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Meets old Club

By Chris O'Brien
August 23 2002

Here's a look forward to Cardiff's trip to the County Ground tomorrow. The Bluebirds will be looking to put last Saturday's defeat behind them and keep up their unbeaten away record. Tomorrow, Cardiff City will be looking to put their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Northampton Town behind them, as they travel to the County Ground to face the unbeaten, Swindon Town

Tomorrow, Cardiff City will be looking to put their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Northampton Town behind them, as they travel to the County Ground to face the unbeaten, Swindon Town.

Lennie Lawrence is expected to stay with the 4-3-3 formation, with Leo Fortune-West starting ahead of Earnshaw again.

Tomorrow's opponents also play in a 4-3-3 style, and it has been affective for them so far this season, as they currently sit in 2nd place of the Division Two league table.

Although Lawrence is sticking with the same formation, he is expected to make some changes for tomorrow's game. Spencer Prior is likely to be brought back into the starting line-up after missing the first two games with suspension. Prior was brought on as a substitute last Saturday.

It is still not known whether Earnshaw, Weston and Gabbidon will play tomorrow, after making International appearances for Wales mid-week in Croatia. Willie Boland will be absent for Cardiff tomorrow, as he will miss his final game with suspension.

Tomorrow is a big day for Peter Thorne, who will play against his former club. Thorne is hoping to net is 10th goal since joining the Bluebirds for £1,700,000.

Swindon will also be missing some first team players, as midfielder, Matt Hewlett is out with a knee injury.

Last Time They Met:

The last time the two clubs met was at Ninian Park in February. It was an impressive display from the Bluebirds who comfortably won the game 3-0; Jason Bowen grabbed a brace, while Captain Kavanagh got the other. A crowd of 12,045 watched the game.

Where we'll be Going:

The County Ground

Capacity - 15,700 (all seated)

Address - County Road, Swindon, SN1 2ED
Pitch Size: 110 x 74 yards

From the outside, The County Ground looks quite impressive and this ground was once hosting Premiership football. At one end of the ground is the Stratton Bank Stand, this is a former terrace, that has had rows of seats bolted on to it, this area is uncovered and has a clock above it as well as a small electric scoreboard. Opposite is the small, covered Town End, and the other stands are the Nationwide Stand and the Arkells Stand. Away fans will be located in the Stratton Bank Stand, and some will be seated in the Arkells Stand.

One to Watch:

Danny Invincible

Australian International, Danny Invincible joined Swindon Town in 2000 from Marconi. The 22-year old midfielder, is Swindon's most exciting player with fantastic pace and a fondness for running at defenders. He finished last season as Swindon's joint top scorer with 8 goals.

Bluebird to the Bone Prediction: Swindon Town 1-4 Cardiff City

People seem to be far to worried after one defeat, personally I think it will be a real wake-up call for Cardiff and I think they will be on top form tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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