Cardiff City 1927-1928⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 6hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 6h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 6hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 7hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 7hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 7hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 7hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
The Independent » 7h
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 1.54 | 53 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 1.34 | 51 | W4-0 | L2-8 | |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.33 | 48 | W3-0 | L1-4 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 1.16 | 44 | D4-4 | L1-7 | |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 1.00 | 44 | L0-1 | L0-3 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 0.88 | 44 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 1.23 | 43 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.07 | 43 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 0.97 | 43 | W3-1 | L0-2 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 0.95 | 41 | D2-2 | L0-3 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 42 | 0.93 | 41 | W2-1 | W3-1 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.85 | 41 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.92 | 40 | D2-2 | W4-3 | |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.04 | 39 | D1-1 | D3-3 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.97 | 39 | W3-1 | W2-0 | |
| 16 | Liverpool | 42 | 0.97 | 39 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.92 | 39 | L1-5 | L0-2 | |
| 18 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.90 | 39 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 0.84 | 39 | W3-2 | L1-2 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.73 | 39 | W3-1 | L0-3 | |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 0.86 | 38 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.92 | 37 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| Cardiff City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 16th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Drawn | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Lost | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 11th | 11th | 22nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 3-2-1 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 11-13 | 14-12 | 4-18 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 19th | 18th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 70 | 44 | 26 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 10th | 6th | 14th |
| Goals conceded | 80 | 27 | 53 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 18th | 12th | 18th |
| Goal difference | -10 | +17 | -27 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 18th | 18th | 13th |
| Goal total | 150 | 71 | 79 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | unbeaten in last 4 | ||
| Away | lost last 4 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-4-3 | 4-2-1 | 2-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-6 | 9-3 | 3-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 D1-1 |
L0-3 L1-2 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Cardiff City | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 6th | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 80 | -10 | .523 |
| English FA Cup | Fifth Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | .600 |
| English Charity Shield | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | .667 |
| TOTAL | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 85 | -8 | .542 | |
