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Sunday August 23, 2009 Finished Cardiff City Stadium

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Cardiff City

  • McCombe 37’ (o.g.)
  • Chopra 45’
  • Rae 66’

Bristol City

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  1. Cardiff beat Robins to go top

    Cardiff beat Robins to go top

    Michael Chopra inspired Cardiff to a 3-0 home win over local rivals Bristol City that put the Bluebirds top of the Championship. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Cardiff City
    • Bristol City
    • 90+3 Final whistle, Cardiff City with a convincing win, 3-0 and they go top!
    • 90+2 Akinde with a flicked header to Maynard but he is offside.
    • 90' A long ball towards Magennis is brought down by the big lad, he tries to turn and shoot but it's blocked.
    • 89' CARDIFF SUB: Bothroyd has worked his socks off and is replaced by the 19-year-old Josh Magennis.
    • 87' Bothroyd turns on the edge of the box and he could be in but he slips and City clear.
    • 85' The corner is swung far post but Elliott's header is well over.
    • 84' Akinde does really well on the left to get around Hudson who is flat on his back but Burke does even better to get back and slide in. Corner.
    • 82' Decent free-kick routine sees McAllister float it in and Elliott flies in but misses the finish.
    • 81' Good touch by Etuhu on the edge of the box but Bristol City clear. Maynard comes forward now but a clumsy shove by Ledley gives the visitors a free-kick 35 yards out.
    • 80' CARDIFF SUB: A standing ovation for Michael Chopra, who is replaced by Kelvin Etuhu.
    • 78' Cardiff's break almost causes problems for City but they clear. A long one almost sends Chopra through again but Gerken flies out to hoof clear.
    • 77' Corner to Bristol City which Marshall punches, headed back towards goal and did that come off an arm? No says the ref, Cardiff clear.
    • 76' Corner Bristol City, Haynes flies in near post and McCombe gets a head on it but well over.
    • 75' BRISTOL CITY SUB: Sproule on for Haynes
    • 74' BRISTOL CITY SUB: Williams on for Johnson
    • 73' Ledley now for Cardiff, into Burke on the right but for once he slips and falls and Bristol City clear.
    • 72' Akinde with a boot in Gerrard's low-slung head as they aimed to meet a cross. Gerrard's all right though.
    • 71' Corner to City but Marshall punches and Burke completes the clearance.
    • 69' City have not given up, they're still pumping it downfield looking for the powerful Akinde. That third goal came during City's best spell of the match too.
    • 68' Ball down the left sends Bothroyd racing down the wing and he gets past the full back and Gerken flies out to clear and clatters into Bothroyd. Yellow card, and Bothroyd is hurt.
    • 66' Burke collides with a team-mate in the centre circle but gets up, races away and slides it through AND RAE IS CLEAN THROUGH WITH JUST THE KEEPER TO BEAT AND BEAT HIM HE DOES! Low into the bottom left, he just stroked it past Gerken for 3-0.
    • 65' Maynard gets in down the right and puts in a testing ball but blcoked.
    • 64' Good possession football by the visitors thanks to Hartley putting his foot down in midfield.
    • 63' Chopra almost gets in again but Gerken flies out to claim.
    • 61' Out flies Marshall to claim, Bristol City resorting to long ones now.
    • 60' Gerrard comes back on after changing his shirt and getting his head patched on because of some BLOOD from his injury.
    • 59' Good delivery from Whittingham but out by Fontaine for another corner. It is cleared but Whittingham is played in on the right and he has a crack but blocked.
    • 58' Whittingham to take this free-kick from the left and it's a very good delivery, Chopra flies in but it misses him and Bothroyd can finish but put behind by McCombe for a corner.
    • 57' Hartley goes into the back of Ledley and gets a booking.
    • 56' Elliott with a stray elbow that catches Gerrard, who is groggy but will be fine.
    • 55' McAllister on the left for Bristol City, inside, now Elliott to Wilson, Johnson has it now and Elliott can thread it through to Maynard but he gets it all wrong to send the ball out for a goal kick.
    • 54' Long one into the left channel for Bothroyd to chase, he gets there but only manages to cut it back to a defender.
    • 53' Burke with a run inside from the right, he cuts it back to RAE WITH A FEROCIOUS DRIVE but it nearly takes Chopra's head off and flies out for a goal-kick! That was headed for the top right!
    • 52' Combe under pressure from Bothroyd but Brian Wilson is covering to shepherd it back to Gerken.
    • 51' Long ball sends Bothroyd in but handball when he controlled it, says the ref.
    • 50' Johnson and Gerrard have a little tussle after the former clattered into Marshall, Friend just has a word though.
    • 49' Cardiff are not happen with that so turn it right on again, one attack sees Burke get in and Chopra can finish but he's muscled out of it, wide to Ledley know who clips it far post and headed down by Bothroyd and LEDLEY FLIES IN WITH A BICYCLE KICK but misses it and in flies Chopra but blocked and Bristol City survive!
    • 48' Maynard, Hartley and McAllister are over itÂ… and McAllister strikes it but straight at Marshall WHO FUMBLES AND AKINDE COULD BE IN but he grabs hold of it at the second attempt. Almost a horrendous error from the Scot.
    • 47' Haynes with a good turn and lay off but Quinn takes him down late, pointless free-kick to give away centre-right, less than 30 yards from goal.
    • 46' Second half underway!!
    • - BRISTOL CITY SUB: Young striker John Akinde on for Clarkson, who has done pretty much nowt.
    • 45+3 Half-time, Cardiff cruising 2-0 up.
    • 45+2 In celebrating that goal, Chopra took his boot off and hurled it too the ground - too hot to handle with seven goals in three and a half games.
    • 45+1 Burke gets it on halfway, he cuts inside and races towards goal, Whittingham is free on the left but Chopra is a tougher option inside but no problem for Burke who slides a wicked through ball in and Chopra kills it with his left, he's clear of McCombe and a wonderful clipped finish with the outside of his right for 2-0! Great goal, superb football and Cardiff are on fire right now.
    • 45' Two minutes added time being played.
    • 43' A bit nervier by Cardiff after their opponents hit the post, City with some good pressure.
    • 42' Elliott is getting treatment for what seems to be a head knock...
    • 41' Lee Johnson is booked for hauling down Chopra as Cardiff broke.
    • 40' Mistake by Quinn as he tries to play the ball clear, Haynes robs him and is in but Quinn drags his shirt back. How is that not a booking? Hartley to take the free kick, swung in from the right, up rises MCCOMBE WITH THE HEADER BUT MARSHALL MAKES A GREAT SAVE AND ELLIOTT MUST SCORE BUT OFF THE POST AND AWAY!
    • 39' Whittingham's free-kick is good but a foul in the box by Rae on Elliott and Bristol City have some respite.
    • 38' Corner to Cardiff after Whittingham's cross took a deflection.
    • 37' Great overhead flick by Burke and Matthews is onside down the right and he drills in a low cross for Chopra AND DISASTER FOR MCCOMBE WHO TURNS IT PAST HIS OWN KEEPER FOR 1-0! Own goal, but it had been coming.
    • 35' Referee Kevin Friend has a word with Gary Johnson, who was angry that he did not blow for offside.
    • 34' The flag is up for offside but the ref ignores it and Gerken has to rush well out of his box to clear and it drops to Quinn who has a shot from distance AND THE LOB IS GOING IN BUT GERKEN FLIES BACK TO MAKE A GREAT SAVE! Superb stop from Gerken, he is furious that the ref did not blow but the ref was right - Bothroyd was NOT interfering with play. Play to the whistle.
    • 33' Cardiff come forward again, Chopra with a mazy dribble and a possible one-two with Bothroyd but he looks wide instead and Whittingham could be in but the shot is blocked! Really good football from the hosts.
    • 32' Pretty much incessant pressure from Cardiff but City are putting men behind the ball to clear.
    • 31' Now Ledley down the left gets past his man and puts a good cross over but again Gerken does well, arching back to pluck it out of the air.
    • 30' Whittingham does well to keep the ball in play on the late but he cannot find Chopra with the cross.
    • 29' A long ball from Matthews frees Burke down the right but another good piece of keeping by Gerken.
    • 28' Cardiff are playing it around nicely enough but there has not been too much penetration these last few minutes - they need to get Chopra on the ball more.
    • 26' Bit of a delay for this injury as he is dazed, some kind of knock to the head.
    • 25' Crossfield from Gerrard to Quinn on the left but his cross is cleared. Bothroyd is down injured after colliding with Fontaine.
    • 24' A rare spell of pressure from City but Johnson's cross from the right is headed clear and here come Cardiff again...
    • 23' Rae with a great run down the left, in for Chopra who feeds Bothroyd and he shoots but blocked! Still with Cardiff, played into Whittingham who plays a delightful backheel for Chopra but he can't get the shot away, now Ledley and Rae on the overlap but he mis-kicks it wide!
    • 22' Cardiff clear the corner and play defence into attack, an early ball hit long for Chopra but too early and too long and Gerken has it.
    • 21' Good delivery by Hartley, high to the far post, McCombe is in there and it drops back to Fontaine who lofts in a cross and Clarkson flies in but off a defender and behind for a corner.
    • 20' Maynard on a surging run, brought down by Rae deep in the Cardiff half.
    • 19' Long ball aimed for Bothroyd but too long for him, Gerken opts to play it with his feet and Bothroyd closes him down but he clears.
    • 18' Cardiff are bossing these opening exchanges as they come forward again but this time Ledley canÂ’t get on to it and the visitors clear.
    • 17' The corner is not so good from Whittingham, too deep and Bristol City clear.
    • 16' Chopra with a lovely turn and pass into Ledley and the Welshman is in but Gerken rushes out to block the finish and it's a corner! Excellent play again by Chopra.
    • 14' Chopra gets it around 35 yards out and he slides a great ball diagonally to Burke who races on to it, beats one man and then another and he's in and he must score but he rounds the keeper instead of finishing and Fontaine and McAllister get back and the chance is gone! Bothroyd and Chopra are furious as, after he went too wide, they were free and begging for the ball but the Scot went alone!
    • 13' Maynard has a crack from range but that flies harmlessly high and wide.
    • 12' Almost a messy piece of defending by McCombe, who tried to dribble his way out of trouble but his hurried clearance clattered off Chopra and out for a goal kick.
    • 10' Poor first touch by Bothroyd as a long one almost put him in.
    • 9' Good counter by the Robins and Maynard good be in but a good piece of defending by Hudson to put it into touch.
    • 8' Good long throw from Matthews and it almost drops to Ledley and the Chopra but the visitors clear.
    • 7' Fontaine with a trip on Rae who clatters into Hartley. It looked worse than it was because of the way he fell but no card.
    • 5' Ledley to take but a shocking delivery, low into the wall and cleared. Back with Ledley and the ball is played all the way back to Marshall. He hoofs it long, the kick bounces high and Fontaine makes a hash of it, missing the header and sending it behind for a corner.
    • 4' Cardiff win a free-kick around 30 yards out, just to the left of the D...
    • 3' Early test for Marshall but the attempted shot by Maynard scoops up into his arms.
    • 2' Hartley on the ball for the Robins. There are eight Scottish players on the pitch right now.
    • 1' Match underway in Cardiff!!
    • - Andrius Velicka is ineligible after his loan move from Rangers, so David Clarkson comes in to partner Nicky Maynard up front. Lee Trundle is not even on the bench ahead of a proposed exit from City.
    • - So while Paul Quinn returns from injury, Tony Capaldi is suspended meaning that 17-year-old full-back Adam Matthews gets his second Cardiff start of the season.
    • - Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
    • - Bristol City: Gerken, Johnson, Fontaine, McCombe, McAllister, Elliott, Hartley, Wilson, Haynes, Clarkson, Maynard; Subs: Basso, Carey, Williams, Akinde, Sproule, Ribeiro, Blackman
    • - Cardiff team: Marshall, Quinn, Hudson, Gerrard, Matthews, Rae, Whittingham, Burke, Ledley, Chopra, Bothroyd; Subs: Enckelman, Gyepes, McPhail, Etuhu, Blake, Comminges, Magennis
    • - Bristol City will not be able to call upon the services of Lithuania striker Andrius Velicka for the trip to top-of-the-table Cardiff. Full team news story here!
    • - Cardiff will be without defender Tony Capaldi for the derby clash with Bristol City. The left-back was sent off in stoppage time of the 3-1 win at Plymouth on Tuesday night after picking up his second booking and will sit out a one-match suspension. Full team news here!
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Cardiff City v Bristol City in the Championship, with kick off at 13:15 UK time!

  • Summary

    • 66' Burke collides with a team-mate in the centre circle but gets up, races away and slides it through AND RAE IS CLEAN THROUGH WITH JUST THE KEEPER TO BEAT AND BEAT HIM HE DOES! Low into the bottom left, he just stroked it past Gerken for 3-0.
    • 53' Burke with a run inside from the right, he cuts it back to RAE WITH A FEROCIOUS DRIVE but it nearly takes Chopra's head off and flies out for a goal-kick! That was headed for the top right!
    • 49' Cardiff are not happen with that so turn it right on again, one attack sees Burke get in and Chopra can finish but he's muscled out of it, wide to Ledley know who clips it far post and headed down by Bothroyd and LEDLEY FLIES IN WITH A BICYCLE KICK but misses it and in flies Chopra but blocked and Bristol City survive!
    • 48' Maynard, Hartley and McAllister are over itÂ… and McAllister strikes it but straight at Marshall WHO FUMBLES AND AKINDE COULD BE IN but he grabs hold of it at the second attempt. Almost a horrendous error from the Scot.
    • 45+1 Burke gets it on halfway, he cuts inside and races towards goal, Whittingham is free on the left but Chopra is a tougher option inside but no problem for Burke who slides a wicked through ball in and Chopra kills it with his left, he's clear of McCombe and a wonderful clipped finish with the outside of his right for 2-0! Great goal, superb football and Cardiff are on fire right now.
    • 40' Mistake by Quinn as he tries to play the ball clear, Haynes robs him and is in but Quinn drags his shirt back. How is that not a booking? Hartley to take the free kick, swung in from the right, up rises MCCOMBE WITH THE HEADER BUT MARSHALL MAKES A GREAT SAVE AND ELLIOTT MUST SCORE BUT OFF THE POST AND AWAY!
    • 37' Great overhead flick by Burke and Matthews is onside down the right and he drills in a low cross for Chopra AND DISASTER FOR MCCOMBE WHO TURNS IT PAST HIS OWN KEEPER FOR 1-0! Own goal, but it had been coming.
    • 34' The flag is up for offside but the ref ignores it and Gerken has to rush well out of his box to clear and it drops to Quinn who has a shot from distance AND THE LOB IS GOING IN BUT GERKEN FLIES BACK TO MAKE A GREAT SAVE! Superb stop from Gerken, he is furious that the ref did not blow but the ref was right - Bothroyd was NOT interfering with play. Play to the whistle.
    • 16' Chopra with a lovely turn and pass into Ledley and the Welshman is in but Gerken rushes out to block the finish and it's a corner! Excellent play again by Chopra.
    • 14' Chopra gets it around 35 yards out and he slides a great ball diagonally to Burke who races on to it, beats one man and then another and he's in and he must score but he rounds the keeper instead of finishing and Fontaine and McAllister get back and the chance is gone! Bothroyd and Chopra are furious as, after he went too wide, they were free and begging for the ball but the Scot went alone!
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Cardiff City v Bristol City in the Championship, with kick off at 13:15 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Cardiff City

    Manager: Dave Jones

    Starting line-up

    • D. Marshall
    • P. Quinn
    • M. Hudson
    • A. Gerrard
    • A. Matthews
    • C. Burke
    • P. Whittingham
    • G. Rae Goal
    • J. Ledley
    • M. Chopra Goal Substitution Out (79′)
    • J. Bothroyd Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • S. McPhail
    • P. Enckelman
    • G. Gyepes
    • K. Etuhu Substitution In79′
    • D. Blake
    • M. Comminges
    • J. Magennis Substitution In90′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Bristol City

    Manager: Gary Johnson

    Starting line-up

    • D. Gerken Yellow Card
    • L. Johnson Yellow Card Substitution Out (75′)
    • L. Fontaine
    • J. McCombe Own Goal
    • J. McAllister
    • M. Elliott
    • P. Hartley Yellow Card Substitution Out (75′)
    • B. Wilson
    • D. Haynes
    • D. Clarkson Substitution Out (45′)
    • N. Maynard

    Subs

    • A. Basso
    • I. Sproule Substitution In75′
    • C. Ribeiro
    • G. Williams Substitution In75′
    • J. Akinde Substitution In45′
    • L. Carey
    • A. Blackman

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. hope cardiff go up this season be wonderful watching­ them get stuffed in the premier and come back down the­ following season

    newport county mark

    From H, on Sun 23 Aug 8:09PM

  2. oh yes top of the league!!

    From felix, on Sun 23 Aug 6:03PM
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    From Mayowa, on Sun 23 Aug 4:07PM

  4. good win, but i still fancy the toon to win the league

    From leanne p, on Sun 23 Aug 3:21PM

  5. well do chopra you keep getting goals

    From george.middleton01, on Sun 23 Aug 3:16PM

  6. Well done Cardiff. Your gonna be a hard team to beat­ this season. A Toon Supporter.

    From Yvonne M, on Sun 23 Aug 3:04PM

  7. True style Welsh - English derby, English just dont­ have a chance. Cardiff rule bristol drool

    From nath.manning, on Sun 23 Aug 2:55PM

  8. maynard can suck his wine gums on the coach home he`s­ getting nothing else today

    From jon d, on Sun 23 Aug 2:54PM

  9. Biggest problem for bristol city is their all a bunch­ of west country english farmers.

    From nath.manning, on Sun 23 Aug 2:53PM

  10. Problem with with Bristol City, Too many @#$% in the­ team

    From Alun C, on Sun 23 Aug 2:47PM
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    Cardiff may be top, but they haven't played anyone­ decent yet - play offs at best!

    From cameron w, on Sun 23 Aug 2:12PM

  12. cmon cardiff, lets keep it going! chops 2 score! lets­ get back on top of the league!! BLUEBIRDS!!

    From felix, on Sun 23 Aug 12:43PM
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    up the reds city 2 cardiff 1 maynard with the winner

    From pat, on Sun 23 Aug 12:27PM

  14. Scummers will be diving in the box as usual, lets hope­ the refs will wise up to the cheats this year.

    From david j, on Sun 23 Aug 12:14PM

  15. 3-1 cardiff
    chopra x3

    From TR, on Sun 23 Aug 9:16AM

  16. We are trembling at the prospect, just wait til Sunday­ and see what the Cider 'Eds have got in store for­ you.

    From stevehutson73, on Fri 21 Aug 7:51PM

  17. CARDIFF ARE TO THRASH BRISTOL ,THE BOTH OF THEM CITY­ AND ROVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From cardiff.fan1, on Thu 20 Aug 9:35AM
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