Under-18 Match Report – Cardiff City 5, Bristol City 0
Barry teenager Sion Spence scored a hat-trick for Cardiff City in their 5-0 under-18 win against Bristol City at the Cardiff International Sports Arena. Spence netted two goals in a minute during the first half and then completed his treble seven minutes after the break. Ntazana Mayembe and Connor Davies were the other scorers for […]
Player Ratings – Southampton 1, Cardiff City 2
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1128505744 Cardiff’s player of the season so far. Kept his angles sharp, made some decent saves and commands his area. Distribution remains a part of his game to work on, but he has worked hard on that 8 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1096565900 A sound, solid defender who put his body on the line blocking […]
Match Report – Southampton 1, Cardiff City 2
More than 3,000 travelling fans sang, cheered, roared and danced after their beloved Bluebirds snatched a thrilling Premier League victory at St Mary’s. Sol Bamba and substitute Kenneth Zohore scored the goals to ensure Cardiff City earned back-to-back wins in the top flight for the first time in well over half a century. They last […]
Player Ratings – Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1092889984 Magnificent save from Surman, tipping a dipping curling shot onto the bar at full stretch. The ‘keeper and his defence thoroughly deserved their clean sheet. The back five were magnificent 8 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1015298576 The back four looked balanced. ‘Pelts’ is a solid right-back and, perhaps even more importantly, allows Manga to […]
Match Report – Cardiff City 2, Bournemouth 0
Cardiff City earned a win for Emiliano Sala, for Bluebirds fans and their Premier League status. Neil Warnock’s team played with pride, passion and intensity on an emotional occasion at Cardiff City Stadium. Bournemouth were fresh from a 4-0 win against Chelsea, but Warnock came up with a game plan which left the Cherries mystified. […]
Player Ratings – Arsenal 2, Cardiff City 1
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1091003406 Another big personal display. Loving life in the Premier League and building a reputation as a safe, efficient and athletic goalkeeper. A couple of outstanding saves 8 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1091003840 Strong, aggressive, competes with intensity. Defensively solid and worked to push forward in support, although found it more difficult than Bennett on […]
Match Report – Arsenal 2, Cardiff City 1
Neil Warnock and his Bluebirds talked about missing striker Emiliano Sala in the away dressing room at the Emirates Stadium before kick-off against Arsenal. It was an emotional occasion for all involved including Cardiff City players and more than 2,000 fans who made the trip to London. “The fans doing what they’ve done down at […]
Under-18 Match Report – Cardiff City 2, Queens Park Rangers 1
Cian Ashford, a teenager from Rhondda Cynon Taf, fired Cardiff City’s late winner in their Professional Under-18 Development League won against Queens Park Rangers. Substitute Ashford, who has joined the young Bluebirds from Cambrian and Clydach’s youth development system, fired the crucial goal in a 2-1 win after 90 minutes. Cardiff’s youth players laid a […]
Player Ratings – Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1085036120 Let down by a defence which never quite got to grips with the pace of this match. Made a couple of good saves, but City must defend better than this 7 Lee Peltier http://gty.im/1084960648 Played at right-back with Manga switching from that position into the centre. Most of the Newcastle attacks came […]
Match Report – Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0
Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds have 10 days before their next Premier League fixture and that time must be used well. No player was worthy of being named man of the match in this one. Every player slipped below his best on a day when City occasionally showed flashes of quality, but went down against an almost […]