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The Bluebirds face a big test in the first of two games while in Portugal...

Steve Morison's Cardiff City face Stoke City in the Welsh capital on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022. 7:45pm KO!

The Bluebirds head to West London on Wednesday evening...

Opposition Focus: Season so far The Royals have been one of the most consistently performing teams in the Championship this season, but risk falling at the final hurdle and missing out on a Play-Off place altogether. Reading currently sit in 7th position, achieving 19 wins, nine draws and 13 defeats so far during the campaign. With 66 points to their name, the Royals find themselves five points adrift of 6th place Barnsley and 5th place AFC Bournemouth, both of whom currently sit on 71 points ...

Mick McCarthy’s men travel to West Yorkshire on Friday evening, to take on Huddersfield Town.

Mick McCarthy’s men will face off against Middlesbrough this weekend...

Bluebirds boss Mick McCarthy offered his thoughts on the Hatters ahead of City’s visit to Bedfordshire on Tuesday evening. “I think under Nathan Jones they had a miraculous escape, a brilliant escape towards the end of the season when he went in. “He was fabulous before he left to get the Stoke job. He did an amazing job with Luton in getting them promoted, and with how they were playing.  “He knows his way around the club, and always gets the best out of that Luton team. I know full ...

Image Opposition Focus: The boss Paul Warne has occupied the top job at the AESSEAL New York Stadium since November 2016. The 47-year-old began his career with non-league side Great Yarmouth Town in Norfolk, and eventually began his professional career with Wigan Athletic at the age of 23. Warne spent two years at Springfield Park before moving to Rotherham in 1999. The attacker made over 250 appearances for the Millers in a six year stay, helping the club earn consecutive promotions from th...

The second longest-serving manager in the EFL, former Bluebird Gareth Ainsworth became Wycombe boss back in 2012. A midfielder, Ainsworth came through the academy at his boyhood club, Blackburn Rovers, but left Ewood Park at the age of 18. Following a spell with non-league Northwich Victoria, he returned to the Football League with Preston North End, making over 100 appearances at Deepdale between 1991 and 1995. Ainsworth reunited with his former boss John Beck at Lincoln City, before a mo...

Opposition Focus: The boss Daniel Farke became Norwich City manager in May 2017. The 44-year-old played as a striker in his native Germany, beginning his career with his local club, SV Steinhausen. Farke did not feature in the Bundesliga during his playing days, and spent the majority of his career in Germany’s lower tiers. He enjoyed three separate spells with SV Lippstadt, and also featured for Bonner SC and SV Meppen. His most successful season was the 2002/03 campaign, during which he...