Cardiff v Huddersfield. Preview

Last updated : 30 April 2023 By Michael Morris

Sunday 30th April, 12 noon.
Live on Sky Sports

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Cardiff will play Championship football again next season after securing safety on Saturday when Reading only managed a draw with Wigan. The point saved Cardiff and sent Wigan down along with Blackpool who lost on Friday.

Reading are now one of three teams who could still go down. Rotherham and today's visitors Huddersfield are the other two sides in danger.

"My focus is to finish with a win at home" says Sabri Lamouchi. 

Cardiff will be without Callum O'Dowda for Huddersfield and their final-day trip to Burnley after he was concussed during the 2-1 victory at Rotherham.

Ryan Allsop is back in training, but Jak Alnwick is likely to retain his place in goal for the Huddersfield game, which will see former Cardiff boss Neil Warnock return to his old club.

"The job done by Neil Warnock is absolutely outstanding.," Lamouchi said.

"The desire to fight, the way they play, is absolutely different.

"But my desire, how I want to manage the next game, is to make my players proud about themselves and make our fans happy. It is the last game at home and the best way to finish at home is to win."

Match Facts:

  • Cardiff City have won eight of their last nine home league games against Huddersfield Town (D1) since losing 2-1 in September 2001.
  • Huddersfield Town are looking to complete a league double over Cardiff for the first time since the 1969-70 campaign.
  • Cardiff City have won two of their last 14 home league games (D5 L7), and are winless in four at the Cardiff City Stadium (D2 L2).
  • After losing three of their first five league games under Neil Warnock this season (W1 D1), Huddersfield Town have lost just one of their last seven (W3 D3).
  • Huddersfield boss Neil Warnock has only won two of his last 15 league meetings with Cardiff City (D7 L6) although he did win his last away game against his former club in October 2021 with Middlesbrough.

Match Officials:

Referee: MICHAEL SALISBURY
Assistants: Ian Hussin and Matthew Wilkes
Fourth Official : Tim Robinson