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Bluebirds v Swans

keith margam

Vital Football Legend
This is the form guide last 6 league matches (excluding the FA Cup matches last week in which Cardiff drew at home to Carlisle 2-2 and Swans lost 5-1 at QPR):

QPR 6 Cardiff 1
Sheff Wed 1 - Cardiff 2
Cardiff 1 - Millwall 1
Cardiff 0 - Preston 0
Leeds 3 - Cardiff 3
Brentford 2 - Cardiff 1

Swans 1 - Charlton 0
Swans 0 - Barnsley 0
Brentford 3 - Swans 1
Luton 0 - Swans 1
Swans 3 - Middlesboro 1
Swans 1 - Blackburn 1
 
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........ and to give a balanced guide:
Cardiff home form last 6 matches: DDWWLW
Swans away form last 6 matches: LWLDDW
 
Neil Harris:
“It was blood and thunder at times, it had everything, it had some real quality especially from us in the first half. Both sides hit the woodwork and there was a melee in the middle of the pitch, it was an electric atmosphere, our fans were tremendous. I really enjoyed it. I knew we'd be at it from the first whistle because we had to respond from the QPR game, and training this week has been excellent. First half I'm really pleased, but we lacked a little bit of composure. Second half we started slowly. Swansea were better than us and we turned it over too cheaply, but once we got a foothold I thought we'd go on and win the game. If Paterson's header is an inch lower then we probably win the game."
Steve Cooper:
“In a good way we are frustrated, because we definitely came here to win. We picked the team to win, we had the game plan to win.There had been no conversations about drawing the game or the opposition. I thought we looked like we could create and score when we did get through, with Bersant hitting the post. The second half did not go as we wanted it to. It was a stop-start game, lots of aerial balls, and it just panned out as a 0-0. It's probably a better point for them than for us, that's for sure."
 
Early start from the Liberty at 07:30, stop over at Cardiff West Services from 08:20 to 09:20 where we were allowed to leave the bus for refreshments, then escorted to the ground arriving at 09:40 for a 12:00 kick off, way too early.
Concourse prices over the top as usual, Heineken £5.25 a pint, £6 for a cheeseburger.
Plenty of atmosphere from the travelling Jacks, both sides went close to scoring but in the end a draw was a fair result, and back at the Liberty at 3:45.
 
Cardiff 0 - Swansea 0
Possession: 50% - 50%
Shots: 14 - 12
On target: 3 - 1
Corners: 4 - 8
Fouls: 16 - 11
Cards: 4Y - 2Y

Ref: Tony Harrington (5/10 some strange decisions, lost control at one point and a melee ensued)
Att: 28,529
 
The FA were made aware of images of McBurnie that surfaced on social media after the game, and the governing body investigated claims he had made an obscene gesture to Cardiff fans.
“The FA has reminded Sheffield United's Oli McBurnie of his responsibilities following attendance at the EFL Championship fixture between Cardiff and Swansea yesterday" read an FA statement.

Gary Neville defended McBurnie on social media, saying it would be a disgrace were he to be charged.
"This lad has done the most normal thing I've seen from a footballer for a long time. He goes to support his team and is pictured, filmed and ends up with this (scrutiny)."