Match Day Thread Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

Merely on the basis that a city should always beat a town, Masky herewith offers his prediction as thus:
Ipswich 1 Cardiff City 2. No entertainment value in this one....Whittingham will tire after 20 minutes and be pulled off....hmmm!


Ipswich Town striker Brett Pitman is available for the first time since September after recovering from an ankle injury.

Christophe Berra is expected to have overcome the knock he suffered in last weekend's defeat by Bristol City.

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock may choose not to risk Rickie Lambert after he missed last week's draw with Brighton.

Lee Peltier returns after a one-match ban and could replace Matthew Connolly at right-back.

Match facts

• Ipswich failed to score in both league meetings with Cardiff last season (D1 L1), after failing to score in just two of their 24 against them previously.
• After winning both of their first two league visits to Portman Road (in 1938 and 1946), Cardiff have won just two of their subsequent 20 trips to face Ipswich in league competition (D7 L11).
• The Tractor Boys have failed to score in eight of their last 12 league matches (W3 D4 L5).
• Cardiff have won just twice on the road in 14 league matches (D4 L8).
• Ipswich have lost two of their last 12 Championship matches at Portman Road (W5 D5).
• The clean sheet Cardiff kept in their 0-0 draw with Brighton was their first shutout in 18 league matches.

 

Lambert starts!

City: Amos, Peltier, Connolly, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Harris, Whitts, Gunner, Hoilet, Lambert

Is that 5 at the back? Or is Connolly on the wing? Playing for the point?

 

352?
peltier and bennett as wingbacks with hoilet having a free role?
or bennett pushing on, connolly drifting left to give 4 at the back?
Can imagine different formations in defence and attack.
Colin said he was working on something different.
Hopefully it is good different, not just different for different sake.

 

Or is this just going to end the same way as under Trollope? Even less attacking penetration than we've seen in recent weeks. Good to have Lambert back but would it better to save him for Wolves or Barnsley?

 

Or is this a backup plan as everyone is sick?

 

I can honestly see this working from the point of view that McCarthy won't be expecting anything like that formation!!

(Gimme a shout at around 4.50pm...............)

 

Thats my concern sheepy, change for change sake.

Possibly a bit more thought about it than Trollope and certainly more than with Ole's chopping and changing.

Fingers crossed.

As Said by Sparkey, this might blind side mCCarthy

 

Despite that starting lineup that would suggest 3 centrebacks and a couple of wingbacks, it looks like a conventional 4-4-2.

Bennett playing wide on the left in midfield alongside Whitts, Gunnar with Harris on the right.

Lambert and Hoilett up front may be the way to go.

 

Agree Sparks, looks like Connolly at left back and Bennett at left midfield.

 

Goaaaalllllllllllllllll

 

Gunnnnneerrrrr Apparently he's come close to scoring already twice this half!

Also have to say what a massive transformation in Aarron this season. Would have happily sold him in the summer

 

woohooo.

Gunner has been a revelation under Warnock. Done all defensively that has been asked of him and seems to be getting forward a bit more as well.

 

Looks like Gunnar is embracing Tans shoot on sight ideology pals!

 

Just like you Masky

 

Great 1st half Can we maintain it in the 2nd?

 

Not sure I totally understand that Blue pal....no slur on Doris surely?

 

nope.

need a second now, which is what I predicted.

 

You do make me laugh Masky Man

Yeh couldn't see us keeping a clean sheet here Remote I would take a point for here on in!

 

Bamba red. Foul and abusive language and sounds like he assaulted the 4th official and Colin!!!!