Cardiff City v Leeds Utd Match Thread
21st September@15:00hrs | Cardiff City Stadium
Leeds will be desperate to get back to winning ways at the weekend, with a trip to bottom of the table Cardiff City.
Whites fans may be disgruntled with their start to the 24/25 campaign, but that is nothing compared to the flack that Erol Bulut has been receiving. The Bluebirds boss even refused to speak with the press after their latest gaffe, a 1-0 loss at Pride Park, only exasperating rumours that his fifteen month tenure is coming to an end.
They sit at the bottom of the Championship with just one point from five games, just ahead of Portsmouth and Hull City, and now senior players in his squad are expressing their dissatisfaction regarding his training methods. Along with Portsmouth and Plymouth, Cardiff are favourites for the drop this season.
To make matters worse, they have a mountain of injury problems. Attackers Kion Etete and Isaak Davies are in the treatment with long-term issues, along with Joe Ralls, Ryotaro Tsunoda, Jamilu Collins and Jesper Daland. Aaron Ramsey faces a late fitness test. The veteran midfielder has a hamstring issue which kept him side-lined against Derby County last time out.
Leeds will be without the services of Dan James (Hamstring) and Patrick Bamford (thigh). New signing Largie Ramazani is pushing for his first start as a Leeds player, with many suggesting Wilfred Gnonto be given a chance playing in a less familiar No10 role!
There's no love lost between either side (or their fans) over the years, but both will unite as one to celebrate the life of Sol Bamba; an instrumental figure who Captained both clubs, even helping Cardiff achieve promotion to the Premier League two seasons after leaving the Whites.