Cardiff City vs Charlton Athletic - prediction, team news, lineups

Cardiff City play big to Charlton Athletic connected Saturday day inactive searching for their archetypal league triumph of 2026-27.

At a clip erstwhile the Bluebirds beryllium successful 21st spot successful the Championship table, the Addicks stay successful sixth spot contempt a driblet disconnected successful form.

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Despite this being their archetypal run backmost successful the Championship, immoderate Cardiff fans volition consciousness justified successful their restlessness implicit a winless commencement successful the 2nd tier.

Sitting extracurricular of the relegation portion volition beryllium viewed arsenic a positive, but suffering a precocious 1-0 decision to Bolton Wanderers past play lone led to further disapproval of Brian Barry-Murphy.

In isolation, it was possibly an over-reaction, yet the Bluebirds lone person 4 draws and 7 goals to amusement from their opening 7 league fixtures.

Furthermore, arsenic good arsenic Bolton, defeats person travel astatine Queens Park Rangers and Portsmouth, teams who they would person anticipated were opportunities to cod points from.

While this is not indispensable marque oregon interruption for Barry-Murphy, helium volition recognise the value of getting a triumph connected the committee earlier the planetary interruption if helium is to guarantee that helium has the afloat enactment of the Cardiff hierarchy.

In crisp opposition to Cardiff sitting 3 points from 20th position, Charlton are wrong conscionable 2 points of leaders West Ham United.

That is contempt a four-match winless streak being enactment unneurotic that has included 3 draws, the latest coming astatine location to Portsmouth.

Nathan Jones's broadside person present failed to people successful 3 consecutive matches, a tally which includes conceding 4 goals successful the archetypal fractional of a 4-0 decision astatine Stoke City.

Charlton person present reached 291 minutes, positive added-on time, without uncovering the backmost of the net, yet they person lone conceded 3 goals successful six Championship fixtures erstwhile you bash not see the capitulation successful the Potteries.

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Team News

David Turnbull and Cian Ashford are pushing for recalls to the Cardiff XI.

Although Joel Colwill netted successful a caller gully with Stoke, his spot successful the midfield is not assured.

Meanwhile, Rubin Colwill is expected to miss retired with an ankle issue, but Dylan Lawlor and Calum Chambers are improbable to instrumentality until aft the planetary break.

Jones volition see making changes to his Charlton attack, with Harvey Knibbs, Sonny Carey and Charlie Kelman each options successful the fig 10 and 9 roles.

However, Charlton are inactive missing a fig of players done injury, including defenders Kanye Ramsay, Collins Sichenje and Billy Koumetio, and midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah.

Cardiff City imaginable starting lineup:

Trott; Ng, Bielik, Osho, Bagan; Robertson, Turnbull; Ashford, Moylan, Willock; Salech

Charlton Athletic imaginable starting lineup:

Okonkwo; McNamara, Jones, Bindon, Mesik; Skipp, Coventry; Alli, Carey, Campbell; Kelman

We say: Cardiff City 2-1 Charlton Athletic

Despite the quality successful league positions, Charlton are present struggling for goals, and that volition lone pb to encouragement for Cardiff. With a packed assemblage down them, we are backing the Bluebirds to kick-start their play with a melodramatic precocious win.

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