Team Vs Cardiff

McBrid

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Not an easy team to pick I must say.

Bettinelli or Archer. Neither will fill me with confidence.

Dijksteel
Fry
Hall
Bola

Morsy
Saville
McNair

Johnson
Watmore
Kebano

Watmore central, Hall at the back to compete with Moore and McNair a game away from the defence as I think he needs it and can help out in midfield. Howson could do with a game off but fully expect him to start and also think Warnock will play one of Assombalonga or Akpom. Shame about Fletchers injury and gutted Tav isn’t back yet.
 
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No Tav or Bolasie tomorrow, apparently.

Fletcher out for 2-3 weeks.

I'd start Assombalonga and Saville, Howson needs resting after that shambles on Tuesday.
 
No Tav or Bolasie tomorrow, apparently.

Fletcher out for 2-3 weeks.

Ah ffs. Guess he’s just announced this in his presser then? In that case, Saville in for Tav. I would still give Howson a game off but understand if he doesn’t.
 
Ah ffs. Guess he’s just announced this in his presser then? In that case, Saville in for Tav. I would still give Howson a game off but understand if he doesn’t.

Yeah, both in training but unlikely to feature.
It could be mind games, but I feel like he'll have had his hand burnt by Fletcher's injury after risking him on Tuesday.
 
Brynn
Dijksteel Fry Hall Bola
Morsy Howson McNair
Kebano Watmore Johnson

Archer Fisher Mendez-Laing Hackney Folarin Coulson Spence Saville Assombalonga

I fully expect Betinelli to start and Akpom to be in the 20, but I'm not choosing them. Not fussed on Assombalonga or Saville either , but injuries to Taverner Fletcher and Bolasie mean the 'least bad' other options fill the bench
 
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I'd play Hall too. As much as Warnock goes on about our lack of quality strikers being the problem, the defending has been shambolic at home recently apart form Huddersfield when Hall played. He's not flashy but knows his job which is to mark the oppositions strikers so they don't score.
 
Saville has largely been good for us this season, though ineffective recently, and Howson was absolutely shocking on Tuesday.

Assombalonga is better than Akpom, and our options are limited.
Opposite is true. Saville has largely been rubbish and effective in 2 or 3 games. Play McNair in midfield, Hall centre back, “rest” Howson. Just do something different and see what happens. Nothing to lose
 
Unless Bolasie is fit, I think he will have to play Britt or Akpom. Britt will likely get the nod as he is better than Akpom.

I’d image Hall will play to give us some Ariel power against a big side.

I think Saville will come in to make things more solid also

Fisher will keep his place, but I’d be tempted to play Spence as right wing back

................... Bettinelli (prefer Archer)
............. Fry........ Hall...... Paddy
Fisher......... Howson...Morsy.......... Bola
......................... Saville
................. Watmore.... Britt
 
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