CARDIFF CITY VS WOLVES: PREVIEW
- Bobby Vincent
- Nov 30, 2018
- 2 min read
Friday 30th November - 20:00 - Cardiff City Stadium
TEAM NEWS
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock has dropped a hint about making changes ahead of the Friday night match.
Joshua Murphy is likely to be selected, whilst Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Jazz Richards and Gary Madine are all to be tested after recent injury problems.
Wolves are without Jonny Otto yet again because of an injury to the Spaniard's knee.
Diego Jota will be pushing for a recall following their disappointing 2-0 loss to Huddersfield Town last weekend.
THE MANAGERS
Neil Warnock will be turning 70 on Saturday, but has insisted he is not focusing on his birthday, but instead his beloved football.
"We've had some good games against Wolves so (I've) been looking forward to it, not my birthday so much."
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo has talked about last season's spat with Warnock towards the end of the Championship season.
"We had a chance to speak and (we) clarified things, and now I can say we are good friends.
"It was a fantastic game last season, it was a very emotional game and we go again. Both teams know each other well and we expect a very tough game."
MATCH STATS
An appearance for Wolves defender Matt Doherty will be his 200th league match for the team.
Wolves are without a win in five Premier League games (L4) and are now three matches without scoring a goal.
However, the away team have won two of their last three games against Cardiff, including a 1-0 victory in Wales in April.
This will be the first top-flight meeting between the two teams since February 1962.
Seven of Cardiff's eight Premier League points this season have been at the Cardiff City Stadium.
BETTING ODDS
Cardiff City: 27/10
Draw: 11/5
Wolves: 5/4
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