Cardiff Local Guide A guide to all Things Cardiff
PUBLISHED
21:00 11th September 2014
by Sam Roberts (@spr7377)
Cardiff City return to league action on Saturday as they welcome Norwich City to the Welsh Capital.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
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- Saturday’s match could see new signing Bruno Ecuele Manga make his Cardiff City debut
- Both Lewis Grabban and Kenwyne Jones have started the campaign in clinical form, Grabban scoring five goals in five games while Kenwyne currently has four goals from five matches so far
- Former striker Cameron Jerome is likely to feature against the Bluebirds on Saturday
- Norwich have two away games this season, losing 1-0 to Wolves on the opening day but winning 1-0 against Ipswich Town last time out.
- City have won both games played against Norwich at Cardiff City Stadium
- Following 45 minutes for City’s development side on Tuesday, Craig Noone could be in line for his first appearance of the season
Centre forward Grabban has a habit of hitting the back of the net, and a summer move to the Canaries hasn’t slowed the striker down at all. After scoring 22 league goals for Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth last season, Grabban was snapped up by the recently relegated Norwich for an undisclosed fee. It seems to be money well spent with the London-born man scoring in his first five league matches at Carrow Road. A goal threat at any point, the City defence will have to be on top form to deny Grabban his sixth goal of the campaign on Saturday.
Cardiff City shared the spoils at Craven Cottage on Saturday, drawing 1-1 against Fulham. The hosts dominated the first 45 minutes and were deservedly ahead at the break when Tim Hoogland glanced home Ross McCormack’s dangerous cross. City levelled after 55 minutes as Kenwyne Jones slotted in his fourth of the season following some good work from Mats Møller Dæhli. Neither side were able to find a winner in an end-to-end final half hour though, as Cardiff returned to South Wales with a hard earned point.
Cardiff City: Marshall, Brayford, Fabio, Connolly, Morrison, Whittingham, Dikgacoi (Ralls, 59), Dæhli (Eikrem, 82), Pilkington, Le Fondre (Macheda, 70), Jones. Subs Not Used: Moore, Cala, Adeyemi, Guerra.Norwich City: Ruddy, Martin, Turner, Whittaker, Garrido, Hoolahan, Tettey, Johnson, Lafferty (Murphy, 61), Redmond (Jerome, 71), Grabban. Subs Not Used: Rudd, Cuéllar, Loza, E Bennett, O’Neil.
Cardiff came from behind to beat Norwich 2-1 at Cardiff City Stadium. Robert Snodgrass gave Norwich an early lead from Martin Olsson’s low cross.But the Bluebirds scored two goals in as many minutes as Craig Bellamy slotted in debutant Wilfried Zaha’s pass before fellow signing Kenwyne Jones tapped in to seal victory for the home side.
Norwich and Cardiff had played out a 0-0 draw earlier in the season at Carrow Road.
Teams
Cardiff City: Marshall, Fabio (Théophile-Catherine, 75), John, Medel, Caulker, Turner, Noone, Whittingham (Zaha, 38), Jones, Bellamy, Mutch (Gunnarsson, 67). Subs Not Used: Lewis, Campbell, Wolff Eikrem, Daehli.Norwich City: Ruddy, Martin, Olsson, Tettey, R Bennett, Bassong, Snodgrass, Johnson (Fer 75), Hooper, Elmander (van Wolfswinkel, 75), Gutiérrez (Redmond 75). Subs Not Used: Bunn, Whittaker, Pilkington, Becchio.