Cardiff City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Cardiff v Brighton

Sky Bet Championship

• Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
• Date: Tuesday 10 February
• Kick-off: 19:45
• Referee: Ian Williamson
• Assistants: Mark Derrien, Chris Husband
• Fourth Official: Gavin Ward

[h=2]TEAM NEWS[/h]• Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall could make his first appearance of 2015 after recovering from an ankle injury.
• Lee Peltier, who came off during Saturday's draw at Sheffield Wednesday with a hip injury, is likely to play. Scott Malone faces a late fitness test.
• Brighton's Dale Stephens may return after 10 months out with ankle ligament damage. Sam Baldock (hamstring) is also set to return after one game out.
• Solly March (calf) is a doubt after coming off against Nottingham Forest.

[h=2]MATCH FACTS[/h] Head-to-Head


• The earlier meeting this season ended as a 1-1 draw at the AMEX Stadium in September.
• Brighton are unbeaten in the last five meetings, winning two. Cardiff's last win was 1-0 at home in the League Cup in August 2007.
• Brighton have won the last two meetings at Cardiff - 3-1 in August 2011 and 2-0 in February 2013.


Cardiff


• Cardiff have lost four of their last five games in all competitions, drawing the other. 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 five home games in the Championship.


Brighton


• Brighton have lost four of their last five games in all competitions, winning the other. Their only win since 10 January was 3-2 against Ipswich at home in the Championship on 21 January.
• Brighton lost their last away game 1-0 at Blackpool on 31 January, after winning their previous three away games in all competitions.

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[Dan Aitch]

Let's hope Marshall averages out his performances across the two games this season and has an absolute howler.

 

[Mackenzie]

Back to winning ways tonight.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I hope Baldock is available to start, also hoping KLL isn't too shattered after playing far more minutes than anticipated on Saturday.

 

[perseus]

Match Forecast
Brighton will dominate possession
Brighton will make a comeback if they go behind
Brighton will score as a result of individual skill
Brighton will steal the ball from the opposition often
Cardiff will score from a wingplay situation
* Match forecast is generated from clashes in team characteristics.


http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/830324/Preview

 

[Gully Forever]

Drop Stockdale & greer !. But it'll never happen!.

 

[Whitechapel]

Let's hope Marshall averages out his performances across the two games this season and has an absolute howler.

Thought there was a pretty high chance he'd miss this match due to injury?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31244639

 

[James Bond's body double]

#bhafc latest news Slade: I should have got more time at Albion: Cardiff boss Russell Slade believes he had a ... http://bit.ly/1E2jyWE

 

[GT49er]

#bhafc latest news Slade: I should have got more time at Albion: Cardiff boss Russell Slade believes he had a ... http://bit.ly/1E2jyWE

He did a great job keeping us up - but the side looked completely clueless the next season.

 

[perseus]

cf: http://www.cardiffcityforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=154564

My thoughts are that we were so dominant with the home fixture, that the away game should not hold any fears. However, It rarely works out like that at all. Cardiff more than most seem to be a home team and poor travellers over the years.

I have predicted an Albion bad defeat. I think we will go a goal arrears and let some more in when committing ourselves in a search of an equaliser. Same old story.

 

[Megazone]

Slade is an Albion legend. Regardless of what happened the following season.

 

[Simster]

My Albion mojo really is on the floor at the moment, yet I'll predict 2-0 to us.

 

[OzMike]

I would love to stay up for this but already 10pm here and I gotta be up at 6am.
Weekend alright, but only cup games midweek for me..............followed by a day with one eye open.

 

[perseus]

#bhafc latest news Slade: I should have got more time at Albion: Cardiff boss Russell Slade believes he had a ... http://bit.ly/1E2jyWE

Did he sign Andrew Crofts and Elliott Bennett ?

 

[Stat Brother]

The third of a 4 game losing spell

 

[mac04]

Match Forecast
Brighton will dominate possession
Brighton will make a comeback if they go behind
Brighton will score as a result of individual skill
Brighton will steal the ball from the opposition often
Cardiff will score from a wingplay situation
* Match forecast is generated from clashes in team characteristics.


http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/830324/Preview

They also seem to be predicting that Cardiff will play in Red, so I wouldn't read too much into it.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Think we will really struggle tonight.

 

[SockMonster]

Any live streams likely?

 

[maltaseagull]

My Albion mojo really is on the floor at the moment, yet I'll predict 2-0 to us.

Hope you're right. I have gone 3-1 to them on the basis that I am rubbish at predictions.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Any live streams likely?

I only know of the Taff and the Ely