{"id":22803,"date":"2017-11-28T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22803"},"modified":"2017-11-28T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:54:45","slug":"bluebirds-hope-zohore-will-back-take-norwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/28\/bluebirds-hope-zohore-will-back-take-norwich\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluebirds hope Zohore will be back to take on Norwich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF go into Friday\u2019s clash with Norwich just four points off leaders Wolves after seeing off Nottingham Forest on Sunday.<br \/>\nGoals from Junior Hoilett and Danny Ward guided the Bluebirds to a 2-0 win at the City ground.<br \/>\nNeil Warnock\u2019s side have now won four out of their last five games.<br \/>\nTheir opponents, on the other hand, are languishing in mid-table after being held at home by Preston.<br \/>\nJames Maddison\u2019s free-kick gave Norwich the lead at Carrow Road, but this was cancelled out by Tom Barkhuizen\u2019s header.<br \/>\nThe Canaries haven\u2019t won since their victory at rivals Ipswich back in October.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22812\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22812\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/cardiff-city-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22812\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/cardiff-city-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"593\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff have not lost a league match at the Cardiff City Stadium in nine games.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mceTemp\"><b>Team news:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neil Warnock is hopeful that Kenneth Zohore will be fit to face the Canaries. The striker missed the game at Nottingham Forest after having minor surgery on his ankle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">The hosts will also be boosted by the return of Omar Bogle, who has now completed his suspension after his sending off at Bristol City.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aron Gunnarsson sat out the win at the City Ground, but should return after featuring in the game at Barnsley.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kadeem Harris could return to the squad, but are unlikely to start after their recent injury problems.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lee Camp and Jazz Richards remain unavailable for selection.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Norwich will be without experienced winger Matt Jarvis and midfielder Alex Tettey (calf).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex Pritchard could return from a long term ankle injury, having featured from the bench in the game against Preston.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Predicted line-ups:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Cardiff: <\/b>Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison (c), Bamba, Bennett; Ralls, Gunnarsson, Bryson; Patterson, Hoilett, Ward.<br \/>\n<b>Norwich:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gunn; Pinto, Zimmermann, Hanley, Stiepermann; Reed, Vrancic; Hoolahan, Maddison, Murphy; Oliveira.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Key ba<\/b><strong>ttle: Sean Morrison v James Maddison<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bluebirds\u2019 skipper was named in the Skybet Championship Team of the Week after helping his side to three wins and three clean sheets last week. He will face a different sort of test this week, with the Canaries\u2019 key player James Maddison looking to get up and support the lone striker Oliveira. Maddison\u2019s free-kick against Preston was his fourth league goal of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Key stats:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff have the meanest defence in the Championship, conceding only 13 goals in their opening 19 games.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bluebirds have not lost at home since their 0-2 loss against eventual champions Newcastle in April.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Norwich have won the last four meetings between the two sides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff have won 14 of the 53 meetings between the two sides in all competitions (D9, L30).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What happened last time?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff 0-1 Norwich (February 4 2017)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Cameron Jerome header consigned Neil Warnock\u2019s side to their third defeat in four games and sent them dropping down the table. Despite having the better of the game, and having two penalty appeals turned down, the Bluebirds were unable to draw level. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF go into Friday\u2019s clash with Norwich just four points off leaders Wolves after seeing off Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Goals from Junior Hoilett and Danny Ward guided the Bluebirds to a 2-0 win at the City ground. Neil Warnock\u2019s side have now won four out of their last five games. Their opponents, on the other hand, are languishing in mid-table after being held at home by Preston. 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