Ng
Goutas
Chambers
Bagan
Robertson
Ralls
Colwill
ODowda
Robinson
ElGhazi

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

Great news if true :thumbup:

Chambers has had a very bad start, lets hope he can be ready next time he is needed, did anyone else notice he was fouled in the last minutes but for a good save they would have scored from the cross.

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He got robbed on the byline, is that the ‘foul’ you mean? Of course it would have counted, Alnwick saved with his feet.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

And at home to Coventry.
I think we won when he was in charge of us last season without any issues to be fair.

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In fact, he sent off a Preston player to help us to a 2-1 win, but I’d still much prefer someone else - he’s an accident waiting to happen.

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Originally Posted by Dave Blue

He got robbed on the byline, is that the ‘foul’ you mean? Of course it would have counted, Alnwick saved with his feet.

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Fair enough I only saw it quickly, but to me it looked like he pushed him out of the way to get the ball, either way a good reaction save from Alnwick.

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Originally Posted by Former Labour leader

Don't think Daland or Siopis will start. ODowda will though. Tanner had a nasty knock Tuesday.
Alnwick
Ng
Goutas
Chambers
Bagan
Robertson
Ralls
Colwill
ODowda
Robinson
ElGhazi

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I would start Daland instead of Chambers, I hope he does, provided Dlaland really is ready.

Daaland has to play if he's fit.

I'd actually consider Bagan or Ng there if he's not.

Chambers is not a right back or even a central defender. He can’t defend and his positional sense nearly always looks suspect.

I do however think that he might be able to play a role as a ball winning deeper midfielder… in fact I seem to remember him doing so quite effectively for Fulham in the Premier League.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Daaland has to play if he's fit.

I'd actually consider Bagan or Ng there if he's not.

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Bagan shouldn't be anywhere near CB

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Originally Posted by LA Bluebird

Exactly the ref you'd hope we get for a critical local derby, wonderful

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you play the hand you are dealt

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Originally Posted by delmbox

Bagan shouldn't be anywhere near CB

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Ideally he doesn't. But Chambers needs dropping. Bagan has been playing CB.

I'd actually play Ng cb and bring in Kpacio. But if Daaland is fit for the bench then he should start.

I watched their game against Swansea a couple of weeks ago and they were really good, very attack minded and caused problems for Swansea all over the pitch.

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

I watched their game against Swansea a couple of weeks ago and they were really good, very attack minded and caused problems for Swansea all over the pitch.

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Yet got the same result we did there.

They have also conceded 3 vs derby milwall and blackburn already so seem to be leaking goals.

2 2 today.

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

Yet got the same result we did there.

They have also conceded 3 vs derby milwall and blackburn already so seem to be leaking goals.

2 2 today.

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I'd take that.

I just don't know where we get 2 goals from.

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Originally Posted by Splott-light...

I watched their game against Swansea a couple of weeks ago and they were really good, very attack minded and caused problems for Swansea all over the pitch.

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I also watched this game and they were like 70% of the teams in this league, just mediocre.

Betfred £10 on Rubin colwill first goalscorer Cardiff 0-2 at 200/1

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Originally Posted by insider

I also watched this game and they were like 70% of the teams in this league, just mediocre.

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They were booed off by some of their supporters after their next match (0-0 v Sheffield Wednesday), so I think a lot of their fans would agree with mediocre at best.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

They were booed off by some of their supporters after their next match (0-0 v Sheffield Wednesday), so I think a lot of their fans would agree with mediocre at best.

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Not to reignite the other thread but our games have been much harder than theirs.

In the last 2 theyve failed to beat swansea or sheffield wednesday and in 2 of the 3 before that lost 3 0 to derby and 3 0 to blackburn. Even the game they did win v milwall they let milwall score 3.

Id have taken a draw but looking at that- this is absolutely a game to win.

Unchanged team, Siopis and Daaland on the bench.

Iffy bench.

0 0

not too familiar with too many on the Bristol team, Twine is a good player though.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

not too familiar with too many on the Bristol team, Twine is a good player though.

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They've been berating Twine this season. They're not happy with his contribution at all.

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

They've been berating Twine this season. They're not happy with his contribution at all.

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Sounds like he's stringing them along.

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Originally Posted by Brizzlebluebirds

Sounds like he's stringing them along.

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his transfer fee was money for old rope..

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

Yet got the same result we did there.

They have also conceded 3 vs derby milwall and blackburn already so seem to be leaking goals.

2 2 today.

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same result maybe, but that game (as a neutral who dislikes both teams) was far more entertaining to watch than any game our lot have taken part in for many months, they're a decent side, let's review this post at 5pm..