00:00Cardiff City head back to the Cardiff City Stadium to face Bristol City. Obviously, Cardiff
00:08have been fairly well-distracted with their FA Cup run, a run that goes into the fifth
00:14round of the tournament for the first time in 11 years. So, a real achievement for Omariza's
00:18side. Now, obviously, overriding that fact, it's not been the best of seasons for Cardiff
00:24City as a whole. They need to sort of put the FA Cup aside and look at their last league
00:30game, obviously away from home at Leeds United. 7-0 drubbing, not a positive to take there
00:36really for Omariza's side. So, this game against Bristol City, they have to bounce back. Bristol
00:41City, obviously, really fighting to try and get back in those playoff places, which they've
00:46really struggled on. So, it's a huge chance, in my opinion, for Cardiff City to really
00:51open the floodgates and ensure they are getting back to that league form and finding a bit
00:56of form again in the Championship, which is obviously so important. This running now,
01:03they are very, very close still to the bottom three. They need to make sure they are away
01:07from that. They've obviously got a game at hand because of the FA Cup victory and that
01:11run that continues to go on. But strong performances individually, especially the likes of Ruben
01:18Colwell and Yusuf Saleh have been absolutely fantastic in recent weeks. So, I think it's
01:24a game that is very, very open and could be good for the neutral, but Cardiff City need
01:29to make sure their home form prevails and that the home crowd get behind them to get
01:35another three points in the Championship.
01:38As for Bristol City, well, they, of course, are off the back of that really disappointing
01:421-0 loss at Cardiff's Welsh rival Swansea City at Ashton Gate, a game in which they
01:48could have broken into the play-off place as the top six, something they've been threatening
01:51to do for a number of weeks now with some really good performances and results. But,
01:55of course, when it came to it, they didn't do that. But luckily for them, they are facing
01:59a Cardiff side who, as Charles has mentioned, have not been great this season, just coming
02:04off the back of a 7-0 loss in the league, at least away at league leaders Leeds United.
02:10But they have had, of course, a bit of a confidence boost in the FA Cup, as mentioned,
02:14winning on penalties away at Stoke City. They had, of course, led that game 2-0 in the early
02:19stages. So, it's certainly not an easy game for Bristol City, but probably one that they
02:23will back themselves in despite the loss against Swansea, simply because of where Cardiff are
02:28in the league and just how they played against Leeds United. It's a game where they need
02:35to just put the past behind them, the disappointment of Swansea, and showcase just why they've
02:40got themselves into the position that they are in the league so far this season. Use
02:43that quality. The likes of Naki Wells, the likes of Ines Mometi need to get in amongst
02:47it and get on the score sheet if possible. Of course, Cardiff, as we saw against Leeds,
02:53are prone to conceding quite a number of goals. So, if Bristol City can get one, you'd back
02:57them to get perhaps a handful.
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