BORO V BLUEBIRDS: GUIDE TO THE GAME
Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s Championship fixture as Cardiff City take on Middlesbrough.
WHAT TIME IS MIDDLESBROUGH V CARDIFF CITY KICK-OFF?
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City kicks off at 7.45pm on Wednesday, April 27.
IS MIDDLESBROUGH V CARDIFF CITY ON TV?
Yes, the match will be shown live Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
MIDDLESBROUGH V CARDIFF CITY LIVE STREAM DETAILS
The game will be available to view on Sky Go. Alternatively, you can follow the match live with us on the Walesonline Cardiff City page.
WHAT’S THE LATEST TEAM NEWS?
Cardiff City will be without Joe Ralls, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Isaak Davies is also unavailable for the game at the
Riverside Stadium, too. Uche Ikpeazu is ineligible to play against his parent club, while Leeds United loanee Cody Drameh will be assessed late ahead of the trip north.
Alfie Doughty has gone back to Stoke City, while Sean Morrison and Isaac Vassell are long-term absentees.
Boro, meanwhile, will be without Matt Crooks, who is suspended after picking up 15 yellow cards. Dael Fry is also a doubt as he recovers from a calf injury.
WHAT HAVE THE MANAGERS SAID? Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder:
“100% we’re still alive [in the play-off race]. I haven’t got a crystal ball so I don’t know what’s in front of us. But there is no gimme or given result in this division.
“The two teams above us have got two difficult games to play and the teams around us have got difficult games to play, but we have too. We’re back home on Wednesday night and we understand it’s a huge game; a season-defining game for us. We’ve got a fighting chance and our fixtures are like everyone else’s.”
Cardiff City boss Steve Morison: “We are not going to worry about them. We worry about ourselves. It’s on TV and a great game to play in. We will go up and give a good account of ourselves. Everything we do is building towards the summer.
“We just want to win games. It annoys you when people question whether you are trying to win games. I’ll try and pick the best team I can for the game with the players I’ve got available.”
WHAT ARE THE LATEST BETTING ODDS?
Middlesbrough win - 11/20; Draw - 29/10; Cardiff City win - 21/4 (Odds courtesy of Sky Bet, correct at time of publishing)
MATCH FACTS
■ Middlesbrough are looking to complete a league double over Cardiff City for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
■ Cardiff are unbeaten in three away league games against Middlesbrough ( W2 D1) since losing three in a row between 2013 and 2016.
■ Middlesbrough have lost each of their last three league games at the Riverside Stadium, having won each of the previous eight. In Chris Wilder’s managerial career, he’s only endured a longer such run in the Football League once before, losing five straight games as Sheffield United manger in the Premier League between October and December 2020.
■ Cardiff have won five of their six midweek games (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in the Championship in 2022 (L1), this after losing their final six in 2021 without scoring a single goal (12 conceded).
■ Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder is looking for his first managerial league victory over Cardiff, having failed to win his previous two meetings with them in 2017-18 with Sheffield United (D1 L1).