Under-23 Match Report – Cardiff City 2, Crystal Palace 2
Gary Madine and Jamie Veale scored for Cardiff City in their 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in the Professional Under-23 Development League. But the young Bluebirds were far from happy with a draw after dominating the match at Cardiff International Sports Stadium. “We’re disappointed with the result,” said Wales under-21 international. “We were on top […]
Under-18 Match Report – Colchester United 0, Cardiff City 2
Isaak Davies and Dan Griffiths scored the goals in a 2-0 away win which kept Cardiff City top of Professional Under-18 Development League South. Craig Bellamy, manager of the young Bluebirds, went head-to-head with fellow Welshman Chris Llewellyn, who is in charge of Colchester’s under-18 team. Merthyr Tydfil-born Llewellyn, aged 39, is a former Wrexham, […]
Player Ratings – Liverpool 4, Cardiff City 1
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1054275412 Could do nothing against sublime finishing by one of the best attacking teams in the World. Liverpool are top of the Premier League, but how the men in front of Etheridge battled. Bring on Jamie Vardy and Co 6 Man of the match – Bruno Manga http://gty.im/1054193028 Immense. Playing out off position, […]
Match Report – Liverpool 4, Cardiff City 1
Callum Paterson snatched a Liverpool club record from manager Jurgen Klopp’s hands at Anfield. The Reds were leading 2-0 deep into the second when Scottish international Paterson forced the ball into their net for his second goal in two games. Liverpool were 13 minutes away from setting a record of 10 consecutive clean sheets at […]
Under-18 Match Report – Charlton Athletic 1, Cardiff City 2
Goals from Dan Griffiths and Isaak Davies earned Cardiff City a 2-1 away win in their Professional Development Under-18 League match at Charlton Athletic. The young Bluebirds hit back from a goal down to earn the win at Charlton and defender Ben Margetson tweeted: “Class win from the boys. Great to get back to winning […]
Player Ratings – Cardiff City 4, Fulham 2
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1052604748 Could do nothing about Schurrle’s early stunner which was right in the top corner. Brilliant work when he had to run out of his penalty area and, sliding on the ground, used his chest to stop the danger. Diving save from Mawson near the end 7 Bruno Manga http://gty.im/1018725440 Personally, I’d rather […]
Match Report – Cardiff City 4, Fulham 2
Cardiff City earned the Premier League win they craved, moved off the bottom and out of the relegation places. The Bluebirds won 4-2 thanks to goals from Josh Murphy, Bobby Decordova-Reid, Callum Paterson and Kadeem Harris. “Cardiff had guts and determination in what was a massive match for both clubs,” said former Premier League striker […]
Under-23 Match Report – Cardiff City 3, Charlton Athletic 1
Jake Evans, Ibrahim Meite and James Waite scored for Cardiff City in their Professional Development League Under-23 home fixture against Charlton Athletic. The young Bluebirds came from behind to earn victory despite having forward Meite sent off for an off the ball incident with 11 minutes left at Cardiff International Sports Campus. Evans played his […]
Under-18 Match Report – Coventry City 3, Cardiff City 2
Craig Bellamy’s young Bluebirds led twice against their Sky Blue hosts in a 3-2 Professional Under-18 Development League defeat at the Alan Higgs Centre. Manager Bellamy made two changes to his starting line-up with Ben Margetson and Siyabonga Ligendza called up. Rudy Andrew-Knott, a 15-year-old attacking midfield player, was among the Cardiff substitutes. The former […]
Player Ratings – Tottenham Hotspur 1, Cardiff City 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1046705710 Has had a good season so far. Made some smart saves, but has to work on his distribution. His kicking was a danger to Spurs with Paterson winning aerial battles, but too often they were off target 6 Joe Bennett http://gty.im/1046703794 Recalled in place of Cunningham, who was left out of the […]