Leicester v Cardiff - Playoff SF 1st Leg

grenache

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Sunday 9th May, The Walkers Stadium, K.O. 1.15pm - Live on SS1

Betting Odds: Leicester 5/4, Draw 9/4, Cardiff 9/4


Leicester host Cardiff City on Sunday in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final. The Foxes are in the hunt for back-to-back promotions having made it up from League One last term. Cardiff missed out on the play-offs on the final day of last season so they are happy to have made it this time around, but both teams now have their sights firmly set on Wembley.

Leicester Team News

Leicester could bring back leading scorer Matty Fryatt - who has not started a game since February because of a broken jaw. Matt Oakley is also in contention to come back in following an ankle problem - which has sidelined him for nearly a month.

Michael Morrison and Nicky Adams are back in contention after not being risked for the final game of the season against Middlesbrough.
Steve Howard serves the final match of his suspension.

Cardiff Team News

Cardiff boss Dave Jones won the play-offs with Wolves in 2003 and he will be looking to mastermind a repeat with the Bluebirds. Jones rested a number of his first-choice players for the final game of the season with Derby.

But Jones will bring the likes of David Marshall,Peter Whittingham, Jay Bothroyd, Joe Ledley and Michael Chopra back into the starting line-up.

Cardiff are defensively sound and i think they'll cope with a physical Foxes side. I'm gonna go for a 1-1 draw here.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I'd love to see a Welsh team in the English Premier League.:D

Silvio.Dante

I dislike Fester with a passion. So Naturally I hope they get through and we stuff them in the final.

MementoMori

Come on Leicester

Spearing to get a hat-trick so that his price will go up when Liverpool sell him.:D Would like to see Hobbs do well as.

Silvio.Dante

MementoMori wrote: »

Come on Leicester

Spearing to get a hat-trick so that his price will go up when Liverpool sell him.:D Would like to see Hobbs do well as.

My dislike of Fester almost matches my negativity towards Liverpool but thats for another thread

MementoMori

Silvio.Dante wrote: »

My dislike of Fester almost matches my negativity towards Liverpool but thats for another thread

Let the love in ...you'll live longer

Mushy

I hope Leicster destroy Cardiff now. Stupid smug Peter Ridsdale. Must watch this.

MagicMarker

What a goal!!

yabadabado

good goal but the keeper should be doing better from that range

MagicMarker

Shocking from Fryatt! Absolutely shocking!

That_Guy

Pretty woeful game. Last 10 mins were ok. I really don't know how Fryatt didn't score that. Lack of fitness is not an excuse in that case.

grenache

Delighted Fester didn't get a result. They lack that little bit of class and a match winner that Cardiff had in Whittingham. Surely Cardiff will be at Wembley now.

That_Guy

grenache wrote: »

Delighted Fester didn't get a result. They lack that little bit of class and a match winner that Cardiff had in Whittingham. Surely Cardiff will be at Wembley now.

If I were you, I'd be hoping for a Leicester win. They're really not a great team at all.

grenache

That_Guy wrote: »

If I were you, I'd be hoping for a Leicester win. They're really not a great team at all.

No, we don't want them if get through. I know from our most recent meeting in March (3-0 defeat) that we dont like their style of play. They like to fling lots of balls into the box from out wide and i'm not confident we'll react well that aerial bombardment. Granted we beat them 5-1 in December but we're not playing with the same swagger now. No, we want Cardiff. At least they'll keep it on the ground.

Not looking past Blackpool though, to do so would be foolhardy.

Silvio.Dante

I'd rather Cardiff myself. We seem to have the measure of them. But must concentrate on Blackpol first. Is it tuesday yet...:(

Mushy

grenache wrote: »

Delighted Fester didn't get a result. They lack that little bit of class and a match winner that Cardiff had in Whittingham. Surely Cardiff will be at Wembley now.

Through that little bit of cheating. How conveniant it went in off the post.

Mushy

Second leg on now, 3-1 to Leicster so far!

The_Kew_Tour

Mushy wrote: »

Second leg on now, 3-1 to Leicster so far!

forgot this was even on.

Some turnaround

Mushy

3-2 now

gimmick

Pity this is clashing with the EL final as it seems a very good game also.

Mr.Nice Guy

Is this game going to penalties?

Edit: Just saw on BBC that it is.

pablodunlop

Stream

http://firstrow.net/watch/18621/1/watch-cardiff-city-vs-leicester-city.html

Mr.Nice Guy

Come on Cardiff!

Guy:Incognito

"Whats that coming over the hill? It's Michael Chopra, it's Michael Chopra"

Guy:Incognito

YES.

He needs shooting for that:)

df1985

the cocky fecker!

gimmick

Stupid bastard. Idiot

Mr.Nice Guy

Disgraceful penalty effort tbh.

Guy:Incognito

Gwan the Mark Kennedy.


Cardiff or Blackpool in the Premiership.

Cmon Cardiff.

I'll be wearing my Cardiff jersey that day.

Mr.Nice Guy

Woo! Cardiff or Blackpool will be in the Premier League.

pablodunlop

Eejit

mayordenis

Would really like to see Cardiff make it through now they were my second choice after Forrest.

JPA

Mark Kennedy is still playing?!
He's only 33!?

Johner

What a plonker. Hilarious stuff.

dfx-

No love for Cardiff or Ridsdale, but pleased for Dave Jones. A really good manager.

Though the Sky commentators were way too harsh on the penalty miss...no penalty taker should be blamed that much for missing.

Johner

dfx- wrote: »

No love for Cardiff or Ridsdale, but pleased for Dave Jones. A really good manager.

Though the Sky commentators were way too harsh on the penalty miss...no penalty taker should be blamed that much for missing.

He was trying to be clever and it backfired, he should take some stick for that.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Haha, from the Cardiff city Wiki:

They went on to beat Leicester City in penalties after the second leg ended up in a 3-3 draw on agregate. One of the Leicester City knob-ends brained a penalty and ruined his teams chances of promotion.

[edit] Aww it's been fixed again.

Glad to see Cardiff getting to the final, hope they win it.

Guy:Incognito

dfx- wrote: »

Though the Sky commentators were way too harsh on the penalty miss...no penalty taker should be blamed that much for missing.

He was an idiot. 100% his fault.

Picked probably the worst moment of his career to try act flashy.

Peyton Manning

dfx- wrote: »

Though the Sky commentators were way too harsh on the penalty miss...no penalty taker should be blamed that much for missing.

No player takes a penalty like that for the good of his team. He was trying to make a name for himself, and it backfired. Deserves any stick he gets.

gimmick

Agreed. In a penalty shootout you do not act the tart like that.

dfx-

He missed..he could've blazed it over the bar like Waddle or Jason Byrne by losing their bottle - is that any better? At least he got it on target. It's not the worst penalty in the world like Southgate's penalty in Euro96..

He mis-hit it, that's all. You'd swear he threw the game by the reactions..

IvySlayer

What's all the fuss about?

dreamers75

IvySlayer wrote: »

What's all the fuss about?

Leicester player taking the most important peno of his life tried the cheeky dink.

Epic fail.


Should have went for the tried and trusted "im going to smash this so hard if the keeper saves hes going in with it " approach.

tim_holsters

You've got to feel a little sorry for him it looked as if he was completely ignored in the aftermath wouldn't be surprised if Pearson had to be dragged off him in the dressing room.

What a way to kick your last ball for a club.

yabadabado

dreamers75 wrote: »

Leicester player taking the most important peno of his life tried the cheeky dink.

Epic fail.


Should have went for the tried and trusted "im going to smash this so hard if the keeper saves hes going in with it " approach.

anyone got a link?

P_1

Good to see Cardiff get some revenge on Leicester for this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4KTepNxWNI
:D

event

how people can want cardiff to get promoted is beyond me?

That_Guy

event wrote: »

how people can want cardiff to get promoted is beyond me?

Meh. I don't really mind either way. Would love to see Blackpool ahead of them. Two good attacking teams.

Brilliant game last night though. Got a bit bored of the Europa final so switched onto this. Amazing game of football. Never really wanted it to end.

Kev_ps3

whens the final?

gimmick

Saturday May 22nd.

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gimmick wrote: »

Saturday May 22nd.

Christ almighty. Won't be on anywhere in Dublin, that's for sure.