Western Mail

CARDIFF CITY V NORWICH CITY

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When: kick-off Where: Cardiff City Stadium Odds: Cardiff win 19/20, Norwich win 10/3, Draw 13/5 Friday December 1, 7.45pm Key Men Joe Ralls (Cardiff City): The midfielder has enjoyed a stunning week, scoring against Brentford before registerin­g mature displays in the middle of the park in wins against Barnsley and Nottingham Forest. With Aron Gunnarsson out you feel Ralls has a pivotal role to play in the future. James Maddison (Norwich City): After spells on loan with Coventry and Aberdeen, the England Under-21 internatio­nal has stepped up in the Norwich first team this season. Operating in the No.10 role, he’s been a live-wire for Daniel Farke’s side of late,. What the managers have said Neil Warnock (Cardiff City): “You look at the (Norwich) team sheet and they’ve got good players, but we worry more about ourselves than opponents - we’re probably underdogs most of the time looking at team sheets. We just get on with it. If we get into the play-offs we’ve done remarkably well this year, I don’t get carried away with the lofty position we’re in.” Daniel Farke (Norwich): “I think, especially, we have to grow up more in our behaviour, to be more brutal in finishing situations but also in defending. When you have many injury problems and many experience­d lads out, perhaps we are a bit too soft in our defending as well.” Probable teams: Cardiff (4-5-1): Etheridge; Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Paterson, Ralls, Bryson, Damour, Hoilett; Ward. Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Gunn; Pinto, Hanley, Klose, Stieperman­n; Reed, Vrancic, Pritchard, Maddison, Hoolahan; Oliveira. Referee: Andy Davies.

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