Hopefully no one will realise Alfie's dad is refereeing the game.
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Saturday 26th February, ko 3:00pm.
Match Officials:
Referee: LEIGH DOUGHTY
Assistants: Robert Merchant and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official : James Oldham
Hopefully no one will realise Alfie's dad is refereeing the game.
Its difficult not to be very nervous about this one. Fulham havent lost an away game for months. Perhaps we should play a weakened side. Next Tuesday v Derby far more important.
Tom Cairney is missing with an illness.
That has pushed our win probability up to 19% on Sky Bet (24% the draw).
True Derby is more important, but a Forest or Peterborough performance could defy the odds.
Fulham lost at home to Huddersfield last week and then struggled to beat Peterborough at home this week. We can win.
I would take a draw. We will need to frustrate them though.
I'm not expecting us to get anything out of this game. They'll put Mitrovic on the back post, and target Perry Ng all day long. I'd take a draw right now.
Match facts
- Cardiff have won just one of their last 11 league matches against Fulham (D5 L5), a 4-2 home win in the Premier League in October 2018.
- Fulham are looking to complete their first league double over Cardiff since the 1995-96 season, when the sides were in the fourth tier.
- Cardiff have picked up 10 points in their last four home Championship games (W3 D1), more than in their previous 13 home games combined (W2 D2 L9).
- Fulham are looking to win four consecutive away league games for the first time since April 2018, a run of five.
- Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has been involved in five goals in his six league starts against Cardiff City (3 goals, 2 assists), scoring in each of his last three against them.
Concerned today. Fulham could well score more than Wales do later in the rugby
Was going to go for an optimistic 1-1 prediction but having just seen Morisons choice of our midfield with Vaulks and Ralls with Collins up top, it doesnt bode well.
I only see a city loss unfortunately.
Collins up front…. :-(
Rorke's Drift for 65 minutes, then bring Bagan, Hugill and Davies on and nick it 1 - 0.
Maybe.
Cardiff City XI: Smithies; Ng, Flint, McGuinness; Drameh, Vaulks, Doyle, Ralls, Doughty; Collins, Colwill.
Subs: Phillips, Denham, Bagan, Wintle, King, Hugill, Davies.
Fulham XI: Rodak; Williams, Tosin, Ream, Bryan; Chalobah, Reed; DeCordova-Reid, Carvalho, Wilson; Mitrovic.
Subs: Gazzaniga, Tete, Hector, Seri, Onomah, Cavaleiro, Muniz.
All change
Doughty
Ralls
Collins
Colwill
Start
Myst be playing 451
Very interesting, Colwill up top?
Collins back in from the cold and no Ikpeazu in the squad's another interesting call, is Vaulks being trusted to fulfil Wintle's role?
Going to be a long day I think